Song of Horror
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Developers | |
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Protocol Games | |
Publishers | |
Raiser Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 31, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 71 |
OpenCritic | 72 |
IGDB | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Survival horror |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary, Horror |
Key points
- Headphones and a controller are recommended for a more immersive experience.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam | Complete Edition. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Episode 2 | Eerily Quiet | |
Episode 3 | A Twisted Trail | |
Episode 4 | The Last Concert | |
Episode 5 | The Horror and The Song |
Version differences
- The Complete Edition includes all five episodes.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Replace LogosInicio.mp4 with dummy mp4 file[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\SongOfHorror\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1096570/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\SongOfHorror\Saved\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1096570/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:9 anamorphic.[3] | ||
Multi-monitor | 16:9 anamorphic.[4] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | 16:9 anamorphic.[5] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Used in place of exclusive fullscreen. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Scales with Effects quality.[6] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for more options. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS when Vsync is disabled.[7] See High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Change AA type through the config file[8] |
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[SystemSettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1
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Enable TAA sharpening through the config file[8] |
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[SystemSettings] r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2 r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1 |
High frame rate
Modify user settings file[9] |
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Vignette
Disable vignette through the config file[10] |
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[SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0 r.Tonemapper.Quality=0 |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | General, Voice, Music | |
Surround sound | 5.1[11] | |
Subtitles | Text size is adjustable. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish |
Issues unresolved
SteamVR launches when starting game
- Starting the game while a VR headset is connected can cause SteamVR to unintentionally launch.[12]
Issues fixed
Crash on startup (AMD GPUs)
Update AMD graphics drivers[13] |
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Selected resolution does not persist
Enable the following compatibility setting for the SongOfHorror.exe file:[14]
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.6 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon RX 580 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/1096570/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1096570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Song of Horror Windows, XONE, PS4 game - Indie DB - last accessed on 2020-05-07
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-07
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-09
- r.maxanisotropy gets set from 0 to 8 depending on the setting, as seen in the console.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- The changes resulted in a visibly sharper image in the game and screenshots comparisons.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- Set to 120.000000 and saw it reflected in-game.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- Compared screenshots. Many textures appear brighter with the vignette disabled.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
- Tested with Special K.
- ↑ Minor bug: Launching the game launches Steam VR :: SONG OF HORROR General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-05-08
- ↑ If your game crashed at launch and you use an AMD card, please read this :: SONG OF HORROR General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-05-09
- "AMD has already released compatible drivers (20.1.2), so please make sure you update them."
- ↑ How to fix Resolution Not Sticking :: SONG OF HORROR General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-05-09