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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 12, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 12, 2017}}
 +
|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-sexy-brutale|83}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4178/the-sexy-brutale|81}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-sexy-brutale|80}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Puzzle }}
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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            | Detective/mystery }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 552590
 
|steam appid  = 552590
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1585259027
 
|gogcom id    = 1585259027
|strategywiki =  
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|official site= http://www.thesexybrutalegame.com/
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|hltb        = 43037
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|lutris      = the-sexy-brutale
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|mobygames    = 86755
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|strategywiki = The Sexy Brutale
 
|wikipedia    = The_Sexy_Brutale
 
|wikipedia    = The_Sexy_Brutale
 
|winehq      = 18199
 
|winehq      = 18199
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
 +
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.thesexybrutalegame.com/ Official site]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|2083563748|the_sexy_brutale}}
 
{{GOG.com links|2083563748|the_sexy_brutale}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/552590/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/552590/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability/row| GMG | the-sexy-brutale | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-sexy-brutale | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-sexy-brutale | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-sexy-brutale | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Origin | the-sexy-brutale/the-sexy-brutale | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}. | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 552590 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 552590 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | the-sexy-brutale/the-sexy-brutale | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|HKCU}}\Software\Cavalier Game Studios\The Sexy Brutale\}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|HKCU}}\Software\Cavalier Game Studios\The Sexy Brutale\}}
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{{Game data/config|Origin|{{p|HKCU}}\Software\CGS\TSB\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Cavalier Game Studios\The Sexy Brutale\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Cavalier Game Studios\The Sexy Brutale\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Origin|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\CGS\TSB\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\552590\remote\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\552590\remote\}}
{{Game data/saves|Origin|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\CGS\TSB\}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 = unknown
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|origin                   = true
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Unity launcher.png|Unity launcher, accessed by holding {{key|lshift}} when launching the game.}}
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Unity launcher.png|Unity launcher, accessed by holding {{key|lshift}} when launching the game.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sexy-brutale/en
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sexy-brutale/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = true
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|ultrawidescreen            = limited
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = UI gets cropped. [https://github.com/RoseTheFlower/UltrawideIndex/releases/tag/thesexybrutale Use the community-created solution.]
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = always on
 
|antialiasing              = always on
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] always enabled.{{cn|Is it FXAA? I see bunch of jaggies that should be taken care of with that. --marioysikax|date=2018-10-14}} See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for VSR/DSR instructions.
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] always enabled.{{cn|Is it FXAA? I see bunch of jaggies that should be taken care of with that. --marioysikax|date=2018-10-14}} See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for VSR/DSR instructions.
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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{{ii}} Can be mitigated using supersampling
 
{{ii}} Can be mitigated using supersampling
  
{{Fixbox|description=Use VSR (or DSR)|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/552590/discussions/0/135514231765458725/#c2592234299571243626 The Sexy Brutale > General Discussions > Topic Details > Anti Aliasing]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use VSR (or DSR)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/552590/discussions/0/135514231765458725/#c2592234299571243626|title=The Sexy Brutale > General Discussions > Topic Details > Anti Aliasing|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Have the game behave as a DPI-unaware application (for Windows 10, set the game's .exe compatibility settings to Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: Application).
 
# Have the game behave as a DPI-unaware application (for Windows 10, set the game's .exe compatibility settings to Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: Application).
 
# Set desktop to Ultra HD (or your favorite VSR/DSR mode) prior to launching the game
 
# Set desktop to Ultra HD (or your favorite VSR/DSR mode) prior to launching the game
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Keyboard.png|Keyboard keys.}}
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Keyboard.png|Keyboard keys.}}
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Controller.png|Controller buttons.}}
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Controller.png|Controller buttons.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          = Unplug all controllers to get keyboard prompts.
 
|key remap notes          = Unplug all controllers to get keyboard prompts.
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4              = true
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes        = V1 and V2. Wired only.
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|dualshock 4 modes        = V1, V2, Wired
|dualshock 4 modes notes  = Bluetooth doesn't work, Wireless adaptor has wrong controller bindings and xbox prompts.
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  = Bluetooth doesn't work, Wireless adapter has wrong controller bindings and xbox prompts.
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Sexy Brutale - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, music.
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|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, Music
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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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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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
|subtitles = true
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|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
|subtitles = true
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|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
|subtitles = true
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|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
|subtitles = true
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|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c, 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    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
|windows exe notes      =  
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|windows arm app        = unknown
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|windows exe notes      =
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recDX    =  
 
|recDX    =  
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 00:27, 11 June 2023

The Sexy Brutale
The Sexy Brutale cover
Developers
Tequila Works
Cavalier Game Studios
Publishers
Tequila Works
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows April 12, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 83
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure, Puzzle
Themes Detective/mystery
The Sexy Brutale on HowLongToBeat
The Sexy Brutale on IGDB
The Sexy Brutale guide on StrategyWiki
The Sexy Brutale on MobyGames
The Sexy Brutale on Wikipedia

The Sexy Brutale is a singleplayer bird's-eye view adventure and puzzle game.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cavalier Game Studios\The Sexy Brutale\
Origin HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CGS\TSB\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/552590/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Cavalier Game Studios\The Sexy Brutale\
Origin %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CGS\TSB\
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\552590\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/552590/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Unity launcher, accessed by holding LShift when launching the game.
Unity launcher, accessed by holding LShift when launching the game.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
UI gets cropped. Use the community-created solution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
The game's fullscreen mode actually is borderless windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA always enabled.[citation needed] See Anti-aliasing (AA) for VSR/DSR instructions.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

The game's built-in FXAA is very aggressive (blurry) and cannot be disabled.
Can be mitigated using supersampling
Use VSR (or DSR)[2]
  1. Have the game behave as a DPI-unaware application (for Windows 10, set the game's .exe compatibility settings to Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: Application).
  2. Set desktop to Ultra HD (or your favorite VSR/DSR mode) prior to launching the game
  3. Set the appropriate resolution in game

Input

Keyboard keys.
Keyboard keys.
Controller buttons.
Controller buttons.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Japanese
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: The Sexy Brutale.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10 GHz (4 CPUs)
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.3.6p5[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2018-10-14
  2. The Sexy Brutale > General Discussions > Topic Details > Anti Aliasing - last accessed on 9 June 2023