Anomaly 2

Anomaly 2

Developers
	11 bit studios
Engines
	Liquid
Release dates
Windows	May 15, 2013
macOS (OS X)	May 15, 2013
Linux	May 15, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	74
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	Anomaly

Anomaly
Anomaly Warzone Earth	2011
Anomaly Korea	2013
Anomaly 2	2013
Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign	2013
Anomaly Defenders	2014

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

The game features several progression-breaking bugs on Linux, making it entirely impossible to finish.

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		Also includes Android version
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)		OS X only.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\11bitstudios\Anomaly 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.Anomaly 2/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\11bitstudios\Anomaly 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.Anomaly 2/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/236730/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Resolution selection is problematic but the window is fully resizeable.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			Maximum resolution is limited by desktop resolution - if you want to play in 4K you must set 4K resolution on your desktop.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can't be disabled.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		2

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Anomaly 2.

Issues unresolved

Game freezes during loading (Linux)

The game freezes during mission loading, making certain missions impossible to start.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]

Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Anomaly 2.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz AMD Athlon Phenom II X4 3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS AMD Radeon HD 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz AMD Athlon Phenom II X4 3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS AMD Radeon HD 4000 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz AMD Athlon Phenom II X4 3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS AMD Radeon HD 4000 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB of VRAM