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Caves of Qud

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Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud cover
Developers
Freehold Games
Engines
Former Unity 2018[Note 1]
Unity 2020[Note 2]
Release dates
Windows Early access
macOS (OS X) Early access
Linux Early access
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Text-based
Controls Direct control, Text input
Genres Roguelike, Immersive sim
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
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General information

Official Discord server
Official wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Official website (unavailable)
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
An extended demo is available from the developers.

Game data

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Freehold Games\CavesOfQud\PlayerOptions.json
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.FreeholdGames.CavesOfQud/PlayerOptions.json
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3d/Freehold Games/CavesOfQud/PlayerOptions.json
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Freehold Games\CavesOfQud\Saves\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.FreeholdGames.CavesOfQud/Saves/
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3d/Freehold Games/CavesOfQud/Saves/
This location can be changed using the in-game command -savepath

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display options (from General Settings).
Display options (from General Settings).
Performance settings.
Performance settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Letterboxed 21:9.
Multi-monitor
Pillarboxed 21:9. At 16:3, some minor elements have Vert- Scaling.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 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

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Via launcher or in-game.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Uses Windows sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Use Enable Overlay User Interface Elements under Overlay UI settings to enable menu mouse input.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio options (from General Settings).
Audio options (from General Settings).

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input Rewired

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1, 10
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz, SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10, 11, 12 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.13
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz, SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Metal compatible AMD or Intel
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz, SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Vulkan compatible
OpenGL 3.2 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.4.2f1[1]
  2. Unity engine build: 2020.3.19f1[2]

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-07-11
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-06