Big Pharma
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| Developers | |
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| Twice Circled | |
| Publishers | |
| Positech Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 27, 2015 |
| macOS (OS X) | August 27, 2015 |
| Linux | August 27, 2015 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 72 |
| OpenCritic | 64 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Genres | Puzzle, Business, Simulation |
| Themes | Healthcare |
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General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Marketing and Malpractice | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Big Pharma\Saves\global.data |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Big Pharma/Saves/global.data |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Big Pharma/Saves/global.data |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
- An official clean
global.datafor troubleshooting is available here.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Big Pharma\Saves |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Big Pharma/Saves |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Big Pharma/Saves |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | Sync is not cross-platform. |
Video
In-game general settings.
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | [2] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
In-game input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Factory, GUI, Music, Announcer | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Black screen on game exit
| Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 7[3] |
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Random crashes
| Disable processor overclocking software[3] |
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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) | Switched from 32- to 64-bit with patch 1.08.12.[2][4] | ||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, 7, 8, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz dual-core | 2 GHz quad-core |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 600 series DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 700 series |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | 2 GHz Quad Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 600 series | Nvidia GeForce 700 series |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | 2 GHz Quad Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 600 series | Nvidia GeForce 700 series |
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-01-27
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Big Pharma :: Patch v1.08.06 - last accessed on 2019-08-23
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Big Pharma - Technical Support FAQ :: Big Pharma General Discussions
- ↑ Patch v1.08.12 - Steam Community :: Big Pharma :: Events - last accessed on 2019-10-12
- "Switch OSX version to 64bit-only rather than universal (32+64bit) to avoid warning on OSX Catalina."