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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = The Church in the Darkness cover.jpg
+
|cover        = The Church in the Darkness - cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Paranoid Productions}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Paranoid Productions}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fellow Traveller}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fellow Traveller}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2017|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-04}}</ref>|build=2017.4.18f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2019}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 2, 2019}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2019}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 2, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-church-in-the-darkness|65}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|8049/the-church-in-the-darkness|62}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-church-in-the-darkness|54}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes|South America}}
 
|steam appid  = 339830
 
|steam appid  = 339830
|steam appid side  =  
+
|steam appid side  = 1115900
 
|gogcom id    = 2127450052
 
|gogcom id    = 2127450052
 +
|official site= https://www.paranoidproductions.com/church/
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = church-in-the-darkness
 
|wikipedia    = The Church in the Darkness
 
|wikipedia    = The Church in the Darkness
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
}}
+
|license      = commercial
 +
}}  
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/fellowtraveller Publisher Discord server]
 
{{GOG.com links|2127450052|the_church_in_the_darkness}}
 
{{GOG.com links|2127450052|the_church_in_the_darkness}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/339830/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/339830/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_church_in_the_darkness | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_church_in_the_darkness | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 339830 | Steam | |  | Windows, OS X }}
+
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-church-in-the-darkness | Steam | {{store link|Humble|the-church-in-the-darkness-true-believer-special-edition|True Believer Special Edition}} also available. | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://fellowtraveller.itch.io/thechurchinthedarkness | DRM-free | True Believer Special Edition. | Steam | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 339830 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-bundle|11588|True Believer Special Edition}} also available. |  | Windows, OS X }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{DLC|
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} The '''True Believer Special Edition''' includes the base game and the '''Official Soundtrack & Behind the Scenes''' DLC.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game general settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\TheChurchInTheDarknessPrefs.dat|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\TheChurchInTheDarknessSave.dat}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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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           = true
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = unknown
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
+
|vsync notes                = Every VBlank, Every 2nd VBlank, or Off.
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
{{Input settings
+
{{++}} Gameplay is {{term|Hor+}}.<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-17|comment=Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.}}</ref>
|key remap                = unknown
+
{{--}} Menus are {{term|Vert-}}. Some menu options are not visible at 21:9.<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide"/>
 +
{{--}} Subtitles are mostly cut off by the bottom of the screen.<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide"/>
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set a custom resolution in the configuration file|ref=<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide"/>|fix=
 +
# Go to the [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|Configuration file location]]. (On Windows, go to the registry location.)
 +
# Edit {{code|Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771}} and {{code|Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802}} to the desired values (ensure the '''Decimal''' radio button is selected, if editing the Windows registry).
 +
# Save changes and start the game normally.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game key binding.png|In-game key bindings.}}
 +
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game gamepad controls (Xbox).png|In-game gamepad controls (Xbox controller).}}.
 +
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game gamepad controls.png|In-game gamepad controls (DualShock 4).}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
+
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
+
|dualshock prompts        = true
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
+
|dualshock 4 modes        = USB
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
+
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = limited
|simultaneous input notes  =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  = Controller input hides the mouse reticle.
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Volume, Loudspeaker, Conversation, Sound Effects, Music
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = false
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound notes    = Stereo<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-04|comment=Tested with [[Special K]].}}</ref>
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vr only                    = false
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          = true
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            = InControl
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = SP2
+
|minOS    = XP SP2
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
|minOS    = 10.8+
+
|minOS    = 10.8
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 21:03, 14 March 2023

The Church in the Darkness
The Church in the Darkness cover
Developers
Paranoid Productions
Publishers
Fellow Traveller
Engines
Unity 2017[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 2, 2019
macOS (OS X) August 2, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 65
OpenCritic 62
IGDB 54
Taxonomy
Themes South America
The Church in the Darkness on IGDB
The Church in the Darkness on MobyGames
The Church in the Darkness on Wikipedia

General information

Publisher Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
True Believer Special Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
itch.io
DRM-free
True Believer Special Edition.
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
True Believer Special Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)


Version differences

The True Believer Special Edition includes the base game and the Official Soundtrack & Behind the Scenes DLC.

Game data

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

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\TheChurchInTheDarknessPrefs.dat
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339830/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\TheChurchInTheDarknessSave.dat
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339830/pfx/[Note 2]

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
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Every VBlank, Every 2nd VBlank, or Off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
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.

Ultra-widescreen

Gameplay is Hor+.[2]
Menus are Vert-. Some menu options are not visible at 21:9.[2]
Subtitles are mostly cut off by the bottom of the screen.[2]
Set a custom resolution in the configuration file[2]
  1. Go to the Configuration file location. (On Windows, go to the registry location.)
  2. Edit Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771 and Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802 to the desired values (ensure the Decimal radio button is selected, if editing the Windows registry).
  3. Save changes and start the game normally.

Input

In-game key bindings.
In-game key bindings.
In-game gamepad controls (Xbox controller).
In-game gamepad controls (Xbox controller).

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In-game gamepad controls (DualShock 4).
In-game gamepad controls (DualShock 4).

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Volume, Loudspeaker, Conversation, Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound
Stereo[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Russian

VR support

Devices State Notes
Tobii Eye Tracking

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input InControl

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2017.4.18f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-04
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-17
    Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-04
    Tested with Special K.