Blacksad: Under the Skin
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Developers | |
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Péndulo Studios | |
YS Interactive | |
Publishers | |
Microïds | |
Engines | |
Unity 2018[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 14, 2019 |
macOS (OS X) | November 14, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 65 |
OpenCritic | 62 |
IGDB | 66 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Quick time events |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Contemporary, Detective/mystery, Fantasy, North America |
Blacksad: Under the Skin is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure and quick time events game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | ||||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PenduloStudios\Blacksad\ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\PenduloStudios\Blacksad\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1003890/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\PenduloStudios\Blacksad\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1003890/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Supports 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Disabled as of update 1.02.[2] Use this mod for Hor+ gameplay. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Options to choose are Low, Normal, and High. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA only, options to choose are 2x, 4x, 8x, and None. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabling Vsync is possible as of update 1.0.3.[3] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | [4][5] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Option "HDR" in Advanced Settings 2 page is only a graphics effect. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
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 | Game uses Keyboard or Controller only. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | Left & Right sticks sensitivity can be changed in Controls Advanced Settings 1. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [6] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers | [7] | |
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DualShock button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Connection modes | unknown |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [8] | |
Haptic feedback | The toggle can be found in Controls Advanced Settings 1. | |
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, FX, Voice. | |
Surround sound | 2.0 stereo.[9] | |
Subtitles | The toggle can be found in Language Basic Settings. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Input | InControl |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz | Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 DirectX 12 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.5f1[1]
- ↑ 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>/1003890/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1003890) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-16
- ↑ What happened to 24:9 resolutions? - last accessed on 2019-11-15
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-27
- Verified through the GOG version.
- ↑ Blacksad: Under the Skin - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-12-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-19
- Achieved over 160 FPS by disabling the game Vsync through Special K.
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-07
- Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-07
- Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-07
- Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2020-09-07
- Tested using Orban Loudness Meter.