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General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Official website

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store		DRM-free or Steam key, but not both.
Mac App Store
Steam		Can be played without Steam being open.

Game data

Configuration file location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/210970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/210970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Syncs up to 100 MB of game saves. Launcher preferences are also synced.

Video settings

Launcher settings.

Advanced launcher settings.

In-game general settings.

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Input settings

In-game input menu.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

To use a different language, change the language in the properties window in Steam for the game. Alternatively, use the command line argument -language with the correct language code.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: The Witness.

Headsets
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Turn on with the command line argument `-vr`.
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Configuration file structure and options

	Description
low_res_reflections	Force reflections to be low resolution. Can be true or false.
sun_shadow_resolution	Resolutions of shadows cast by the sun. Can be 256, 512, or 1024.
antialias_panel_rendering	Enables additional anti-aliasing for the puzzle panels. Can be true or false.
skip_mipmaps	Changes texture resolution. Lower is better. Can be 0, 1, or 2.
aa_mode	2 for FXAA, 0 for no FXAA. Other values are the same as 0.
msaa_sample_count	Sets number of MSAA samples. Can be 1 for 2x, 2 for 4x and 3 for 8x.
panel_render_width	Value must be a power of two. Values below 512 are not recommended.
render_width	Changes rendering width. Can also be set with command line argument -width.
render_height	Changes rendering height. Can also be set with command line argument -height.
dynamic_resolution	Dynamically changes the resolution to maintain framerate. Can be true or false.
show_config_dialog	Show configuration dialog before starting the game. Can be true or false.

See here for the location of the file on each system.

These need to be added to a graphical quality category called :/render/low (or medium, high).^[1]

Command line parameters

See command line arguments on how to use the following options.

Parameter	Description
-width	Force a specific width.
-height	Force a specific height.
-language	Force a specific language: `ar/ko/ja/ru/zh_CN/zh_TW`
-vr	Enables Oculus Rift support.
-fullscreen	Enables fullscreen mode.
-windowed	Enables windowed mode.
-no_window_border	Hides window border.
-no_hud	Disables the HUD.
-profile	Set render quality: `low/medium/high/ultra`

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD 4000 DirectX 10 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 DirectX 10 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/210970/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (210970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Tweaking graphics settings :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2016-01-28

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/210970/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (210970) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/210970/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (210970) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Tweaking graphics settings :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2016-01-28

[Note 1]

[1]

@@ Line 98: / Line 98: @@
 {{Input settings
 |key remap                 = false
-|key remap notes           = Couple presets for movement, {{key|W}}{{key|A}}{{key|S}}{{key|D}}, {{key|E}}{{key|S}}{{key|D}}{{key|F}} and {{key|Z}}{{key|Q}}{{key|S}}{{key|D}}. Arrow keys also work regardless of preset. Sprint is hardcoded to both {{key|Shift}} keys.
+|key remap notes           = Select between presets
 |acceleration option       = true
 |acceleration option notes =
@@ Line 108: / Line 108: @@
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |controller support        = true
-|controller support notes  = XInput, [[Controller:DualShock 4|DualShock 4]], [[Controller:DualShock 3|DualShock 3 (OS X)]].
+|controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = hackable
 |full controller notes     = Mouse/keyboard required to navigate the launcher.<br/>Bypass the launcher by adding {{code|show_config_dialog false}} under the {{code|:/display}} section in the [[#Game data|configuration file]].
@@ Line 119: / Line 119: @@
 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
-|button prompts            = Xbox
+|button prompts            = xbox, dualshock
-|button prompts notes      = Only at the very beginning. Defaulted to controller prompts if any controller device connected.
+|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = true
-|controller hotplug notes  = Does not seem to work with XInput devices.
+|controller hotplug notes  =
-|haptic feedback           = unknown
+|haptic feedback           = true
 |haptic feedback notes     =
+|simultaneous input        = true
+|simultaneous input notes  =
 |light bar support         = true
 |light bar support notes   = Static blue, lightbar keeps being light up after terminating the game, resets controllers bluetooth pairing.

Developers

	Thekla, Inc.
Release dates
Windows	January 26, 2016
macOS (OS X)	March 8, 2017