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Detroit: Become Human is a singleplayer third-person adventure and quick time events game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Box version containing an artbook and stickers.
Developer website		Collectors' Edition containing a figurine and pins.
Epic Games Store		Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM removed on June 19, 2020.^[1]
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Demo

Demo versions providing access to the first chapter of the game are available on Epic Games Store and Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GraphicOptions.JSON^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\WindowInfo.JSON^{[Note 1]} %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Quantic Dream\Detroit Become Human\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222140/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Quantic Dream\Detroit Become Human\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222140/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed.^[2] Use the related community tool as a workaround.
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed.^[3] Use the related community tool as a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Labeled Texture Filtering.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA is always enabled;^[4]^[5] Resolution Scale up to 2x in increments of 0.05. A community patcher allows to remove the TAA. See SMAA Anti-Aliasing mod.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Limiter of 30 FPS or 60 FPS.
120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See High dynamic range display (HDR).

High frame rate

Change FPS limit in the config file^[6]

Open <path-to-game>\GraphicOptions.JSON in a text editor.
Change the FRAME_RATE_LIMIT line to "FRAME_RATE_LIMIT": 4, for no FPS limit, 3 for 144 FPS or 2 for 90 FPS.

Applying any of the in-game limiter options will reset the values.

Use the Detroit Become Human FPS limit patcher^[7]
Allows limiting FPS to any value from none to 1000. Disables both of the in-game FPS limiter options' functionality.

SMAA Anti-Aliasing

Injected edge smoothing via ReShade. See link.

High dynamic range display (HDR)

Use a demo file to enable HDR in the full version^[8]^[9]

Download DXGI_Helper.dll from the demo version and copy it to <path-to-game>.
Open <path-to-game>\GraphicOptions.JSON in a text editor and set HDR from false to true.
Enable HDR in Windows.

(May not working on laptop internal display)

Depth of field

Modify the game executable to disable depth of field^[10]

Open <path-to-game>\DetroitBecomeHuman.exe in a hex editor (e.g. HxD).
Search for 41 C7 83 40 01 00 00 31 00 00 as hex.
Replace it with 7F C7 83 40 01 00 00 31 00 00
Save the changes.

Steam version executable needs to be unpacked with Steamless before modification.

Use the related PCGW community patcher to remove depth of field and TAA.

Input

Key bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse buttons are not remappable.^[11]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		0.10-1.00 in increments of 0.05 for the X and Y axes.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		^[12]
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X and Y axes inversion options.^[13]

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[13]
Xbox button prompts		^[13]
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		^[14]^[15]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		^[13]
Haptic feedback		Vibration toggle.^[13]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[13]

Mouse & Keyboard settings
Xbox controller settings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Volume control is limited to a global setting and 4 presets.
Surround sound		^[16]
Subtitles		Small, Medium, and Large size options.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Languages settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

Issues fixed

Graphics card is not supported

Attempting to launch the game may result in the "Your graphics card is not officially supported" error message.

Update the graphics card drivers.^[17]

Crashing on Nvidia cards

Install Nvidia driver version 461.40 and clear the shader cache of the game^[18]^[19]
Download and install GeForce Game Ready Driver 461.40. Restart the computer. Delete the `<path-to-game>\ShaderCache\` folder and start the game.

It's been reported that more recent 517.48 also fixes all issues (for more info see comments: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2150395537).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Vulkan	1.1	^[20]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok	^[21]
Audio	Wwise	^[21]
Interface	Scaleform	^[21]
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services	^[22]

Modifications

Session Auto Save Manager - Provides multiple save support and session management. For Windows.

DBH savestate manager - Periodically backs up the save files of the game. For Linux.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz	Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	55 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon HD 7950 3 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GB of VRAM
Other	Vulkan 1.1

A 64-bit operating system is required.

The game requires a CPU with SSE4.1 instructions.^[20] A modified exe allows to bypass the requirement.^{[citation needed]}

