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{{Infobox game/row/developer|City Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|City Interactive}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|City Interactive}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ak tronic Software & Services|Germany}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Virtools|ref=<ref>[https://www.gry-online.pl/gry/art-of-murder-hunt-for-the-puppeteer/zd2452 Art of Murder: Klątwa Lalkarza, Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer PC | GRYOnline.pl]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Virtools|ref=<ref>[https://www.gry-online.pl/gry/art-of-murder-hunt-for-the-puppeteer/zd2452 Art of Murder: Klątwa Lalkarza, Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer PC | GRYOnline.pl]</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 17, 2009}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 17, 2009}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|art-of-murder-hunt-for-the-puppeteer|56}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Detective/mystery, Europe, North America }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Art of Murder }}
 
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|wikipedia    = Art_of_Murder:_Hunt_for_the_Puppeteer
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
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}}
{{Series|Art of Murder}}
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 832540 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| retail |  | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 832540 | DRM-free| Can be played without Steam running.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2019-10-10}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
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==Video settings==
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{{Image|Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer video.png|In-game video settings.}}
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{{Video
 
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|multimonitor notes        =  
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
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|anisotropic notes          =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Some level of antialiasing is always applied.
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|vsync notes                =  
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==Input settings==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
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|key remap                = false
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|key remap notes          = Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
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|controller support        = false
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}}
 
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
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|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
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|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = hackable
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|wing notes            =
 
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|opengl versions        =  
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux executable notes =  
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|interface notes  =
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|input notes      =
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}}
 
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Latest revision as of 06:41, 18 June 2024

Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer cover
Developers
City Interactive
Publishers
City Interactive
Germany Ak tronic Software & Services
Engines
Virtools[1]
Release dates
Windows February 17, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 56
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic
Themes Contemporary, Detective/mystery, Europe, North America
Series Art of Murder
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer on HowLongToBeat
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer on IGDB
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer on MobyGames
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer on Wikipedia
Art of Murder
Art of Murder - FBI Confidential 2008
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer 2009
Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny 2009
Art of Murder - The Secret Files 2009
Art of Murder - Deadly Secrets 2011

Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure game in the Art of Murder series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running.[2]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\<Localized Art of Murder - The Hunt for the Puppeteer>\game.setup
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/832540/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\<Localized Art of Murder - The Hunt for the Puppeteer>\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/832540/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Aspect ratio is always 4:3. Save the aspect ratio setting on: pillarboxed 1280x720 resolution, off: 1024x768 resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Some level of antialiasing is always applied.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

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

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, FX, Dialogues, Master.
Surround sound
5.0 Side, FMVs are 2.0.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Fan - #1
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce (6800/7600-7950/8600-8800/9600-9800/GTX 260-280)
AMD Radeon (X1650-1950/HD2400-2900/3650-3870/4650-4870)
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References