Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
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| Developers | |
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| Monochrome Paris | |
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| Hatinh Interactive | |
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| Unreal Engine 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 21, 2021 |
| Linux | December 6, 2021[2] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 73 |
| OpenCritic | 76 |
| IGDB | 75 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view, Side view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Detective/mystery, Victorian |
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Tandem: A Tale of Shadows is a singleplayer top-down view, side view and scrolling platform and puzzle game.
General information
- Official Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
DRM-free when a shortcut is made directly to the executable, with the -EpicPortal command appended to the Target URL.[3] If online, the game will ask to link with Epic Games via web browser, but this can be safely ignored. |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | None[4] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shadows\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini |
| Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shadows\Saved\SaveGames\ |
| Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Static aspect 16:9 | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Default fullscreen is borderless. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Level can be set in the configuration file. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | Can be enabled in the configuration file. | ||
| 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.
Input
Keybord mapping
Gamepad layout
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music and Effects. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Only in cutscenes. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | "For streamers, all 14 [soundtrack] titles are DMCA-safe and suitable for streaming and replay videos!" [5][6] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-7600K | Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
| System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT |
- The game also runs in Windows 7 SP1.[7]
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Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2.0[1]
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-25
- ↑ Steam :: Tandem: a tale of shadows :: Tandem: A Tale of Shadow - Linux Version Released - last accessed on 2023-12-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-10-26
- played for 10 minutes with no issues. All prompts to link EPic accounts can be dismissed if online.
- ↑ Steam - Tandem: a Tale of Shadows FAQ - last accessed on 2021-06-25
- "No, there will be no microtransactions."
- ↑ Tandem: A Tale of Shadows Soundtrack on GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-12-31
- ↑ Tandem: A Tale of Shadows Soundtrack on Steam - last accessed on 2023-12-31
- ↑ Verified by User:Quiet Bob on 2023-10-28
- Tested in Windows 7 Ultimate. The game displays an error message at launch, but it can be dismissed.