Tekken 8

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Tekken
Street Fighter X Tekken	2012
Tekken 7	2017
Tekken 8	2024

Tekken 8 is a singleplayer and multiplayer fighting game primary developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the eighth canon release and tenth overall entry in the Tekken series, chronologically taking place six months after Tekken 7.

It was released worldwide on January 26, 2024.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.

Version differences

Deluxe Edition includes the "Playable Character Year 1 Pass", and the "Character Costume: Gold Suit Pack".

Ultimate Edition includes all Deluxe Edition content as well as the "Avatar Costume: Classic TEKKEN T-Shirt Set" and the "Avatar Skins: Kazuya, Jin, and Jun" set.

Demo

A demo is available from Steam.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional playable characters, as well as several costumes and skins are available for purchase to be used in-game.
One-time game purchase	Tekken 8 requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Additional costumes can be purchased.
Unlock	Additional characters can be purchased.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deluxe Edition Upgrade Pack	Includes all additional content available in the "Deluxe Edition" for owners of the Standard Edition.
Ultimate Pack	Includes the Avatar Costumes and Avatar Skins that are exclusive to the "Ultimate Edition".
Character Costume: Gold Suit Pack	Contains 32 gold suits, one for each character. Included with "Deluxe Edition" and "Ultimate Edition".
Avatar Skin: Kinjin	Adds Kinjin from Tekken Revolution as an alternate skin for the Avatar. Included with "Deluxe Edition" and "Ultimate Edition".
Avatar Skin: Jin Kazama	Adds Jin Kazama as an alternate skin for the Avatar. Included with "Ultimate Edition".
Avatar Skin: Jun Kazama	Adds Jun Kazama as an alternate skin for the Avatar. Included with "Ultimate Edition".
Avatar Skin: Kazuya Mishima	Adds Kazuya Mishima as an alternate skin for the Avatar. Included with "Ultimate Edition".
Avatar Costume: Classic TEKKEN T-Shirt Set	Contains 32 T-Shirt designs for the Avatar based off of characters from previous Tekken games. Included with "Ultimate Edition".

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\TEKKEN 8\Saved\Config\Windows\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1778820/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\TEKKEN 8\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1778820/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Screen settings

Dynamic range settings (with HDR disabled)

Dynamic range settings (with HDR enabled)

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Limited to 16:9, 16:10 and 21:9 resolutions by default.
Multi-monitor		^[3]
Ultra-widescreen		FMVs and cutscenes in Arcade Quest are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio. When playing in a 32:9 aspect ratio, Vert- is applied to the main menu and gameplay is pillarboxed to a 21:9 aspect ratio by default.^[4] The Universal Unreal Engine 5 Unlocker can be used to achieve proper 32:9 ultrawide support in-game, removing pillarboxing in all instances outside of FMV cutscenes. However, Vert- will be applied in-game.^[5] UEVR works perfect with OpenXR in Native Stereo mode.
4K Ultra HD		^[6]
Field of view (FOV)		Use FOV Changer
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Referred to as "Texture Quality". Five presets are available: "Low" (off), "Medium" (2x), "High" (4x), and "Ultra" (8x).^[7]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA or TSR. Five presets are available: "Low" (off), "Medium" (2x), "High" (4x), and "Ultra" (6x).^[8]
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.1, TSR, FSR 1.0, FSR 2.0, XeSS 1.2
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Display framerate can be unlocked, see TekkenOverlay. The internal game logic is still caped at 60 FPS, animations are interpolated to match display FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Referred to as "Color Perception Type". Has a Color Filter and a Mask Filter with four types to choose from for each filter. Both filters have an option available to adjust the filter's strength with a slider. Mask Filter has an additional option to choose stage mask filter for extra clarity.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Color filter settings
Mask filter settings

Input

Button mapping settings (Keyboard Settings 1)

Gamepad settings (DualSense layout)

Avatar camera settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Two preset settings that can be rebound are available. Keybinds in "Button Mapping" are mapped to controller inputs.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Two types of camera controls are available. A slider is available for "Camera Speed" in "Options" > "Avatar Camera Settings". Limited to Tekken Fight Lounge and Arcade Quest.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		An option to invert "Vertical Camera Controls" is available in "Options" > "Avatar Camera Settings". Limited to Tekken Fight Lounge and Arcade Quest.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Three preset types are available. Controls can also be completely remapped to a custom layout.
Controller sensitivity		A slider is available for "Camera Speed" in "Options" > "Avatar Camera Settings". Limited to Tekken Fight Lounge and Arcade Quest.
Controller Y-axis inversion		An option to invert "Vertical Camera Controls" is available in "Options" > "Avatar Camera Settings". Limited to Tekken Fight Lounge and Arcade Quest.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Button prompts cannot be set manually and change depending on the detected input device.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts		Uses DualSense button prompts. Requires Steam Input to be disabled and to be plugged in via USB. Colored DualSense prompts can be forced using this mod
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Controller vibration can be toggled via "Options" > "Game Option Settings".
Digital movement supported		Character movement can be set to both D-pad and analog stick or D-pad only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard and button prompts change depending on the last registered input.^[9]

Gamepad settings (Xbox One layout)
Button mapping settings (Keyboard Settings 2)
Button mapping settings (DualSense layout)

