Glossary:PhysX

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PhysX

Developers
	Nvidia Corporation

PhysX is a middleware from Nvidia to enable complex physics effects and simulations, and have been used in various game engines such as Unreal Engine 3 (and onward), Unity, Gamebryo, and more. Games making exclusive use of PhysX and promoting it in partnership with Nvidia often featured additional physics effects such as extra particles (dust, smoke, debris) or advanced cloth simulation.

PhysX does not require hardware acceleration to run physics simulations, but hardware acceleration was typically required to achieve a playable framerate for the most demanding titles.

As of 2020 most games making use of PhysX run the physics effects exclusively on the CPU regardless of hardware, with hardware accelerated physics being limited to older games.

General information

List of games that support Nvidia PhysX

PhysX 5 CPU source on GitHub

System Software versions

These provide the PhysX runtime necessary for every pre-2.8.4 game, and the occasional title-specific update for those afterwards

There are two releases of the PhysX driver that should be installed:

NVIDIA PhysX System Software versions

Version	Release Date	Operating Systems	SDK versions	Supported Products	Notes
9.19.0218	2019.03.08	Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 8.1 32-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 10 64-bit, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows 10 32-bit, Windows 8 32-bit, Windows XP	2.7.1, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.3, 2.8.4, and above	all GeForce 9‑series, 100‑series to 900‑series GPUs, and the new 1000 series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory
9.13.0604	2013.07.18	Windows 7 64-bit, Windows XP, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 8.1 32-bit, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows 7 32-bit	2.7.0 and prior as well as 2.7.2	all GeForce 8-series, 9-series, 100-series, 200-series, 300-series, 400-series, 500-series, and 600-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory	These SDKs run on the CPU only

• NVIDIA PhysX System Software for games built on any runtime version that supports GPU acceleration
• PhysX Legacy System Software for all the others, generally found up to ~2008 (using version 2.7.2 or before 2.7.1)

If you are using an Nvidia graphics card the first package may be already included with the drivers.

PhysX v2.5.2 compatibility

The NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software does not include v2.5.2; this is known to affect Infernal and The Void but there may be other affected games.

Download missing DLLs[citation needed]
Install the NVIDIA PhysX System Software. Install the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software. Install the AGEIA PhysX Engine v2.5.2. The game should now start up and play.

Secondary PhysX card with an AMD/ATI video card

Nvidia only allows a secondary Nvidia card to be used for PhysX if the primary card is also an Nvidia card (or since 372.70, if any monitor is reported attached to it).

Windows 7 or Windows XP/Windows 2003 are required (Windows Vista will not work)

Install necessary files

Install the GeForce driver 256 package. If needed install the latest PSS. Use the Hybrid PhysX mod to patch all needed files and registry values automatically. Windows XP/Server 2003: Extend the display assigned to NVIDIA GPU. Or make sure it is extended already. Optional: Use command line files to set a desired configuration. Notes If you update PhysX System Software after using the mod, you should use it again to patch the updated PhysX files. It is safe to use the mod several times - all needed files will be patched only once. If you still have problems with fake displays and desktop extension, try to delete a fake display and create it again. To let the mod correctly patch all needed files on x64 versions of Windows XP/Windows 2003, install KB942589 hotfix first.

Issues fixed

"The program cannot start because PhysXLoader.dll is missing from your computer" error at launch

Install latest versions of the PhysX System Software

Games prefer private own libraries to system ones

This was originally a developer hack to quickly deploy early UE3 builds without using the PhysX redist. Some games eventually nerfed it by the time they shipped. Others included a removal mechanism that still left to be desired, while others just altogether assumed this was the proper way things were supposed to work in the first place.

Kill local hack

Open regedit Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AGEIA Technologies. Delete the enableLocalPhysXCore and EpicLocalDLLHack binary data values On Windows Vista and newer also run from an elevated command prompt: reg flags "HKLM\SOFTWARE\AGEIA Technologies" set DONT_VIRTUALIZE /reg:32 Notes If the game needs to be run as administrator (or the user account runs with admin privileges always enabled), also see Shoddy coded applications mess system-wide registry setting.

