Apotheon

Apotheon

Developers
	Alientrap Games
macOS (OS X)	Ethan Lee
Linux	Ethan Lee
Engines
Windows	XNA
OS X, Linux	FNA
Release dates
Windows	February 3, 2015
macOS (OS X)	February 8, 2015
Linux	February 8, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	78
IGDB	85
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Classical, Fantasy
Series	Apotheon

Apotheon
Apotheon	2015
Apotheon Arena	2015

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Includes Capsized.[citation needed]
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Origin (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Content\Config-7.cfg
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Apotheon/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Apotheon/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/208750/remote/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Content\SavedGames\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Apotheon/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Apotheon/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/208750/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Advanced settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		No choice of 21:9 resolutions. For 21:9 with Vert- FOV, go to configuration file(s) location, search for and change Width and Height to the desired value.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 61 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Controller has to be disabled from settings if playing with mouse and keyboard.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput only on Windows. XInput and DirectInput for OS X and Linux.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		OS X and Linux only.
DualShock button prompts		DualShock prompts are only available on OS X and Linux.
Light bar support		Linux only. See DualShock 4 Light Bar.
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers		OS X and Linux only.
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts		DualShock prompts are only available on OS X and Linux.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Controller has to be disabled from settings if playing with mouse and keyboard.

DualShock 4 Light Bar

Apotheon for Linux supports the DualShock 4 light bar. The light bar will sync with the game's current color scheme.

To access this feature, refer to the FNA user documentation.

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus Co-op planned for future update.
LAN play
Online play		Planned for future update.

Issues unresolved

Crashing at start

The game may crash when starting a new campaign.

Corrupt save files

When trying to load a save you may get an error message saying "Error occurred. Hit 'continue' to keep playing. If this happens repeatedly, try restarting game or loading an older saved game".

Issues fixed

Windows

Black screen after alt-tabbing

Press Esc[citation needed]
Simply pressing Esc will resume the game. Notes Needs to be done every time you return to the game after alt-tabbing out.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7, 9

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

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	glibc 2.15+
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)