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|steam appid  = 360740
 
|steam appid  = 360740
 
|gogcom id    = 1440214117
 
|gogcom id    = 1440214117
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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
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            = Scale option from 1x to 3.5x
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|windowed notes            = Scale options from 1x in 0.5x increments.{{note|1x scaling is 380x284. The highest scaling option depends on the available screen resolution, e.g., at 1920x1080 the scaling goes up to 3.5x (1330x994) but at 1920x1200 it goes up to 4x (1520x1136).}}
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  = XInput only. DirectInput possibly updated.<ref>[https://twitter.com/moppin_/status/656421278723665920 Ojiro at Twitter: "@Marioysikax ??? Not sure what that is, will look into it!"]</ref>
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|controller support notes  = XInput only. DirectInput possibly updated.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/moppin_/status/656421278723665920|title=Ojiro at Twitter: "@Marioysikax ??? Not sure what that is, will look into it!"|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        = No prompts used at all.
 
|xbox prompts notes        = No prompts used at all.
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts notes      = No prompts used at all.
 
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Japanese
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  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = French
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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{{L10n/switch
 
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  |language  = Russian
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{{--}} This is caused by game missing certain DirectX component and it's not included as redistributable, so user has to manually download and install it.
 
{{--}} This is caused by game missing certain DirectX component and it's not included as redistributable, so user has to manually download and install it.
  
{{Fixbox|description=Install DirectX Jun2010 offline redistributable|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/360740/discussions/0/483368526582974669/ Vertex Shader Error? :: Downwell General Discussion]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Install DirectX Jun2010 offline redistributable|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/360740/discussions/0/483368526582974669/|title=Vertex Shader Error? :: Downwell General Discussion|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Download [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 DirectX June 2010 offline redistributable from Microsoft].
 
# Download [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 DirectX June 2010 offline redistributable from Microsoft].
 
# Install the downloaded file and reboot the machine.
 
# Install the downloaded file and reboot the machine.
}}
 
 
===40 FPS bug===
 
{{ii}} As of August 2020, the game may get stuck at 40 FPS for AMD and Nvidia users alike. This causes the game to run in slow motion since game logic is tied to frame rate.
 
 
{{Fixbox|description= Unpack the .exe and change AlternateSyncMethod to 1 in the options .ini file.|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CBiX04FNf0 Downwell Running Slow(45 fps) Tutorial on how to fix this issue]</ref>|fix=
 
# Right click the game in Steam, under "Manage" click "browse local files" or navigate to your install directory.
 
# Extract Downwell through 7-zip or any other program to the same folder.
 
# Delete the original application that is around 33mb, and is called Downwell.
 
# Go to options.ini and change AlternateSyncMethod=0 to AlternateSyncMethod=1.
 
# Rename Downwell_v1_0_5 to Downwell.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d notes        =  
 
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|directdraw versions    =  
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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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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
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|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:21, 6 February 2024

Downwell
Downwell cover
Developers
Moppin
Publishers
Devolver Digital
Engines
GameMaker[1]
Release dates
Windows October 15, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 83
IGDB 78
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Downwell on HowLongToBeat
Downwell on IGDB
Downwell on MobyGames
Downwell on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Downwell_v1_0_5\save.ini
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/360740/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Downwell_v1_0_5\save.ini
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/360740/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Main game is 380x284, 4:3 aspect ratio, which is scaled with nearest neighbor filtering and added black bars. Tate Mode sets a 9:16 (160x284) portrait orientation output.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Scale options from 1x in 0.5x increments.[Note 2]
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input method told every time game is started.
Input method told every time game is started.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Preset keys which include at least either A+S and + to move, Esc and Enter to pause/menu and Space and RShift for action/confirm.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse not used in game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput only. DirectInput possibly updated.[2]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Digital movement
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
No prompts used at all.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

General settings.
General settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Overall volume. Music toggling on or off.
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language options.
Language options.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Issues fixed

Vertex Shader Error

Complete error says FATAL ERROR in Vertex Shader compilation, ShaderName: shaderTemplate, D3DXCompile failed - result, at gml_Object_objControlerN_Draw_64.
This is caused by game missing certain DirectX component and it's not included as redistributable, so user has to manually download and install it.
Install DirectX Jun2010 offline redistributable[3]
  1. Download DirectX June 2010 offline redistributable from Microsoft.
  2. Install the downloaded file and reboot the machine.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible
Controller Controller recommended


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  2. 1x scaling is 380x284. The highest scaling option depends on the available screen resolution, e.g., at 1920x1080 the scaling goes up to 3.5x (1330x994) but at 1920x1200 it goes up to 4x (1520x1136).

References