Delete/move/rename PhysXCore.dll, usually found in game executable directory

List of PhysX titles

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Game	Series	Developer	Publisher	First release	Available on
2000:1: A Space Felony		National Insecurities	Humble Bundle, National Insecurities	July 7, 2017
3 out of 10	3 out of 10	Terrible Posture Games		August 6, 2020
3on3 FreeStyle	Freestyle	Joycity		October 16, 2017
3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound		Joycity		July 15, 2020
6 Seasons and a Game		The Human Beings	Moto Studios	January 9, 2021
7554: Glorious Memories Revived		Emobi Games		December 16, 2011
77p egg: Eggwife		77p Studios	Hyperstrange	September 18, 2023
A Glider's Journey		Emma Franklin, Charlie Marshall	Emma Franklin	September 27, 2019
A Story about My Uncle		Gone North Games	Coffee Stain Studios	May 28, 2014
A Way Out		Hazelight	Electronic Arts	March 23, 2018
A Year of Rain		Daedalic Entertainment		March 13, 2020
Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy		Curious Fate	Akupara Games	September 15, 2022
Abyss Odyssey		ACE Team	Atlus	July 15, 2014
Abzû		Giant Squid Studios	505 Games	August 2, 2016
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown	Ace Combat	Project Aces	Bandai Namco Entertainment	January 31, 2019
Adam's Venture Chronicles	Adam's Venture	Vertigo Games	SOEDESCO Publishing	August 3, 2015
Adrenalin 2: Rush Hour	Adrenalin	Gaijin Entertainment	1C Company	May 18, 2007
AEW Fight Forever		Yuke's	THQ Nordic	June 29, 2023
After Us		Piccolo	Private Division	May 23, 2023
Afterfall Reconquest Episode I	Afterfall	Intoxicate Studios	Nicolas Entertainment Group	February 19, 2015
Afterfall: InSanity	Afterfall	Intoxicate Studios	Nicolas Entertainment Group	November 25, 2011
Afterlife VR		Split Light Studio	Split Light Studio, Immanitas Entertainment
Agricultural Simulator 2011	Agricultural Simulator	United Independent Entertainment, Actalogic	Libredia	October 9, 2010
Agricultural Simulator 2012	Agricultural Simulator	Actalogic	United Independent Entertainment, TopCD	November 25, 2011
Agricultural Simulator 2013	Agricultural Simulator	Actalogic	United Independent Entertainment, TopCD	November 16, 2012
Agricultural Simulator: Historical Farming	Agricultural Simulator	Actalogic	United Independent Entertainment, TopCD	May 25, 2012
Aker Fern		Chaos Group Games	Chaos Group Games	May 31, 2020
Alan Wake II	Alan Wake	Remedy Entertainment	Epic Games Publishing	October 27, 2023
Alchemy Garden		MadSushi		December 13, 2022
Alice: Madness Returns	American McGee's Alice	Spicy Horse	Electronic Arts	June 14, 2011
Aliens: Colonial Marines	Alien	Gearbox Software, Demiurge Studios, Nerve Software, TimeGate Studios	Sega, 1C-SoftClub	February 12, 2013
Aliens: Dark Descent	Alien	Tindalos Interactive	Focus Entertainment	June 20, 2023
Aliens: Fireteam Elite	Alien	Cold Iron Studios	Focus Home Interactive	August 24, 2021
Alone in the Dark (2024)	Alone in the Dark	Pieces Interactive	THQ Nordic	March 20, 2024
Alpha Prime		Black Element Software	IDEA Games, Meridian4, Bohemia Interactive	December 21, 2006
Alpha Protocol		Obsidian Entertainment	Sega	May 28, 2010
America's Army 3	America's Army	U.S. Army	U.S. Army	June 17, 2009
America's Army: Proving Grounds	America's Army	U.S. Army	U.S. Army	October 1, 2015
Amid Evil VR	Amid Evil	Indefatigable, Andre Elijah Immersive	New Blood Interactive	April 20, 2023
Ancestors Legacy		Destructive Creations	1C Entertainment, Fulqrum Publishing	May 22, 2018
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey		Panache Digital Games	Private Division	August 27, 2019
Antichamber		Alexander Bruce		January 31, 2013
Apocalypse: Legacy Edition		Harley Game Studios	Harley GW Dolton	October 18, 2018
Aquanox: Deep Descent	AquaNox	Digital Arrow	THQ Nordic	October 16, 2020
Arcadegeddon		IllFonic		July 5, 2022
Arcania: Fall of Setarrif	Gothic	Spellbound Entertainment	Nordic Games, THQ Nordic	October 24, 2011
Arcania: Gothic 4	Gothic	Spellbound Entertainment	JoWood Productions, Nordic Games, THQ Nordic	October 12, 2010
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2022)	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Massive Miniteam	HandyGames	August 23, 2022
