BattleBlock Theater
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The Behemoth |
| Windows |
May 15, 2014 |
| Linux |
May 15, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) |
June 18, 2015 |
| Metacritic |
85 |
| OpenCritic |
87 |
| IGDB |
89 |
| Modes |
Multiplayer |
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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.
Key points
- Some features are not available offline.[1]
General information
- Official wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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| Steam |
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- All versions require Steam DRM.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System |
Native |
Notes |
| Steam Cloud |
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It is impossible to disable Steam Cloud for this game, as all items are stored in your Steam inventory. |
Video
Input
In-game key map settings.
Gamepad layout for the game.
Audio
In-game voice chat settings.
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX, Quips, Chat. |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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Only cutscenes, narrations aren't subtitled. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Simplified Chinese |
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| Traditional Chinese |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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| Korean |
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| Brazilian Portuguese |
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| Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
| Local play |
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4 |
Co-op, Versus
2-player co-op. Separate levels from single player. |
| LAN play |
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| Online play |
| 4 |
Co-op, Versus
Can feature 2 local players. 2-player co-op. Separate levels from single player. |
Connection types
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Issues fixed
Joining friends game forces to use keyboard
Game is designed to use input device you are using and locks to it outside main menu. When joining friends game via Steam overlay and clicking invitation game locks itself to keyboard and you have to return to main menu to change back to controller.
Workaround for this is to start Steam in Big Picture Mode so you can select invitation with controller. You may also try to join friends game via matchmaking.
Linux version crashes on startup when using mesa
The fix was posted on the Steam Community forums, consists of using an hex editor and replacing 6 bytes starting at offset 0x24F2BE with 0x90 (NOP Instruction).
A binary patch with this change applied can be found here, you need bspatch to apply it.
bspatch [original_executable] [patched_executable_to_create] [provided_patch_file]
mv [patched_executable_created] [original_executable]
Other information
- Players can use their own images as character face. Images must be PNG format, be 128x128px size and put in folder
<path-to-game>/GameData/UserFaces/. Images can have alpha channel to make them partly transparent in-game. Maximum amount of files is 60.
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9 |
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| OpenGL |
2.0 |
Linux only. |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
| Linux | |
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[citation needed] |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Input |
SDL2 |
Linux only. |
| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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| Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM |
| Linux |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
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| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.3 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM |
References
- ↑ WARNING to all OFFLINE players :: BattleBlock Theater General Discussion - last accessed on 2022-11-24
- "- You CAN collect gems and yarn. However, YARN will save to your inventory right away, but GEMS will not. Gems will sync up when you go online.
- You CANNOT purchase Prisoners while offline. The Prisoner vending machine will not work.
- You CANNOT purchase Weapons while offline. The guards will not take your yarn.
- You CANNOT trade in-game (since you cannot trade with local players in-general)."
