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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Beholder 2 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Beholder 2 cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Alawar}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Alawar}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2018|build=2018.4.4f1|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-08-23}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 4, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 4, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 4, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 4, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 4, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 4, 2018}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|beholder-2|76}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|7101/beholder-2|82}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|beholder-2|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Strategy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|Beholder}}
 
|steam appid  = 761620
 
|steam appid  = 761620
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
−
|gogcom page  = beholder_2
+
|gogcom id    = 1451215361
 +
|official site= https://beholder2.com/
 +
|hltb        = 59333
 +
|mobygames    = 118170
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Beholder}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{GOG.com links|1451215361|beholder_2}}
+
{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/beholder Official Discord server] for game series
 +
{{GOG.com links|1451215361|beholder|for game series}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/761620/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/761620/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | beholder-2 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3504-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | beholder_2 | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | beholder_2 | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | beholder-2-pc | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | beholder-2 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Origin | beholder/beholder-2 | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|EA Play Pro}}. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 761620 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 761620 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Ubisoft Store | 63d3f75337d3765586f03a1a | Ubisoft Connect | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Warm Lamp Games\Beholder 2\GameSettings.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Warm Lamp Games\Beholder 2\Saves}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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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
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|gog galaxy           = true
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|gog galaxy               = true
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   = true
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          = unknown
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Beholder 2 - Graphics Settings.png|Graphics settings.}}
 +
{{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
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]].<br>{{term|Hor+}} scaling.  UI spans the screen.  Some areas and cutscenes will show out-of-bounds areas.
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Hor+}}.
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = Gameplay is 2D with 3D visuals.
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = limited
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless, but fullscreen only. See [[Engine:Unity#Borderless fullscreen windowed mode|PCGW's Unity Article]] to use a standard borderless window or exclusive fullscreen.
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = limited
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Simple On/Off toggle.
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] and [[SSAA]]. Separate option for AA on particles.
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]]===
−
{{Input settings
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{{fixbox|description=Use Unity Launch Arguments|ref=<ref name="Multimonitor test">{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-07-25|comment=Tested at 5760x1080 Eyefinity resolution.)}}</ref>|fix=
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|key remap                = unknown
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*Open the game normally and set visual settings as desired.
 +
*Use the following [[Glossary:Command line arguments|launch arguments]] to set a custom resolution: {{code|-screen-width 5760 -screen-height 1080}}
 +
*Replace the values {{code|5760}} and {{code|1080}} with the desired resolution.
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{--}} Changing display settings in-game after the tweak will cause the resolution to return to its default.
 +
{{--}} Beholder 2 is not designed for multi-monitor resolutions; the menu artwork ends at 21:9 aspect, the UI spans the screen, and some minor visual issues are present at the screen edges.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Beholder 2 - Keyboard Settings.png|Keybinding settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Beholder 2 - Xbox Gamepad Bindings.png|Xbox One controller bindings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
−
|mouse menu notes          =  
+
|mouse menu notes          = Game can be played entirely using the mouse, if desired.
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = n/a
−
|controller sensitivity notes=  
+
|controller sensitivity notes= Control scheme does not require this feature.
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
−
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Beholder 2 - Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
{{Image|Beholder 2 - Language Settings.png|Language settings.}}
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = always on
−
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = No spoken dialogue.
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|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
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = n/a
−
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 
|language  = Simplified Chinese
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = n/a
−
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Russian
 
|language  = Russian
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = n/a
−
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|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
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 20:46, 8 November 2023

Beholder 2
Beholder 2 cover
Developers
Warm Lamp Games
Publishers
Alawar
Engines
Unity 2018[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows December 4, 2018
macOS (OS X) December 4, 2018
Linux December 4, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 82
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure, Strategy
Series Beholder
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Beholder 2 on HowLongToBeat
Beholder 2 on IGDB
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Beholder 2 on MobyGames
Beholder
Beholder 2016
Beholder 2 2018
Beholder 3 2022
Beholder: Conductor TBA

Beholder 2 is a singleplayer adventure and strategy game in the Beholder series.

General information

Official Discord server for game series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Origin
Origin
 Included with EA Play Pro. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ubisoft Store
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Warm Lamp Games\Beholder 2\GameSettings.ini
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Warm Lamp Games\Beholder 2\Saves
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
See Multi-monitor.
Hor+ scaling. UI spans the screen. Some areas and cutscenes will show out-of-bounds areas.
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Gameplay is 2D with 3D visuals.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Borderless, but fullscreen only. See PCGW's Unity Article to use a standard borderless window or exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Simple On/Off toggle.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA and SSAA. Separate option for AA on particles.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Multi-monitor

Use Unity Launch Arguments[2]
  • Open the game normally and set visual settings as desired.
  • Use the following launch arguments to set a custom resolution: -screen-width 5760 -screen-height 1080
  • Replace the values 5760 and 1080 with the desired resolution.

Notes

Changing display settings in-game after the tweak will cause the resolution to return to its default.
Beholder 2 is not designed for multi-monitor resolutions; the menu artwork ends at 21:9 aspect, the UI spans the screen, and some minor visual issues are present at the screen edges.

Input

Keybinding settings.
Keybinding settings.
Xbox One controller bindings.
Xbox One controller bindings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Game can be played entirely using the mouse, if desired.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Control scheme does not require this feature.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
Language settings.
Language settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No spoken dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
German
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz		 Intel Core i7-920 2.7 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
AMD Radeon HD 6570
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon R9 270
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10
Processor (CPU) 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz 7th Generation Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 630
AMD Radeon HD 6570
512 MB of VRAM 		Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
AMD Radeon HD 6570 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon R9 270


Notes

  1. ↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.4f1[1]

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-07-25
    Tested at 5760x1080 Eyefinity resolution.)