Arise: A Simple Story		Piccolo	Piccolo, Untold Tales	December 3, 2019
ARK: Survival Evolved	ARK	Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement, Abstraction Games	Studio Wildcard	August 29, 2017
ARK: Survival of the Fittest	ARK	Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement	Studio Wildcard	August 29, 2017
Ashen		A44	Annapurna Interactive	December 7, 2018
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars		Acme Gamestudio	tinyBuild	October 11, 2022
Astro Colony	PCGW Templates	Terad Games
Astroneer		System Era Softworks		February 6, 2019
Asylum		Senscape
Atomic Heart		Mundfish	Focus Entertainment, Astrum Entertainment, 4Divinity	February 20, 2023
Auto Chess		Dragonest		October 29, 2020
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance	Avatar	Bamtang Games	GameMill Entertainment	September 22, 2023
Axiom Soccer		Earthbound Games
Aztlan Uncovered		Slappy		July 28, 2022
Back 4 Blood		Turtle Rock Studios	Warner Bros. Games	October 12, 2021
Balan Wonderworld		Arzest, Balan Company	Square Enix	March 26, 2021
Bang Bang Racing		Digital Reality, Playbox	Kalypso Media	June 8, 2012
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles		Exit Plan Games	Untold Tales, CouchPlay Interactive	October 5, 2023
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden		Don't Nod	Focus Entertainment	February 13, 2024
Batman: Arkham Asylum	Batman: Arkham	Rocksteady Studios	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Eidos Interactive, Square Enix, Feral Interactive, Noviy Disk	September 15, 2009
Batman: Arkham City	Batman: Arkham	Rocksteady Studios	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Feral Interactive, 1C-SoftClub	November 22, 2011
Batman: Arkham Knight	Batman: Arkham	Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Games Montreal	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	June 23, 2015
Batman: Arkham Origins	Batman: Arkham	Warner Bros. Games Montreal, Splash Damage	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 1C-SoftClub	October 25, 2013
Battle Breakers		Epic Games		November 13, 2019
Battleborn		Gearbox Software	2K Games	May 3, 2016
Bee Simulator		Varsav Game Studios	Bigben Interactive	November 14, 2019
Beowulf		Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Tiwak	Ubisoft	November 13, 2007
Between Two Castles - Digital Edition		Daisu Games		November 15, 2019
Bionic Commando (2009)	Bionic Commando	GRIN	Capcom, 1C Company	July 28, 2009
Bionic Commando Rearmed	Bionic Commando	GRIN	Capcom	August 14, 2008
BioShock Infinite	BioShock	Irrational Games, 2K Australia, Iron Galaxy Studios	2K Games, Aspyr Media, 1C-SoftClub	March 26, 2013
Blacklight: Retribution	Blacklight	Zombie Studios, Hardsuit Labs	Perfect World Entertainment, Hardsuit Labs	April 3, 2012
Blacklight: Tango Down	Blacklight	Zombie Studios	Ignition Entertainment	July 14, 2010
Blacktail		The Parasight	Focus Entertainment	December 15, 2022
Blair Witch	Blair Witch	Bloober Team	Lionsgate Games	August 30, 2019
Blazing Sails: Pirate Battle Royale		Get Up Games	Iceberg Interactive	November 13, 2023
Bleak Faith: Forsaken		Archangel Studios		March 10, 2023
Bleeding Edge		Ninja Theory	Xbox Game Studios	March 24, 2020
Blood Bowl 3	Blood Bowl	Cyanide Studio	Nacon	February 23, 2023
Blood Knights		Deck13 Interactive	Kalypso Media	November 13, 2013
BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites	BloodRayne	WayForward Technologies	Ziggurat Interactive	September 9, 2021
BloodRayne: Betrayal	BloodRayne	WayForward Technologies	Ziggurat Interactive	April 30, 2014
Bloodsports.TV		Toadman Interactive, Fatshark	Fatshark	March 30, 2015
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	Bloodstained	ArtPlay, DICO, Disruptive Games, WayForward Technologies	505 Games	June 18, 2019
Bombshell	Bombshell	Interceptor Entertainment	3D Realms	January 29, 2016
Borderlands	Borderlands	Gearbox Software, Demiurge Studios, Shadows in Darkness, Darkside Games	2K Games, Feral Interactive	October 26, 2009
Borderlands 2	Borderlands	Gearbox Software	2K Games, Aspyr Media	September 18, 2012
Borderlands 2 VR	Borderlands	Gearbox Software	2K Games	October 22, 2019
Borderlands 3	Borderlands	Gearbox Software	2K Games	September 13, 2019
