AEW Fight Forever

AEW Fight Forever is a singleplayer and multiplayer wrestling game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ Nordic. It is the debut title on home consoles and PC from the second largest wrestling promotion in the United States, All Elite Wrestling.

The game was officially announced on November 10, 2020 and released on June 29, 2023.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
		Elite Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Elite Edition also available.
Humble Store		Elite Edition also available.
Steam		Elite Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Elite Edition includes the game, the Matt Hardy Pack and the season pass.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional playable wrestlers and minigames.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
FTR: Revival Pack
Hookhausen Very Handsome, Very Evil Pack
Limitless Bunny Bundle
Matt Hardy Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AEWFightForever\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1913210/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AEWFightForever\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1913210/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display and graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Labelled as Windowed Full Screen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Textures setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA. Off, Low, Medium, High settings available.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.3
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On/Off toggle.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Options for 60, 120, No Limit.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
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

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Via remapping. X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		D-pad and analog sticks movements can't be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See DualShock 4 and DualSense.
DualShock button prompts		Use this mod.
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Keyboard remapping
Controller remapping

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Master, Sound Effects, Crowd, Voices, Ring Announcements, Entrance & Victory Music, Menu Jukebox, Offline Game Jukebox, and Online Game Jukebox.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Some licensed songs can trigger copyright claims.^[2]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Network

The game asks for an optional Epic Games account to allow PC storefronts crossplay, but this option does not have any effect as the game is available only via Steam.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play	30	Versus, Co-op Up to 4 players for regular wrestling matches and minigames. Up to 30 players for the Stadium Stampede mode introduced with the 1.03 patch.^[3]

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	XAudio2, OGG Vorbis
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3550 AMD FX-8150	Intel Core i7-4790 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 580 Intel Arc A380 Graphics 6 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1913210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1913210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2023-06-28
↑ AEW Fight Forever - Pre-release FAQ and Release Times - last accessed on 2023-06-28
"Will the music in-game be streamable or is there a risk for CCs to receive copyright strikes?
Creators should avoid capturing/uploading/streaming content that includes the game intro trailer, road to elite trailer and below list of talents' licensed intro music:
Chris Jericho
Bryan Danielson
Orange Cassidy
Jungle Boy
CM Punk
The Hardys"
↑ AEW: Fight Forever Patch v1.03 and Stadium Stampede now live - Steam - last accessed on 2023-08-28

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1913210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1913210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Release_version-1] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2023-06-28

[4] AEW Fight Forever - Pre-release FAQ and Release Times - last accessed on 2023-06-28
"Will the music in-game be streamable or is there a risk for CCs to receive copyright strikes?
Creators should avoid capturing/uploading/streaming content that includes the game intro trailer, road to elite trailer and below list of talents' licensed intro music:
Chris Jericho
Bryan Danielson
Orange Cassidy
Jungle Boy
CM Punk
The Hardys"

[5] AEW: Fight Forever Patch v1.03 and Stadium Stampede now live - Steam - last accessed on 2023-08-28

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Developers

	Yuke's
Publishers
	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	June 29, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	65
IGDB	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Sports, Mini-games
Sports	Wrestling
Art styles	Realistic, Stylized
Themes	Contemporary