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Downfall

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This page is for the 2016 remake. For the original 2009 version, see Downfall (2009).

Downfall
Downfall cover
Developers
Harvester Games
Publishers
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Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows February 14, 2016
Linux February 15, 2016
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control, Menu-based
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Horror, Contemporary, Europe
Series Devil Came through Here, Downfall
Downfall on HowLongToBeat
Downfall on IGDB
Downfall on MobyGames
Devil Came through Here
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Downfall is a singleplayer side view and scrolling adventure game in the Devil Came through Here and Downfall series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for the Downfall series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM-free
Via Humble Widget. Option of Steam key for higher price.
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
The Linux version is unsupported, but is still included with the Windows copy.[2]
Windows
Linux
GamersGate (unavailable)
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
A demo is available from Steam.
All versions include the original game from 2009.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\acsetup.cfg[Note 2]
Steam %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Downfall (2016) Steam\acsetup.cfg
Linux <path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Downfall (2016)\
Steam %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Downfall (2016) Steam\agssave.*
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/Downfall (2016) Steam/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
A custom save game path can be set with winsetup.exe.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher settings
Launcher settings
In-game general settings
In-game general settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
800x600 (4:3) pixel perfect, static aspect, or stretched, depending on scaling option. Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set with winsetup.exe or toggle with Alt+ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 40 FPS. FMVs play at 25 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game keyboard controls
In-game keyboard controls

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No volume controls.
Surround sound
Stereo.[3]
Subtitles
Press T to toggle.
Closed captions
Subtitles include captions for nonverbal dialogue, such as hummed melodies.
General sound effects and music are not captioned.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
DirectDraw 5 Labeled Software renderer in winsetup.exe.
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon HD 4890
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
A 64-bit operating system is recommended.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  1. Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.4.1.11[1]
  2. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-06-28
  2. Steam discussion about the Linux version - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-07-05
    Tested with Orban Loudness Meter.