IMSCARED
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| Developers | |
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| Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks | |
| Engines | |
| GameMaker Studio | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 12, 2012 (original)[1] |
| Windows | January 31, 2016 (Steam) |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Survival horror |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Themes | Supernatural |
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IMSCARED is a singleplayer first-person survival horror game.
The game was originally released on October 12th, 2012 via GameJolt. On January 31, 2016, it was released on Steam and itch.io, as well as updated to include new story and gameplay elements. On October 12th, 2022, the game was updated for its 10th anniversary to include widescreen, 60FPS, controller and additional localization support, with the 2016 version of the game still being available to play by changing the game's branch via Steam's properties.[2] The game was released on GOG.com on July 26, 2023.
General information
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Added with the anniversary patch.[2] Individual resolution is not selectable. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | 16:9 only. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | 1-4x window size toggle is available. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | Originally capped at 30 FPS, 60 FPS support added with the anniversary patch.[2] Can be toggled between 30 and 60 FPS, labeled as "Legacy" and "Smooth" respectively. | ||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Added with the anniversary patch.[2] | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | Only keyboard prompts. | |
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Only one silder for master volume. | |
| Surround sound | Stereo only. | |
| Subtitles | The game has no voiced dialogue, everything is instead told through text.[Note 2] | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- All localizations are selectable in the options menu.
- Official localization package was provided by the developer with the July 2023 update.[3]
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Added on October 19, 2023.[4] | |||
| German | Added on October 19, 2023.[4] | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Added in the July 2023 update.[5] | |||
| Russian | Added in the July 2023 update.[5] |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz+ | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 110 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/429720/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (429720) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ IMSCARED has an unique storytelling in that it often creates text files in a specific folder that contain hints in order for player to progress in the game.
References
- ↑ Game's page on GameJolt - last accessed on 2024-03-29
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 IMSCARED 2022 UPDATE - last accessed on 2023-08-05
- ↑ Localization Package - last accessed on 2023-08-06
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 FR/DE Localization - last accessed on 2024-03-29
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 IMSCARED small update - last accessed on 2023-08-05