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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 11, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 11, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|January 11, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|January 11, 2016}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|tharsis|61}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1825/tharsis|66}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|tharsis|63}}
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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            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy, Survival }}
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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            | Sci-fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 323060
 
|steam appid  = 323060
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1453374895
 
|gogcom id    = 1453374895
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|official site= http://www.tharsis.space/
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|hltb        = 33590
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|mobygames    = tharsis
 
|wikipedia    = Tharsis_(video_game)
 
|wikipedia    = Tharsis_(video_game)
 
|winehq      = 17705
 
|winehq      = 17705
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
}}
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}}  
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.tharsis.space/ Official Website]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1453374895|tharsis}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1453374895|tharsis}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/323060/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/323060/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | tharsis | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | tharsis | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | tharsis | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | tharsis | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | tharsis | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Origin | %2574%2568arsis/%2574%2568arsis | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 323060 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 323060 | Steam |  | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | tharsis/tharsis | Origin |  | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Choice Provisions\Tharsis\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Tharsis Data\savedata.sav}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/saves|Steam|}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} Save file includes configuration settings.
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Additional settings (including the game's resolution) are placed in the registry at {{P|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Choice Provisions\Tharsis - players who can't change the game to their preferred resolution because the selection box doesn't scroll may be able to manually override it this way.
  
 
===[[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               = unknown
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|epic games launcher      = true
|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                   = unknown
|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         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Tharsis audio and video settings.png|In-game audio and video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Tharsis audio and video settings.png|In-game audio and video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
|multimonitor notes        = Pillarboxed.
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|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Pillarboxed}}.
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Pillarboxed.
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}}.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = limited
 
|antialiasing              = limited
 
|antialiasing notes        = On or off.
 
|antialiasing notes        = On or off.
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                = On or off.
 
|vsync notes                = On or off.
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              = Main menu allows for high fps but the game itself is locked to 60.
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|120 fps notes              = Main menu allows for high FPS, but the game itself is locked to 60.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, music, and effects.
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, music, and effects.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Spanish
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|language  = Portuguese
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Portuguese
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|language  = Spanish
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues unresolved==
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===Tutorial cannot be completed (Origin version)<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/323060/discussions/2/1841314700700894518/|title=Games Broken, Stay Away :: Tharsis Bug Reports|date=2019-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-11-18}}</ref>===
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{{--}} The tutorial is mandatory, and this issue makes it impossible to play the full game.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = true
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes     =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmunYJJmUpf1FuWR62Q1vAEfJzM/htmlview|title=Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs|date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
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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    = 7
 
|minOS    = 7
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5 5xxx
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|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-5xxx
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
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|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  = Intel Core i7 5xxx
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i7-5xxx
 
|recRAM  = 6 GB
 
|recRAM  = 6 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6xx
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6xx
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7xxx
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7xxx
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
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|notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 10.10
 
|minOS    = 10.10
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5 5xxx
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|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-5xxx
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
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|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  = Intel Core i7 5xxx
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i7-5xxx
 
|recRAM  = 6 GB
 
|recRAM  = 6 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  

Latest revision as of 17:46, 19 May 2023

Tharsis
Tharsis cover
Developers
Choice Provisions
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows January 11, 2016
macOS (OS X) January 11, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 61
OpenCritic 66
IGDB 63
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Flip screen
Genres Strategy, Survival
Themes Sci-fi
Tharsis on HowLongToBeat
Tharsis on IGDB
Tharsis on MobyGames
Tharsis on Wikipedia

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Tharsis Data\savedata.sav[Note 2]
Steam
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/323060/pfx/[Note 3]

Additional settings (including the game's resolution) are placed in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Choice Provisions\Tharsis - players who can't change the game to their preferred resolution because the selection box doesn't scroll may be able to manually override it this way.

Save game cloud syncing

Video

In-game audio and video settings.
In-game audio and video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Pillarboxed.
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Default fullscreen is borderless. Use windowed mode with -popupwindow parameter for alternative mode or -window-mode exclusive for exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On or off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On or off.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Main menu allows for high FPS, but the game itself is locked to 60.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
No acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Uses system cursor.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, and effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Portuguese
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Tutorial cannot be completed (Origin version)[2][3]

The tutorial is mandatory, and this issue makes it impossible to play the full game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[4]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-5xxx
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD 5000
Nvidia GeForce 400
AMD Radeon HD 5000
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-5xxx
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD 5000
Nvidia GeForce 400
AMD Radeon HD 5000
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.3.6p1[1]
  2. 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).
  3. Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-08
  2. Games Broken, Stay Away :: Tharsis Bug Reports - last accessed on 2019-11-18
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-18
  4. Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023