Blacksad: Under the Skin
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| Developers | |
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| Péndulo Studios | |
| YS Interactive | |
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| 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 |
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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 | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
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| Steam | |
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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
Video Basic Settings
| 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.
Video Advanced Settings 1
Video Advanced Settings 2
Input
Controls Advanced Settings 1
Controls Advanced Settings 2
| 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 |
Keyboard Key Bindings
Microsoft Xbox One Controller Key Bindings
Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 Controller Key Bindings
Audio
Audio Settings
Language Basic Settings
| 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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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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| 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 |
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- 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.