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Word Rescue
Word Rescue cover
Developers
Redwood Games
Publishers
Apogee Software
Release dates
DOS May 1, 1992[1]
Windows (DOSBox) October 23, 2014[2]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) May 5, 2015[3]
Word Rescue on Wikipedia
Word Rescue
Word Rescue 1992
Word Rescue Plus 1993

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Official site

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Developer website
DRM details are not known
DOS
Publisher website
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\*.WR1
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358340/pfx/[Note 2]
HIGH.WR1 contains high score data, other files are player profiles.
File extensions include the episode number (1-3).
In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared (some settings are not stored between sessions).

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes EGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.10.3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
  2. Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References