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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}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{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=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 17, 2009}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 17, 2009}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|art-of-murder-hunt-for-the-puppeteer|56}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Detective/mystery, Europe, North America }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Art of Murder }}
 
|steam appid  = 832540
 
|steam appid  = 832540
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|official site=
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|igdb        = art-of-murder-hunt-for-the-puppeteer
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = art-of-murder-hunt-for-the-puppeteer
 
|wikipedia    = Art_of_Murder:_Hunt_for_the_Puppeteer
 
|wikipedia    = Art_of_Murder:_Hunt_for_the_Puppeteer
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|Art of Murder}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| retail |  | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 832540 | DRM-free| Can be played without Steam running.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2019-10-10}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
 
{{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|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Art of Murder - The Hunt for the Puppeteer\game.setup}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\{{LocalizedPath|Art of Murder - The Hunt for the Puppeteer}}\game.setup}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Art of Murder - The Hunt for the Puppeteer\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\{{LocalizedPath|Art of Murder - The Hunt for the Puppeteer}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer video.png|In-game video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = always on
 
|antialiasing              = always on
 
|antialiasing notes        = Some level of antialiasing is always applied.
 
|antialiasing notes        = Some level of antialiasing is always applied.
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          = Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
 
|key remap notes          = Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, FX, Dialogues, Master
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, FX, Dialogues, Master
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = always on
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = 5.0 Side, {{term|FMV}}s are 2.0.
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles 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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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 15 December 2023

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
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
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

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)
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
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