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Revision as of 17:18, 18 April 2024

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The Big Con
The Big Con cover
Developers
Mighty Yell
Publishers
Skybound Games
Engines
Unity 2020[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 31, 2021
Reception
Metacritic 77
OpenCritic 75
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
The Big Con on HowLongToBeat
The Big Con on IGDB
The Big Con on MobyGames

General information

Developer Discord server
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)
Game can be launched directly from the executable[2]
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1139280/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mighty Yell Studios\The Big Con\SaveGameData
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1139280/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 [4]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
[3]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Input Rewired

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium G4500
AMD FX-4350
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 7770
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2020.3.18f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2024-04-18
  2. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2024-04-18
    Ran for ten minutes offline with EGS closed and had no issues playing.
  3. Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-04-18
    Tested using Detect-It-Easy v3.09.
  4. Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-04-18
    Verified by checking the game's player.log as found in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mighty Yell Studios\The Big Con.