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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Hitbox Team}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Hitbox Team}}
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Edward Rudd}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Edward Rudd|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 1, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 1, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 18, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 18, 2012}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|dustforce|79}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|dustforce-dx|80}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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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        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 65300
 
|steam appid  = 65300
|gogcom page  = dustforce_dx
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|gogcom id    = 1207660253
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|official site= https://dustforce.com/
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|hltb        = 2982
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = dustforce
 
|wikipedia    = Dustforce
 
|wikipedia    = Dustforce
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|dustforce_dx|dustforce_dx}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207660253|dustforce_dx}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/65300/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/65300/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/dustforce/ Dustforce Subreddit]
 
{{mm}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/dustforce/ Dustforce Subreddit]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| developer | http://dustforce.com/buy | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| developer | https://dustforce.com/buy | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | dustforce_dx | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | dustforce_dx | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | dustforce-dx | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | dustforce-dx | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Humble | dustforce | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | dustforce-dx | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://hitboxteam.itch.io/dustforce | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://hitboxteam.itch.io/dustforce | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1019058804 | MacApp |  |  | OS X }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 65300 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 65300 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1019058804 | MacApp |  |  | OS X | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Image|Dustforce General.png|In-game general settings.}}
 
{{Image|Dustforce General.png|In-game general settings.}}
  
===Configuration file and save game data location===
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Dustforce\}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Dustforce\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|~/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/}}
{{Game data/row|Steam|{{p|game}}/user/}}
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{{Game data/config|Steam|{{p|game}}/user/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{--}} Configuration file is not easily editable.
 
{{--}} Configuration file is not easily editable.
 
{{XDG|false}}
 
{{XDG|false}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Dustforce\}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|game}}/user/}}
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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           = false
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Dustforce Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Dustforce 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              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync                      = always on
|vsync notes                = Always enabled.
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              = Objects animations are ~15 FPS.
 
|60 fps notes              = Objects animations are ~15 FPS.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{ii}} In-game tutorial only tells default keyboard keys.
 
{{ii}} In-game tutorial only tells default keyboard keys.
 
{{Image|Dustforce Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Dustforce Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      =  
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|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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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 =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|steam hook input          = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
|minCPU  = 2 GHz Core 2 Duo
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|minCPU  = 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
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|minOS    = 10.5.8, 10.6.3
 
|minOS    = 10.5.8, 10.6.3
|minCPU  = 2 GHz Core 2 Duo
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|minCPU  = 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
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|minOS    = 2.6
 
|minOS    = 2.6
|minCPU  = 2 GHz Core 2 Duo
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|minCPU  = 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB

Latest revision as of 17:51, 4 May 2023

Dustforce
Dustforce cover
Developers
Hitbox Team
Linux Edward Rudd
Release dates
Windows January 17, 2012
macOS (OS X) March 1, 2012
Linux September 18, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 79
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Dustforce on HowLongToBeat
Dustforce on IGDB
Dustforce on MobyGames
Dustforce on Wikipedia

General information

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

Availability

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Dustforce\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/
Linux $HOME/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/
Steam <path-to-game>/user/
Configuration file is not easily editable.
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Dustforce\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Hitbox Team/Dustforce/
Linux $HOME/.HitboxTeam/Dustforce/
Steam <path-to-game>/user/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Aspect ratios other than 16:9 are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Objects animations are ~15 FPS.

Input

In-game tutorial only tells default keyboard keys.
In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Skipping intro video requires Enter and accessing pause menu Esc.
Binding those keys to controller with programs like JoyToKey or GlovePIE makes game fully controller controllable. Intro can be disabled in settings.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4
LAN play
Online play
Possible with dustmod.[citation needed]

Issues fixed

Developer-recommended general fixes (Windows)

If you are on a laptop, make sure your power settings are allowing your computer to run at max settings[1]
Update your graphics drivers, audio drivers, chipset drivers and DirectX[1]
Change process priority for the game to "high" in the task manager[1]
Run the game in compatibility mode[1]
Run the game with administrator privileges[1]
Run the executable directly from the installation folder instead of from the Steam client[1]
Run the game in windowed mode and re-size the game to be small[1]
If you're on Windows, make sure you update your DirectX 9.0c[1]
Move your game installation folder[2]
Disable D3dOVERRIDER[3]
For Nvidia users[3]
Open the Nvidia Control Panel, navigate to 3D Settings and lower everything to minimum values.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) 1280x800 resolution
Shader model 2 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) 1280x800 resolution
256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Shader model 2 support
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.6
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) 1280x800 resolution
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Shader model 2 support


References