Difference between revisions of "Barrow Hill: The Dark Path"

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Barrow Hill
Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle	2006
Barrow Hill: The Dark Path	2016

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Can be played without Steam running.^[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

In-game settings Subtitles, Inventory descriptions and Audio descriptions are stored in the save file. Launcher settings are stored in the registry.

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ShadowTorStudios\TheDarkPath
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/520990/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\The Dark Path\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/520990/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

$Launcher video settings. If hidden, can be started via <path-to-game>\Settings.exe.$

Launcher video settings. If hidden, can be started via <path-to-game>\Settings.exe.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use desktop resolution: desktop resolution with centered 1024x768, Maintain desktop ratio: 1280x768 with pillarboxed 1024x768, otherwise 1024x768.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Maintain desktop ratio setting uses desktop resolution with centered 1024x768 on ultra-widescreen displays.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Fixed view.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		No option. Fullscreen: on, windowed: off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse-only game.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game general settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		3.0 stereo sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions		Labeled Audio Descriptions in settings.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Russian				Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	256 MB of VRAM

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 (520990) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-04
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-06

[Proton_path_note-3] 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 (520990) 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 (520990) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-04

[2] Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-06

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

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 {{References}}

Developers

	Shadow Tor Studios
Publishers
	Iceberg Interactive
Engines
	Wintermute^[1]
Release dates
Windows	September 22, 2016
Reception
OpenCritic	58
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	First-person, Flip screen
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Europe, Horror, Supernatural
Series	Barrow Hill