Astebreed

Astebreed

Developers
	Edelweiss
Publishers
	Playism
Release dates
Windows	December 31, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view, Third-person, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Shooter
Vehicles	Flight, Robot, Space flight
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Sci-fi

Key points

A controller is highly recommended.

As of October 30, 2017, the overseas release of this game has been upgraded to Astebreed: Definitive Edition, featuring several improvements from the PlayStation 4 version.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original Comiket 83 release, bundled with CD soundtrack.
GOG.com		Definitive Edition. Bundled with the prototype of Astebreed.
Humble Store		Definitive Edition.
Steam		Definitive Edition. Can be played without Steam running.
Publisher website (unavailable)		Definitive Edition.

Version differences

Definitive Edition is an updated version of the game that backports many enhancements from the PlayStation 4 version, such as improved graphics, revised controller support, rebalanced difficulty, and new content previously exclusive to that version.

All previous owners of the overseas release of Astebreed receives Definitive Edition free of charge.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\config.json
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283680/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\system.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283680/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use Astebreed Tweaker for custom/unlisted resolutions.
Multi-monitor			Use Astebreed Tweaker.
Ultra-widescreen			Use Astebreed Tweaker.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Hold Ctrl when starting the game to open in windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Unknown amount.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and SMAA low or ultra.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Game speed is bound to frame rate. Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS if needed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Key rebinding and input settings.

First time launch question which requires keyboard or mouse to proceed.

Controller is highly recommended. For example, Esc is quit instead of cancel/back which is X by default, which is Button 1 in-game.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Limited to Z, X, C, V, A, S, D, F, Q, W, E, and R keys (pre-Definitive Edition update or Original Mode). Use Astebreed Tweaker for custom key mappings.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput and XInput are supported.
Full controller support		A first time pop-up prompts players whether to launch the game either in windowed or fullscreen. Afterwards, the pop-up will no longer occur. This pop-up was removed entirely after the Definitive Edition update.
Controller remapping		Certain controllers may need manually assign the axis of the right analog stick for Definitive Edition's Arranged Mode.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		XInput controller support has been improved after the Definitive Edition update, however when used wirelessly without Steam's Xbox configuration, the game assumes the controller is DirectInput.
Xbox button prompts		Xbox One variant.
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Native DualShock 4 support was added after the Definitive Edition update, however, it only works properly when connected via USB.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Wired V1 and V2.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts		Generic prompts are shown for other controllers.

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, effects, voice and environmental.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		See Mute on focus lost.
Royalty free audio

Language selection.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background

Install Special K by following the Unofficial Special K Guide. 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\Astebreed.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used. Change Borderless=false to Borderless=true under [Window.System]. Change MuteInBackground=false to MuteInBackground=true. Notes You may need to change the graphical preset to fix the gamma on every launch.

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 refresh rate with Astebreed Tweaker
Download and run Astebreed Tweaker. Select Astebreed.exe in the installation folder. Type in the desired Refresh rate value and save. Notes Exceeding 60 FPS increases the game speed. See Frame rate capping.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	874 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 3.0 support
Other	Controller recommended