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Death to Spies
Death to Spies	2007
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth	2009
Alekhine's Gun	2016

Alekhine's Gun is a singleplayer third-person action and stealth game in the Death to Spies series.

General information

PC Report

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Steam versions are not available for sale in Germany.

Essential improvements

Skip intro movie

Delete, rename or move file^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Models\CutScenes\Other`. Delete, rename or move `Intro.ogg`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlekhinesGun\settings.scg %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlekhinesGun\smersh.shadvs
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/406720/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Config files are stored in a proprietary format. More information about its structure can be found in here.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlekhinesGun\Profiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/406720/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Launch the game with `-windowed` parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Launch the game windowed, see Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Unknown AA method.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No framerate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Added in Patch 1.02.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Controller has to be enabled manually using mouse/keyboard in game's options.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Enabling controller, disables keyboard and mouse input.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Ambient, Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles		No option to disable it.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		No option to disable it.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Random crashes

A common issue with the game are random crashes. Currently their origin isn't known.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	DSound, XAudio2
Cutscenes	Theora	[1]

Enabling developer console

Launch the game with -console parameter.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.0 GHz AMD 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2600 512 MB of VRAM
Other	Broadband Internet connection

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (406720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (406720) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (406720) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Cold War, World War II }}
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+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | alekhines_gun | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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+{{Availability/row| ZOOM | alekhines-gun | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+}}
+{{ii}} Steam versions are not available for sale in Germany.
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip intro movie===
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete, rename or move file|ref={{cn|date=2021-05-27}}|fix=
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Models\CutScenes\Other}}.
+# Delete, rename or move {{file|Intro.ogg}}.
 }}
-{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Unknown AA method.
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
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 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              = No framerate cap.
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
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 |invert controller y-axis  = true
 |invert controller y-axis notes= Added in Patch 1.02.
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
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+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
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 |other button prompts      = unknown
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = Xbox
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  = Controller has to be enabled manually using mouse/keyboard in game's options.
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 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = true
+|subtitles                = always on
 |subtitles notes          = No option to disable it.
 |closed captions          = false
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 |mute on focus lost notes = No option to disable it.
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
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 ===API===
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+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-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
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 |physics          =
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+|audio            = DSound, XAudio2
 |audio notes      =
 |interface        =
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 |minRAM   = 2 GB
 |minHD    = 6 GB
-|minGPU   = ATI Radeon HD 2600
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8600
-|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 8600
+|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2600
 |minVRAM  = 512 MB
+|minother = Broadband Internet connection
 |recOS    =

Developers

	Maximum Games
	Haggard Games
Publishers
Original	KISS ltd
Current	Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows	March 11, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	40
OpenCritic	32
IGDB	33
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Stealth
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Cold War, World War II
Series	Death to Spies