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Arid

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Arid
Arid cover
Developers
Sad Viscacha Studio
Publishers
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows June 29, 2021
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Exploration, Survival
Art styles Realistic
Themes Interwar, South America
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General information

Official Discord server for game series
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running.
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
Freeware Completely free to own.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Arid\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1463730/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Arid\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1463730/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings
Display settings
Graphic settings
Graphic settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vert-
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Vert-, increase FOV to compensate. Main menu background is static aspect 16:9. The loading screens are stretched from 16:9.[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
70-115°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Off, Low, Medium, High, Atacama
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
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

Mouse and keyboard settings
Mouse and keyboard settings
Controller settings
Controller settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
X axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
After using "Quit to title" main menu does not have selection until mouse is used.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
X axis can also be inverted.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
DualShock 4 controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Button prompts frequently switch between controller and keyboard/mouse.

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Effects, Music, Dialogue, UI
Surround sound
2.0 Stereo[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 5th gen
AMD Ryzen 5
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
AMD Radeon RX 570
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.25.4.0[1]
  2. 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>/1463730/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1463730) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-10-13
  2. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-10-13
    Tested at 2560x1080 and 2560x800 custom resolutions.
  3. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-10-13
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.