Back to the Future: The Game
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| Developers | |
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| Telltale Games | |
| Engines | |
| Telltale Tool | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 22, 2010 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 22, 2010 |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 68 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
| Controls | Direct control, Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | North America |
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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.
Back to the Future: The Game is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure game.
General information
- Telltale Community for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 1
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 2
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 3
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 4
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 5
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Includes all five episodes plus extra content. | |
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| GOG.com (unavailable) | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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- This game is no longer available digitally.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | The game has no microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Episode <episode number>\prefs.prop %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Back to the Future 104\prefs.prop |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/BacktotheFuture*/prefs.prop |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/31290/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Episode <episode number>\*.save %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Back to the Future 104\*.save |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/BacktotheFuture*/*.save |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/31290/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Windows episode folders are as follows:
Episode 1,Episode 2,Episode 3,Back to the Future 104,Episode 5 - macOS episode folders are as follows:
BacktotheFuture,BacktotheFuture102,BacktotheFuture103,BacktotheFuture104,BacktotheFuture105
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| 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) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Some actions, like a puzzle in Episode 3, require mouse input. | |
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Sound settings.
Subtitles settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Voice, SFX | |
| Surround sound | Stereo output only. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Russian | Fan translation by «Tolma4 Team». | |||
| Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Issues fixed
Game won't launch
| Unplug gamepads[citation needed] |
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Game crashes on graphics settings changes
| Disable MSI Afterburner[citation needed] |
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Game shows a blank screen when running in Fullscreen mode on Mac
| Switch to Windowed mode[citation needed] |
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VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Mods
30th Anniversary Edition Voice Acting Mod
- Replaces all the voice lines for Biff Tannen with the ones from the 30th Anniversary Edition of the game, which features voice acting by the original actor from the movie, Tom Wilson. The 30th Anniversary Edition was released in 2015 and is exclusive to consoles.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.7 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 512 MB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 8.1 compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 2.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 2.3 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/31290/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (31290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.