Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash	2009
Zeno Clash II	2013
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos	2022

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is a singleplayer action, adventure, exploration and RPG game in the Zeno Clash series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Zeno Edition also available.
GamersGate		Zeno Edition also available.
		Zeno Edition also available.
GOG.com		Zeno Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Zeno Edition also available.
Humble Store		Zeno Edition also available.
Steam		Zeno Edition also available.

Version differences

Zeno Edition contains base game, Supporter Pack, Digital Artbook, and Original Soundtrack.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Lone Fighter Pack and Supporter Pack DLCs include cosmetic items.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Lone Fighter Pack	Two body paints.
Supporter Pack	Two armour sets, 3 headwears for The Boy, and Humiliation artifact.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Clash\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1430680/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Clash\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1430680/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Vert-
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- by default. See Unreal Engine 4 page to change FOV scaling for the Hor+ behavior.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Horizonatal FOV. Third-person: 80-110. First-person: 85-115.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Texture quality setting from 0 to 8.^[1]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA. Low, Medium, High, Very High set quality level.^[2]
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 2.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Up to 240 FPS cap or uncapped.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Rendering settings

Input

Controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Minor negative acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		4 presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

XInput Preset A
XInput Preset B
XInput Preset C
XInput Preset D

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Dialogs, Sound Effects, User Interface
Surround sound		7.1 Surround^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Options

Localizations

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OGG Vorbis, XAudio2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 4130 AMD FX 8120	Intel Core i5 6402P AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon HD 7950 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/1430680/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1430680) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-03-31
The value of r.MaxAnisotropy. Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-03-31
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing is always 2. The value of r.PostProcessAAQuality changes to 0, 2, 3, 4 respectively. Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-03-31
Tested in 7.1 using Special K.

[1] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/1430680/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1430680) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1430680/.

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

[6] The app ID (1430680) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[3] Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-03-31
The value of r.MaxAnisotropy. Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.

[4] Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-03-31
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing is always 2. The value of r.PostProcessAAQuality changes to 0, 2, 3, 4 respectively. Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.

[5] Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-03-31
Tested in 7.1 using Special K.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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Developers

	ACE Team
Publishers
	Nacon
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	March 9, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	69
OpenCritic	71
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Exploration, RPG
Sports	Martial arts
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Zeno Clash