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Death's Gambit

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Death's Gambit
Death's Gambit cover
Developers
White Rabbit
Publishers
Adult Swim Games
Engines
GameMaker
Release dates
Windows August 14, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 71
OpenCritic 70
IGDB 67
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Metroidvania, RPG
Themes Fantasy
Death's Gambit on HowLongToBeat
Death's Gambit on IGDB
Death's Gambit on MobyGames
Death's Gambit on Wikipedia

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Windows
Humble Store
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Windows
Steam
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Windows

Version differences

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is an enhanced version that add new content to experience on top of the original game, including 10 new levels, over 30 weapons, 5 new bosses, mechanical overhauls, and more. It was released as a free update on September 30, 2021.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Ashes of Vados
Windows

Game data

In-game other settings.
In-game other settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\deathsgambit397\deaths_gambit_system_options\system_options.sav
%LOCALAPPDATA%\deathsgambit397\deaths_gambit*\options.sav
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\CartoonInteractiveGroupIn.DeathsGambit_6c1aaymwt3dwm\LocalCache\Local\deathsgambit397\deaths_gambit_system_options\system_options.sav
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\CartoonInteractiveGroupIn.DeathsGambit_6c1aaymwt3dwm\LocalCache\Local\deathsgambit397\deaths_gambit*\options.sav
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/356650/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\deathsgambit397\deaths_gambit*\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/356650/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Cloud saves are enabled but do not sync.[1]
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video and audio settings.
In-game video and audio settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Can be overriden with custom values in the [Display] section of system_options.sav
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Defaults to max 2560x1440 when editing the system_options.sav
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game keyboard and mouse settings.
In-game keyboard and mouse settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad settings.

Audio

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

Localizations

In-game language selection.
In-game language selection.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Heavy stuttering and lag with GSync monitors

On a Gsync monitor, you could experience extreme stuttering and lag
Fix refresh rate
  1. Open Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Click on "Manage 3D settings" in the 3D Settings tab, on the left side.
  3. Click on "Program Settings" in the window on the right.
  4. Click on "Add", and search for Death's Gambit in the list of recent programs. If you can't find it in that window, search for the exe file, called deathsgambit397.exe in the game folder (steamapps/common/Death's Gambit). When you find the game, click on "Add Selected Program".
  5. Under "Specify the settings for this program", search for "Monitor Technology", change it to "Fixed Refresh". Apply and close Nvidia Control Panel.

Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.90 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
AMD Radeon HD 6450
DirectX 11 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/356650/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (356650) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-03-06