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{{Infobox game
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|cover         =  
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|cover       = Obsidian cover.jpg
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Rocket Science Games|Rocket Science Games]]
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|developers  =
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|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:SegaSoft|SegaSoft]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Rocket Science Games}}
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|engine        = mFactory media creation suite
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|publishers  =
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|release dates =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|SegaSoft|Retail}}
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<sup>NA</sup>December 1996
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Call Your Vegetables|Digital}}
 +
|engines     =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|mTropolis|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Obsidian|title=ScummVM :: Wiki - Obsidian|date=2022-08-08}}</ref>}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|ScummVM|Digital}}
 +
|release dates=  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 1996}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|December 1996}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 28, 2023|wrapper=ScummVM}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 28, 2023|wrapper=ScummVM}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 4, 2023|wrapper=ScummVM}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|obsidian|85}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|obsidian|rating}}
 +
|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            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|steam appid  = 2471130
 +
|gogcom id    =
 +
|hltb        = 6694
 +
|mobygames    = 1564
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|wikipedia    = Obsidian (1997 video game)
 +
|winehq      = 15090
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Introduction'''
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{{Introduction
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*This game is a 16-bit application.  Users of amd64 editions of Windows will have to run it in a virtual environment.
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|introduction      =
  
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==System Requirements==
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|release history  =  
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{{SysReq_BaseTemplate
 
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|OSfamily_ = Windows
 
  
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|minOS_ = Windows 95
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|current state    = The installer of the retail version is 16-bit and needs a workaround to run on 64-bit systems; see [[#Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows|Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows]].
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|minmem_ = 16 MB
 
 
}}
 
}}
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[[Category:Game]] [[Category:Windows]]
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'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/2471130/discussions/ Steam General Discussions]
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 +
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 2471130 | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[ScummVM]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | obsidian | DRM-free | Super Digital Deluxe Edition. Pre-packaged with [[ScummVM]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Demos===
 +
{{ii}} Demos are available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#other ScummVM].
 +
 
 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Saved Games\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  =
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      =
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    =
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
 +
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 +
|widescreen resolution notes= Can be played in widescreen on ScummVM.
 +
|multimonitor              = false
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 +
|4k ultra hd                = false
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 +
|fov                        = unknown
 +
|fov notes                  =
 +
|windowed                  = unknown
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 +
|borderless windowed notes  =
 +
|anisotropic                = unknown
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
 +
|antialiasing              = unknown
 +
|antialiasing notes        =
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = unknown
 +
|vsync notes                =
 +
|60 fps                    = unknown
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = unknown
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = unknown
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = unknown
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = unknown
 +
|separate volume notes    =
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = hackable
 +
|subtitles notes          = See [[#Subtitles and closed captions|Subtitles and closed captions]].
 +
|closed captions          = hackable
 +
|closed captions notes    = See [[#Subtitles and closed captions|Subtitles and closed captions]].
 +
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Subtitles and closed captions===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install the ScummVM subtitles add-on|ref=|fix=
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{{ii}} Only available in English.
 +
{{ii}} Requires [[ScummVM]] 2.7.0 or later.
 +
# Download the [https://www.scummvm.org/games/#addons-obsidian archive labeled ''' Obsidian - Subtitles (English)'''].
 +
# Extract the contents of the archive to {{folder|{{p|game}}\}}.
 +
# Select '''Obsidian''' in the ScummVM launcher, then select '''Game Options...'''.
 +
# On the '''Audio''' tab, check the '''Override global audio settings''' box and set '''Text and speech''' to '''Both'''.
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# For closed captions, select the '''Enable subtitles for important sound effects''' option on the '''Game''' tab.
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# Start the game normally via [[ScummVM]].
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}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.scummvm.org/games/#addons-obsidian Subtitles from ScummVM] (Requires ScummVM 2.7+)
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows===
 +
Obsidian is a 32-bit game but its installer is 16-bit; the game needs to be installed on a 32-bit version of Windows (e.g. in a virtual machine) and then copies back to the 64-bit system. When the filed are copied over to a Windows 7 64-bit machine, this method does not even work with several compatibility options selected. It simply starts a black window that does nothing.{{cn|August 2023}}
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 +
===Windows XP setup===
 +
{{fixbox|description=Set the Windows color display to 16-bit before playing.|ref={{cn|August 2023}}|fix=}}
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 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = true
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
|minOS    = 95
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  = 16-bit color
 +
|minaudio = Sound Blaster 16
 +
|minother = 4x CD-ROM drive
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recVRAM  = 2 MB
 +
|recaudio = Sound Blaster AWE32
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 +
|minOS    = 7.5.3
 +
|minCPU  = PowerPC 80 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minHD    = 20 MB
 +
|minGPU  = 640x480 resolution, thousands of colors
 +
|minother = 4x CD-ROM drive
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 9.2.2
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  = 20 MB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{References}}

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Obsidian
Obsidian cover
Developers
Rocket Science Games
Publishers
Retail SegaSoft
Digital Call Your Vegetables
Engines
mTropolis[1]
Digital ScummVM
Release dates
Windows December 1996
Mac OS (Classic) December 1996
Windows (ScummVM) August 28, 2023
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) August 28, 2023
Linux (ScummVM) September 4, 2023
Reception
Metacritic 85
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Genres Adventure
Themes Sci-fi
Obsidian on HowLongToBeat
Obsidian on IGDB
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Obsidian on MobyGames
Obsidian on Wikipedia
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Obsidian is a singleplayer first-person adventure game.

The installer of the retail version is 16-bit and needs a workaround to run on 64-bit systems; see Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.

General information

Steam General Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
Mac OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 Pre-packaged with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
 Super Digital Deluxe Edition. Pre-packaged with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Demos

Demos are available from ScummVM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saved Games\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Can be played in widescreen on ScummVM.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
See Subtitles and closed captions.
Closed captions
See Subtitles and closed captions.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Subtitles and closed captions

Install the ScummVM subtitles add-on
Only available in English.
Requires ScummVM 2.7.0 or later.
  1. Download the archive labeled Obsidian - Subtitles (English).
  2. Extract the contents of the archive to <path-to-game>\.
  3. Select Obsidian in the ScummVM launcher, then select Game Options....
  4. On the Audio tab, check the Override global audio settings box and set Text and speech to Both.
  5. For closed captions, select the Enable subtitles for important sound effects option on the Game tab.
  6. Start the game normally via ScummVM.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Subtitles from ScummVM (Requires ScummVM 2.7+)
German
Italian
Japanese

Issues fixed

Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows

Obsidian is a 32-bit game but its installer is 16-bit; the game needs to be installed on a 32-bit version of Windows (e.g. in a virtual machine) and then copies back to the 64-bit system. When the filed are copied over to a Windows 7 64-bit machine, this method does not even work with several compatibility options selected. It simply starts a black window that does nothing.[citation needed]

Windows XP setup

Set the Windows color display to 16-bit before playing.[citation needed]

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 16-bit color 2 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) Sound Blaster 16 Sound Blaster AWE32
Other 4x CD-ROM drive
Mac OS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7.5.3 9.2.2
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 80 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 20 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Video card (GPU) 640x480 resolution, thousands of colors
Other 4x CD-ROM drive


Notes

  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).

References

  1. ↑ ScummVM :: Wiki - Obsidian - last accessed on 2022-08-08