Digimon Survive

Digimon Survive

Developers
	HYDE, Inc.
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 2019
Release dates
Windows	July 28, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC, One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	First-person, Isometric
Controls	Menu-based, Point and select
Genres	JRPG, Tactical RPG, Visual novel
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy, Japan
Series	Digimon

Digimon
Digimon World	2002
Digimon Battle Online	2002
Digimon Masters Online	2009
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition	2019
Digimon Survive	2022
Digimon World: Next Order	2023

Digimon Survive is an isometric Tactical RPG first-person visual novel in the Digimon series, developed by HYDE and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Digimon Survive was formally announced on July 30, 2018 alongside a teaser trailer, promising a 2019 release. The following year, the opening animation sequence was shown off, revealing that the game was delayed to 2020. On October 15, 2020, producer Kazumasa Habu announced that the game was delayed again to 2021, due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The following year, it was announced that the game's release date would be moved to 2022 to "enhance the quality of the game". On April 20, 2022, the game was announced to be released on July 29.

The game was initially developed on a custom-made engine internally developed by Witchcraft. Development had to be scrapped and restarted from the ground up using Unity.

Digimon Survive was released on Steam on July 28, 2022. While the PC version was viewed favorably, it included a game-breaking bug that prevented players with certain video codecs installed from progressing past the opening animated cutscene. An update was released on August 8 that addressed this issue.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	An additional unit and several equipable items are available for purchase.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Month 1 Bonus Pack	Adds Guilmon to be used as an Trainable Unit, as well as an equipable item that recovers HP on every turn and grants a buff.
Extra Support Equipment Pack	Contains several equipable support items.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Digimon Survive has no microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc_\DIGIMON SURVIVE\Savedata\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/871980/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc_\DIGIMON SURVIVE\Savedata\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/871980/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display and graphics settings

Resolution settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Natively supports ultra-tall resolutions, such as 16:10.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		When using "Borderless", aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio. Ultrawide is possible when attempting to adjust the resolution to 2560x1440 or higher, however, Vert- is applied to visual novel segments and most menus.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Battle sequences only. Limited to three presets.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Options for FXAA and SMAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Plays at an uncapped framerate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

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

Input

Keyboard bindings

Gamepad settings (Xbox One layout)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Default controller button prompts, even when playing with KB/M.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		When playing with a keyboard and mouse with a gamepad connected, gamepad buttons will be shown, regardless of input.

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  Gamepad settings (DualShock 4 layout)

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  Gamepad settings (Nintendo Switch layout)

Audio

General settings (composite image showing all submenus)

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for BGM/Movie, Sound Effects, and Voice. Can be set in intervals of 10, from 0 - 100.
Surround sound		Stereo only.
Subtitles		Text boxes, accompanied with voice acting during key scenes, are utilized. Subtitles during opening FMV cutscene are forced on and cannot be disabled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Text language settings

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese				A Japanese language option, sourced from Japan's Nintendo Switch version, can be modded into the game. Gamebanana Link
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	AVPro Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-6300 AMD FX-4350	Intel Core i7-6700K AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 AMD Radeon HD 7850	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

A 64-bit operating system is required.