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel	Borderlands	2K Australia, Gearbox Software	2K Games, Aspyr Media	October 14, 2014
Bound by Flame		Spiders	Focus Home Interactive	May 9, 2014
Boundary (2023)		Studio Surgical Scalpels	Skystone Games, Huya Games
Box: The Game		Heekdevelopment		January 16, 2019
BPM: Bullets per Minute		Awe Interactive		September 15, 2020
Bravely Default II		Claytechworks, Square Enix	Square Enix	September 2, 2021
Breathedge	Breathedge	RedRuins Softworks	HypeTrain Digital, RedRuins Softworks	February 25, 2021
Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator		Auroch Digital	Fireshine Games	September 29, 2022
Brickadia		Brickadia, LLC
Bright Memory	Bright Memory	FYQD-Studio	FYQD-Studio, AGM PLAYISM	March 25, 2020
Bright Memory: Infinite	Bright Memory	FYQD-Studio	FYQD-Studio, AGM PLAYISM	November 12, 2021
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway	Brothers in Arms	Gearbox Software	Ubisoft	October 7, 2008
Bugsnax		Young Horses		November 12, 2020
Builders of Egypt		Strategy Labs	PlayWay, CreativeForge Games
Bullet Witch		Cavia	XSEED, Marvelous	April 25, 2018
Bulletstorm	Bulletstorm	People Can Fly, Epic Games	Electronic Arts	February 22, 2011
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition	Bulletstorm	People Can Fly	Gearbox Publishing	April 7, 2017
Burning Daylight		Burning Daylight Team		April 19, 2019
Bus Simulator 18	Bus Simulator	stillalive studios	astragon Entertainment	June 13, 2018
Bus Simulator 2012	Bus Simulator	TML-Studios	astragon Entertainment, TopCD	February 23, 2012
Call of Cthulhu	Call of Cthulhu	Cyanide Studio	Focus Home Interactive	October 30, 2018
Call of the Sea		Out of the Blue	Raw Fury	December 8, 2020
Carnal Instinct		Team Carnal Instinct
Cartel Tycoon		Moon Moose	tinyBuild	July 26, 2022
Cassiodora		Void Studios	Plug In Digital	December 15, 2022
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2	Castlevania	MercurySteam	Konami	February 25, 2014
Cellfactor: Revolution	Cellfactor	Artificial Studios, Inc., Timeline Interactive, Immersion Software & Graphics Ltda.	AGEIA Technologies, Inc.	May 8, 2007
Century: Age of Ashes		Playwing		December 2, 2021
CHAZE!		BOMBZ		September 20, 2017
Chex Quest HD	Chex Quest	Team Chex Quest HD, Flight School Studio	General Mills	May 18, 2020
Chimeraland		Pixel soft	Level Infinite	July 14, 2022
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	Chivalry	Torn Banner Studios		October 16, 2012
Choo-Choo Charles		Two Star Games		December 9, 2022
Chronos: Before the Ashes	Chronos	Gunfire Games, THQ Nordic	THQ Nordic	December 1, 2020
Citadel: Forged with Fire		Blue Isle Studios, Virtual Basement, Abstraction	Blue Isle Studios	November 1, 2019
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos	Zeno Clash	ACE Team	Nacon	March 9, 2023
Clive Barker's Jericho	Clive Barker	MercurySteam, Alchemic Productions	Codemasters, PlayON	October 23, 2007
Close to the Sun		Storm in a Teacup	Wired Productions	May 2, 2019
Cloudbuilt	Cloudbuilt	Coilworks	Rising Star Games	March 20, 2014
Comanche	Comanche	NUKKLEAR, Ashborne Games	THQ Nordic	August 26, 2021
Conarium		Zoetrope Interactive	Iceberg Interactive	June 6, 2017
Consortium Remastered	Consortium	Interdimensional Games
Control	Control	Remedy Entertainment, Mi'pu'mi Games, General Arcade	505 Games	August 27, 2019
Coral Island		Stairway Games	Humble Games	November 14, 2023
Corporate America		Sam DeMinico		November 22, 2019
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time	Crash Bandicoot	Toys for Bob, Beenox, Activision Shanghai, Heavy Iron Studios, Iron Galaxy Studios	Activision	March 26, 2021
Crash Landing		Claws of Lorek	Strategy First	February 4, 2016
Crazy Machines 2	Crazy Machines	Fakt Software	Viva Media	June 20, 2008
Crazy Machines 3	Crazy Machines	Fakt Software	Daedalic Entertainment	October 18, 2016
Creature in the Well		Flight School Studio, MWM Interactive	Flight School Studio	September 6, 2019
Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey		oddbreeze		April 8, 2020
Crey		Crey Games
Crimson Snow		Steppe Hare Studio		December 7, 2022
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion	Final Fantasy	Tose, Square Enix	Square Enix	December 13, 2022