Independent benchmarks suggest that meeting the recommended system requirements is not enough for 60 FPS at 1080p on Ultra graphics settings.^[23]^[24]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1222140/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1222140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-19
Tested for DRM after the June 19, 2020 update by closing the EGS launcher, renaming its app folder and the entirety of the config folders containing Denuvo tokens. Checked for Windows Credentials and found none. The game ran without issues from the .exe apart from the lack of EOS connectivity for the choices stats.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
Launched and tested at a custom 5760x1080 desktop resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080.
↑ Detroit Become Human PC - Native 4K vs Checkerboard Rendering on PS4 Pro - Image Quality Analysis - last accessed on 2020-09-16
↑ Detroit: Become Human Uses Checkerboard 4K on PlayStation 4 Pro, Features TAA & Volumetric Lighting - last accessed on 2020-09-16
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
Verified each value in the game. 4 resulted in over 1000 FPS at loading screens.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
Tested by setting to 130, which resulted in similar FPS values in the game.
↑ HDR is working in the demo version, but not in full version. - last accessed on 2021-06-27
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-08-16
Verified on Nvidia hardware using both the built-in HDR/SDR brightness slider as well as Special K. HDR (through Nvidia's DXGI interop layer) only engages when the DXGI_Helper.dll file is present.
↑ Verified by User:giofrida on 2020-04-28
Tested on Steam version of April 20, 2021
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
Launched the game and went through every option, then briefly played with an Xbox 360 controller.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 ^13.5 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
↑ PC support for PS4 controller - mod needed! - last accessed on 2019-12-12
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-08-19
DS4 Wired works flawlessly.
DS4 Bluetooth doesn't work at all.
DS4 Wireless Adapter is unusable -- it's like half the time it's a DS4 controller and the other half a Xbox 360 controller.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
The game used the rear speakers for positional audio.
↑ Not working on PC with a GTX 1060 - last accessed on 2019-12-12
↑ Game Ready & Studio Driver 461.40 FAQ/Discussion - last accessed on 2021-01-27
↑ Stop game's crash, HOW TO: - last accessed on 2021-01-27
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 Patch Notes 1.0 - last accessed on 2019-12-19
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-18
As seen at the end credits, under External providers - Middlewares.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-14
EOSSDK-Win64-Shipping.dll is present in the game folder. Friends' stats are displayed in the game.
↑ Detroit: Become Human PC Performance Analysis - last accessed on 2019-12-29
↑ Detroit Become Human тест GPU/CPU - last accessed on 2019-12-19

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1222140/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1222140) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1222140/.

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

[6] The app ID (1222140) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-19
Tested for DRM after the June 19, 2020 update by closing the EGS launcher, renaming its app folder and the entirety of the config folders containing Denuvo tokens. Checked for Windows Credentials and found none. The game ran without issues from the .exe apart from the lack of EOS connectivity for the choices stats.

[4] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
Launched and tested at a custom 5760x1080 desktop resolution.

[5] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080.

[6] Detroit Become Human PC - Native 4K vs Checkerboard Rendering on PS4 Pro - Image Quality Analysis - last accessed on 2020-09-16

[7] Detroit: Become Human Uses Checkerboard 4K on PlayStation 4 Pro, Features TAA & Volumetric Lighting - last accessed on 2020-09-16

[8] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
Verified each value in the game. 4 resulted in over 1000 FPS at loading screens.

[9] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
Tested by setting to 130, which resulted in similar FPS values in the game.

[10] HDR is working in the demo version, but not in full version. - last accessed on 2021-06-27

[11] Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-08-16
Verified on Nvidia hardware using both the built-in HDR/SDR brightness slider as well as Special K. HDR (through Nvidia's DXGI interop layer) only engages when the DXGI_Helper.dll file is present.

[12] Verified by User:giofrida on 2020-04-28
Tested on Steam version of April 20, 2021

[13] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12

[14] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
Launched the game and went through every option, then briefly played with an Xbox 360 controller.

[onza-15] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 ^13.5 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.

[16] PC support for PS4 controller - mod needed! - last accessed on 2019-12-12

[17] Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-08-19
DS4 Wired works flawlessly.
DS4 Bluetooth doesn't work at all.
DS4 Wireless Adapter is unusable -- it's like half the time it's a DS4 controller and the other half a Xbox 360 controller.

[18] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
The game used the rear speakers for positional audio.

[19] Not working on PC with a GTX 1060 - last accessed on 2019-12-12

[20] Game Ready & Studio Driver 461.40 FAQ/Discussion - last accessed on 2021-01-27

[21] Stop game's crash, HOW TO: - last accessed on 2021-01-27

[update1-22] 20.0 ^20.1 Patch Notes 1.0 - last accessed on 2019-12-19

[middle-23] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-18
As seen at the end credits, under External providers - Middlewares.

[24] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-14
EOSSDK-Win64-Shipping.dll is present in the game folder. Friends' stats are displayed in the game.

[25] Detroit: Become Human PC Performance Analysis - last accessed on 2019-12-29

[26] Detroit Become Human тест GPU/CPU - last accessed on 2019-12-19

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Developers

	Quantic Dream
Release dates
Windows	December 12, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, Quick time events
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Detective/mystery