A Virus Named TOM

A Virus Named TOM

Developers
	Misfits Attic
macOS (OS X)	Ethan Lee
Linux	Ethan Lee
Engines
Windows	XNA
OS X, Linux	FNA
Release dates
Windows	August 1, 2012
macOS (OS X)	September 18, 2013
Linux	September 18, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Humble Store
Steam		Can be played without Steam running.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Winter Wonderland	Windows only.
Sountrack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\avnt\CircuitGameData\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/AVNT/CircuitGameData/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/AVNT/CircuitGameData/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Error logs are saved in this folder; for Windows the logs saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\aVirusNamedTom\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\avnt\CircuitGameData\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/AVNT/CircuitGameData/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/AVNT/CircuitGameData/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/207650/remote/

For Steam Cloud, the Windows save is named user.dat, and the OS X/Linux save is named user_sdl2.dat.

Windows save files work with the OS X and Linux versions of the game, but not vice versa.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			Gameplay is 1280x720 windowboxed.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See Engine:FNA for OS X and Linux configuration details.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Versus, Co-op Co-op-exclusive campaign.
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	500 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	DirectX 10 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8	10.7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	glibc 2.15+
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)