Broforce
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Developers | |
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Free Lives | |
Publishers | |
Devolver Digital | |
Engines | |
Former | Unity 5[Note 1] |
Unity 2017[Note 2] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 15, 2015[3] |
macOS (OS X) | October 15, 2015[3] |
Linux | October 17, 2015[4] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
OpenCritic | 79 |
IGDB | 72 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform, Shooter |
Art styles | Pixel art |
Series | Broforce |
Broforce | |
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The Expendabros | 2014 |
Broforce | 2015 |
Broforce is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view platform and shooter game in the Broforce series.
On August 8, 2023 (August 9 for GOG.com), the game was updated with new content in the form of six playable "bros", new missions, challenge levels and bug fixes, and was retitled to Broforce Forever.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |||
Steam | Can be played without Steam; offline play only.[5] |
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\Options.xml[Note 3] |
Microsoft Store | <path-to-game>\Saves\Options.xml |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/Saves/Options.xml |
Linux | <path-to-game>/Saves/Options.xml |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\<user-id>.sav[Note 3] |
Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Free Lives\Broforce\Saves\progress.sav |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/Saves/progress.sav |
Linux | <path-to-game>/Saves/<user-id>.sav |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | 953 MB available, and functions[6] | |
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Vert- Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use the Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | No dedicated fullscreen. "Fullscreen" in-game is actually a borderless window. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabled by default. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. | ||
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
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
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 | Use X1nput[7] |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music can only be toggled in-game. Music volume can be edited in Options.xml |
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Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- There is no option to change language from the game menu. On Steam : Right click on the game icon > Properties > Language Tab
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
German | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
Italian | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
Japanese | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
Korean | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
Russian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish | Available since the 2018.4 Update |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Versus, Co-op |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 4 | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
OpenGL | 3 | OS X and Linux only. |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux | Both binaries are available in the game directory (Steam). |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7, 8, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible | |
Other | Gamepad |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6+ | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 3.1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible | |
Other | Gamepad |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04+ | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible | |
Other | Gamepad |
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 5.5.1f1[1]
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2017.4.7f1[2]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-12-02
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Broforce - The Ballad of Rambro [Music Video] - YouTube
- ↑ Broforce on Twitter: "The most freedomest game is now on the most freedomest OS - We've just set the Linux build of Broforce live! http://t.co/epdIa6zV9V" - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-07-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Acru on 2023-06-01
- ↑ Custom Xinput DLL with Impulse Trigger support on Xbox One Controllers - last accessed on May 2023