Crookz - The Big Heist		Skilltree Studios	Kalypso Media	August 25, 2015
CROWZ		ROYALCROW	THUMBAGE	June 28, 2022
Crucible		Relentless Studios	Amazon Game Studios
Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come		NeocoreGames	Buka Entertainment, V.2 Play, NeocoreGames, Paradox Interactive	June 19, 2008
Crymachina		Aquria, FuRyu Corporation	NIS America	October 24, 2023
Cryostasis		Action Forms	1C Company, Aspyr Media, 505 Games, Zoo Corporation	February 27, 2009
Cyberpunk 2077		CD Projekt Red	CD Projekt	December 10, 2020
D Series Off Road Racing Simulation		devotid Media		May 19, 2015
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die		Access Games	AGM PLAYISM	June 5, 2015
Dakar 18	Dakar Rally	Bigmoon Entertainment	Deep Silver	September 25, 2018
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals	Dark Deception	Glowstick Entertainment		November 2, 2020
Dark Raid		Vector Games		June 3, 2014
Dark Void	Dark Void	Airtight Games	Capcom	January 19, 2010
Darkest of Days		8monkey Labs	Phantom EFX, Virtual Programming	September 8, 2009
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage	Darkness Within	Zoetrope Interactive	Iceberg Interactive	May 28, 2010
Darksiders Genesis	Darksiders	Airship Syndicate	THQ Nordic, Buka Entertainment	December 5, 2019
Darksiders III	Darksiders	Gunfire Games	THQ Nordic, Buka Entertainment	November 27, 2018
Darkspore	Spore	Maxis	Electronic Arts	April 26, 2011
Dauntless		Phoenix Labs		September 26, 2019
Daymare: 1998	Daymare	Invader Studios	Destructive Creations, All in! Games	September 17, 2019
Days of War		Driven Arts	Graffiti Games	January 30, 2020
Dead by Daylight	Dead by Daylight	Behaviour Interactive	Starbreeze Studios, Behaviour Interactive	June 14, 2016
Dead Containment		Grump Dog Games
Deadlight	Deadlight	Tequila Works	Microsoft Studios	October 25, 2012
Deadlight: Director's Cut	Deadlight	Tequila Works, Abstraction Games	Deep Silver	June 21, 2016
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	Deadly Premonition	Access Games, Corecell Technology, Gevo Entertainment	Rising Star Games	October 31, 2013
Deadpool	X-Men	High Moon Studios	Activision, Noviy Disk	June 25, 2013
Deathtrap		NeocoreGames		February 4, 2015
Deathverse: Let It Die	Let It Die	Supertrick Games	GungHo Online Entertainment	October 4, 2022
Deep Rock Galactic	Deep Rock Galactic	Ghost Ship Games	Coffee Stain Studios	May 13, 2020
Default Unreal Physics and Assets AKA DUPA Project		Karol Mirowski	BPP	November 11, 2020
Defenders of Ardania	Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim	Most Wanted Entertainment	Paradox Interactive	March 14, 2012
Deliver Us Mars	Deliver Us Universe	KeokeN Interactive	Frontier Foundry	February 2, 2023
Deliver Us the Moon	Deliver Us Universe	KeokeN Interactive	Wired Productions	October 10, 2019
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles		CyberConnect2	Sega	October 15, 2021
Demonicon	The Dark Eye	Noumena Studios	Kalypso Media	October 24, 2013
Depth		Digital Confectioners		November 3, 2014
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	Deus Ex	Eidos-Montréal, General Arcade	Square Enix, Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive	August 23, 2016
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - VR Experience	Deus Ex	Eidos-Montréal	Square Enix, Eidos-Montréal	January 24, 2017
Dev Guy		Daniel Jonathan Bourke	Project Tranquil	May 20, 2015
Devolverland Expo		Flying Wild Hog	Devolver Digital	July 11, 2020
Die Young	Die Young	IndieGala		September 12, 2019
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories		Granzella Inc.	NIS America	April 7, 2020
Dishonored	Dishonored	Arkane Studios	Bethesda Softworks	October 9, 2012
Disintegration		V1 Interactive	Private Division	June 16, 2020
Divine Knockout		Red Beard Games, Titan Forge Games	Hi-Rez Studios	December 6, 2022
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition	Divinity	Larian Studios		August 31, 2018
DmC: Devil May Cry	Devil May Cry	Ninja Theory	Capcom, 1C-SoftClub	January 25, 2013
DNF Duel	Dungeon Fighter	Arc System Works, Eighting, Neople	Neople, Nexon	June 28, 2022
Dodge It! 2		samuel crevier		January 28, 2022

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