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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = A Fisherman's Tale cover.jpg
 
|cover        = A Fisherman's Tale cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Vertigo Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Vertigo Games}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=2021-09-21}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 22, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 22, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|a-fishermans-tale|78}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|7190/a-fishermans-tale|72}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-fishermans-tale|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | No microtransactions }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Cinematic camera }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Gestures }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Puzzle }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic, }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 559330
 
|steam appid  = 559330
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site= https://afishermanstale-game.com/
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|hltb        = 64424
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|mobygames    = a-fishermans-tale
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      = '''''A Fisherman's Tale''''' is a narrative {{Glossary:Puzzle}} for VR featuring [[Wikipedia:droste effect|droste effect]] as main gameplay mechanic, it was developed by [[Company:Innerspace VR|Innerspace VR]] and published by [[Company:Vertigo Games|Vertigo Games]].
 +
 +
|release history  = It was released on Steam, Oculus Rift, Viveport and Playstation VR, at January 22th, 2019.
 +
 +
|current state    = November 28th, 2019, game was additionally released for Oculus Quest, with additional updates also provided to all other versions of the game, including support for Valve Index and HTC Vive Cosmos as well as refinements on games mechanics.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.facebook.com/FishermanVR/posts/3290678237673098|title=A Fisherman&#039;s Tale on Facebook|date=2021-09-21|snippet=Thanks to the development of the Oculus Quest version, the development team took the various improvements in handling and controls, and implemented them into the existing PC platforms as well!}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/559330/view/1703979556404150891|title=Steam news: A Fisherman's Tale - Reel in the Headsets &amp; Controller update!|date=2021-09-21}}</ref>
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | a-fishermans-tale | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | a-fishermans-tale-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | a-fishermans-tale-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | a-fishermans-tale | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | a-fishermans-tale | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Oculus | 1812602608857115 | Oculus | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Oculus | 1812602608857115 | Oculus | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 559330 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 559330 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Viveport | ae4ab155-77a4-4425-83f8-373f2e4bffc1 | Unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Viveport | ae4ab155-77a4-4425-83f8-373f2e4bffc1 | Account | Included with Viveport Infinity. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} '''Deluxe Edition''' includes soundtrack and art pack.
  
 
==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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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Fisherman\Saved\SaveGames\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           =  
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|gog galaxy               =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|A Fisherman's Tale - General.png|General settings.}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Fullscreen by default, {{key|alt|enter}} to toggle.
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = Keyboard not used at all.
|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  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = Mouse not used at all.
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|tracked motion controllers= true
 
|tracked motion controllers= true
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = true
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
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|tracked motion prompts notes = At least Valve index.
 
|other controllers        = unknown
 
|other controllers        = unknown
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = false
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Latin American Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|iz3d                        =  
 
|iz3d                        =  
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
|vr only                    = unknown
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|vr only                    = true
 
|htc vive                    = true
 
|htc vive                    = true
|htc vive notes              =  
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|htc vive notes              = Also Valve Index.
 
|oculus rift                = true
 
|oculus rift                = true
|oculus rift notes          =  
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|oculus rift notes          = Steam version does not feature Oculus SDK and provides support through OpenVR compatibility.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/wiki/steamgameswithnativesupport|title=steamgameswithnativesupport - /r/oculus|date=2020-01-29}}</ref> Buy from Oculus Store for native Oculus SDK support.
 
|osvr                        = false
 
|osvr                        = false
 
|osvr notes                  =  
 
|osvr notes                  =  
|windows mixed reality      = true
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|windows mixed reality      = false
 
|windows mixed reality notes =  
 
|windows mixed reality notes =  
 
|keyboard-mouse              = false
 
|keyboard-mouse              = false
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 7
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|minOS    = 7, 8, 8.1
|minCPU  = Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-4590
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD FX-8350
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minHD    = 10 GB
 
|minHD    = 10 GB
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or greater
+
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 290
  
|recOS    = 8, 8.1, 10
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|recOS    = 10
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
+
|recGPU  =  
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or greater
+
|recGPU2  =  
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit operating system is required.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 02:42, 16 September 2023

A Fisherman's Tale
A Fisherman's Tale cover
Developers
Innerspace VR
Publishers
Vertigo Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[1]
Release dates
Windows January 22, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 78
OpenCritic 72
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Cinematic camera
Controls Gestures
Genres Adventure, Puzzle
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
A Fisherman's Tale on HowLongToBeat
A Fisherman's Tale on IGDB
A Fisherman's Tale on MobyGames

Warnings

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).

A Fisherman's Tale is a narrative puzzle for VR featuring droste effect as main gameplay mechanic, it was developed by Innerspace VR and published by Vertigo Games.

It was released on Steam, Oculus Rift, Viveport and Playstation VR, at January 22th, 2019.

November 28th, 2019, game was additionally released for Oculus Quest, with additional updates also provided to all other versions of the game, including support for Valve Index and HTC Vive Cosmos as well as refinements on games mechanics.[2][3]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Oculus Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Viveport Included with Viveport Infinity.
Windows

Version differences

Deluxe Edition includes soundtrack and art pack.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Fisherman\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
4K Ultra HD
Windowed
Fullscreen by default, Alt+ Enter to toggle.
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 and 120+ FPS
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keyboard not used at all.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse not used at all.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types
Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts
At least Valve index.
Additional information
Haptic feedback

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Korean
Latin American Spanish

VR support

This game requires a virtual reality headset.
Headsets State Notes
SteamVR
Also Valve Index.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Steam version does not feature Oculus SDK and provides support through OpenVR compatibility.[4] Buy from Oculus Store for native Oculus SDK support.
Windows Mixed Reality
This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
See Input for details.
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4590
AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 290
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

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

References

  1. Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2021-09-21
  2. A Fisherman's Tale on Facebook - last accessed on 2021-09-21
    "Thanks to the development of the Oculus Quest version, the development team took the various improvements in handling and controls, and implemented them into the existing PC platforms as well!"
  3. Steam news: A Fisherman's Tale - Reel in the Headsets & Controller update! - last accessed on 2021-09-21
  4. steamgameswithnativesupport - /r/oculus - last accessed on 2020-01-29