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==Video==  
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{{Image|The Great Perhaps General Settings.png|General settings.}}
 
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{{Image|The Great Perhaps Resolution Settings.png|Resolution settings.}}
 
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===Linux version ignores [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]===
 
===Linux version ignores [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]===
{{--}} No known fix.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1016930/discussions/1/1638668751261624934/|title=Steam Community Discussion - (Linux) No input of any kind in fullscreen, no way to force windowed mode|date=2019-08-26}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:03, 6 June 2023

The Great Perhaps
The Great Perhaps cover
Developers
Caligari Games
Publishers
Daedalic Entertainment
Engines
Unity 2018[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 14, 2019
macOS (OS X) August 14, 2019
Linux August 14, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 54
OpenCritic 50
Taxonomy
Monetization Ad-supported
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform, Puzzle
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Eastern Europe, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
The Great Perhaps on HowLongToBeat
The Great Perhaps on IGDB
The Great Perhaps on MobyGames

General information

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

Availability

Monetization

Type Notes
Ad-supported Main menu has advertisements for other Daedalic games.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\TheGreatPerhaps
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/TheGreatPerhaps/*.json
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\TheGreatPerhaps\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/TheGreatPerhaps/Saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Resolution settings.
Resolution settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Hor+
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
[2]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Linux version only supports fullscreen exclusive mode.[3]
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Called Fullscreen in-game. Linux version only supports fullscreen exclusive mode.[3]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
[4]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Game is capped at 60 FPS.[4]
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

Control bindings.
Control bindings.

Audio

Supports separate languages for speech, interface, and subtitles.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
2.0 only.[6]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Cannot be enabled.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Ukrainian

Issues unresolved

Unless otherwise stated, the developers are aware of the following issues and are working to fix them.

Linux version's main menu is unusable

No known fix.[7]

Linux version ignores command line arguments

No known fix.[3]

Underground City battery is unusable after player character dies

Restart level[8]

Level 13 is unwinnable

Certain puzzles in Level 13 cannot be completed, rendering the level unwinnable.[9]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 [10]
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7790
DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.12
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7790
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7790
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.3.10f1[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-08-14
  2. The Great Perhaps Gameplay - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Steam Community Discussion - (Linux) No input of any kind in fullscreen, no way to force windowed mode - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  4. 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-08-26
    Tested using Special K 10.x with RefreshRate set to 120 and PresentationInterval set to 0 and -1.
  5. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-08-26
    Tested using my Logitech Gamepad F310 set to DirectInput mode.
  6. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-08-26
    Tested using Razer surround and Special K 0.10.x
  7. Steam Community Discussion - (Linux) Control buttons missing - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  8. Steam Community Discussion - Баг с аккумулятором в подземном городе - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  9. Steam Community Discussion - Баги в оранжерее? - last accessed on 2019-08-26
  10. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-08-26
    Direct3D 10 support is non-existent in Unity 2018.