Audio

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Master Volume, BGM, SFX, Voice, and Environmental Volume.
Surround sound		Plays up to 7.1.^[10]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

In the Tekken series, since Tekken 4 and last updated in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, certain characters speak their native languages. However, some characters speak in different languages due their story backgrounds.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				System Voice, English Arena Announcer, Character Episode Narrator, News Reporter, G Corporation Soldiers, Yggdrasil Soldiers (Chapter 10 only), UN Soldiers, Bryan, Leroy, Marshall Law, Nina, Paul, Raven, Steve, and Zafina. Previously in Tekken 6 Scenario Campaign cutscenes, Azazel spoke in English; Prior to Tekken Tournament 2, Eddy, Leo and Lili spoke in; Previously in Tekken 4, Lee, or rather his alter-ego, Violet (the latter also in Tag 2) spoke in English.
Arabic				Only Shaheen.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese				Only Feng.
French				Lili and Victor.
German				Leo and Niklas.
Italian				Only Claudio.
Japanese				Japanese Arena Announcer, Story Digest Narrator, Yggdrasil Soldiers (except Chapter 10), Alisa, Asuka, Jin, Jun, Kazuya, Lars, Lee, Reina, Xiaoyu, and Yoshimitsu.
Korean				Only Hwoarang.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Only Eddy.
Russian				Dragunov (doesn't speak in most games) and Russian News Reporter.
Spanish
Latin American Spanish				Only Azucena.
Thai

Network

General settings

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus
LAN play
Online play	100	Versus 1v1 matches in 100-player lounges in "Tekken Fight Lounge". Crossplay is available between all Platforms.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Uses Rollback Netcode.

Issues fixed

AI Upscaling and Screen Smoothing

Tekken 8 does not have an option to remove AI Upscaling or Screen Smoothing. Fortunately, Unreal Engine 5 has a lot of modifiable settings.

Edit Engine.ini
Go to the configuration file location. Make a backup of `Engine.ini`. Replace with the following file. Link here. (File Updated 12/2/2024, old file caused slowdown -- it used to fix slowdown in CBT/CNT) This file also contains different settings for Bloom, Motion Blur, and Anti-Aliasing. Please modify with a number from 0-3 as you see fit.

Unlock FPS + Minor fixes

Tekken 8 is locked to 60 FPS, TekkenOverlay unlocks and allows higher frame rate.

Unlock frame-cap
Download TekkenOverlay from the official repository. Extract the contents into a folder of your choice. Run `TekkenOverlay.exe`. Run the game. In the settings, enable "Unlock FPS".

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	SpeedTree
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Criware
Multiplayer	Diarkis

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6600K AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i7-7700K AMD Ryzen 5 2600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 GB^[11]	100 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon R9 380X 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

The above specifications are needed to play above 60 FPS.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1778820/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1778820) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Outsourcing Partial Development of the "TEKKEN" Series to ARIKA CO., LTD. - Bandai Namco Studios - last accessed on May 18, 2023
↑ Tekken 8: The Exclusive First Interview with Katsuhiro Harada - ‘A Turning Point’ - IGN - last accessed on 2023-02-05
"But it’s Tekken 8’s transition to Unreal Engine 5 that has Harada most excited."
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested on a multi-monitor setup.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game at several resolutions, including 2560x1080, 3840x1080, and 3840x1600.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 5 Unlocker at a resolution of 3840x1080 resolution. The Unlocker removed all previous instances of pillarboxing.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 5 Unlocker and checking the anisotropic filtering setting with the command r.MaxAnisotropy.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 5 Unlocker and checking the anti-aliasing setting with the commands sg.AntiAliasingQuality and r.AntiAliasingMethod. r.AntiAliasingMethod was set to 2, indicating that the game uses TAA.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by inputting a direction on my Xbox Series Controller and inputting another direction on my keyboard at the same time.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Actual install size is 86.89 GB.

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1778820/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1778820) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1778820/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1778820) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Outsourcing Partial Development of the "TEKKEN" Series to ARIKA CO., LTD. - Bandai Namco Studios - last accessed on May 18, 2023

[2] Tekken 8: The Exclusive First Interview with Katsuhiro Harada - ‘A Turning Point’ - IGN - last accessed on 2023-02-05
"But it’s Tekken 8’s transition to Unreal Engine 5 that has Harada most excited."

[4] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested on a multi-monitor setup.

[5] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game at several resolutions, including 2560x1080, 3840x1080, and 3840x1600.

[6] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 5 Unlocker at a resolution of 3840x1080 resolution. The Unlocker removed all previous instances of pillarboxing.

[7] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.

[8] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 5 Unlocker and checking the anisotropic filtering setting with the command r.MaxAnisotropy.

[9] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 5 Unlocker and checking the anti-aliasing setting with the commands sg.AntiAliasingQuality and r.AntiAliasingMethod. r.AntiAliasingMethod was set to 2, indicating that the game uses TAA.

[10] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested by inputting a direction on my Xbox Series Controller and inputting another direction on my keyboard at the same time.

[11] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.

[12] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-01-28
Actual install size is 86.89 GB.

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Developers

	Bandai Namco Studios
	Arika^[1]
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5^[2]
Release dates
Windows	January 26, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	92
OpenCritic	90
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC, One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Unlock
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Fighting
Sports	Volleyball
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Tekken