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Night Call

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Night Call
Night Call cover
Developers
Monkey Moon
BlackMuffin
Publishers
Raw Fury
Engines
Unity 2018[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows July 17, 2019
macOS (OS X) July 17, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 68
OpenCritic 68
IGDB 60
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Genres Simulation, Visual novel
Vehicles Automobile
Art styles Stylized
Themes Detective/mystery, Europe
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General information

Publisher Discord server
Official wiki
Visual Novel Database article
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the Official Soundtrack.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Raw Fury\Night Call\nightcall_config.sav
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raw Fury\Night Call\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/680380/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Raw Fury\Night Call\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/680380/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Only 16:9 resolutions are available in the game options. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Vsync setting is reversed: Select YES to uncap the frame rate, or NO to limit it to the display's refresh rate.[2]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
Most graphics are monochrome.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Gameplay is Hor+.[3]
Cutscenes are stretched.[3]
Main menu is Vert-. Some menu options are not visible at 21:9.[3]
Set a custom resolution in the configuration file[3]
  1. Go to the Configuration file location. (On Windows, go to the registry location.)
  2. Edit Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771 and Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802 to the desired values (ensure the Decimal radio button is selected, if editing the Windows registry).
  3. Save changes and start the game normally.

Input

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Sound, Music
Surround sound
Stereo[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Translation.

Issues fixed

Microsoft Store version gets stuck on title screen

Log in to the Xbox Companion App[5]
  1. Run the game in windowed mode, or press Alt+ Enter after launching to enter windowed mode.
  2. Press Alt+Tab to switch focus to the Xbox Companion App.
  3. Log in to the Xbox Companion App.
  4. If the game is still stuck or frozen, close and relaunch the game.

High GPU usage or temperature

Limit the frame rate using the game settings[6][7]
  1. From the game's main menu, choose OPTIONS, then VIDEO.
  2. Set VERTICAL SYNC to NO. (This limits the frame rate, since the game's Vsync setting is reversed.)[2]
  3. Exit the settings menu to save changes.

Issues unresolved

Game freezes on the Credits screen

Press Alt+F4 to force the game to quit if this happens.[8][9]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Input InControl

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-7100
AMD FX-8100
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 275
Nvidia Quadro 2000D
Intel UHD Graphics 630
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-7100
AMD FX-8100
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 275
Nvidia Quadro 2000D
Intel UHD Graphics 630


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.4.3f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 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>/680380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (680380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-25
  2. 2.0 2.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-25
    Tested on 60 Hz display.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26
    Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
  4. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26
    Tested with Special K.
  5. Can't start the game :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-31
  6. Insane GPU temperatures :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  7. Why do I get 100% GPU load? :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  8. Screen Freeze in Credits-- Bug :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  9. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26