Chrono Trigger

Chrono
Chrono Trigger	2018
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition	2022

Key points

Includes most of the previously exclusive content from earlier versions of the game.^{[Note 1]}

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Limited Edition	Exclusive to early purchasers. Promotion ended 30th April 2018.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Chrono Trigger\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/613830/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Chrono Trigger\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/613830/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

20 save slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 and 4:3 resolutions are available. Widescreen is both Hor+ and Vert-.^[1]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Fullscreen mode only.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Gamepad input settings.

Keyboard input settings.

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Keyboard needed to rename characters.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Digital input.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Spanish

The game uses the DS translation instead of the SNES translation.

Issues fixed

Game does not launch

Add a working libEGL.dll file to the game folder^[2]

Download this archive.
Right click on game in Steam library.
Click Local Files.
Click Browse local files...
Extract the downloaded archive to the folder that opens.

Notes

Creating an empty text file and renaming it to libEGL.dll also seems to work, although it will cause an error message on launch.

Game does not launch with Nvidia GPU (Game close immediately without any error message)

If you have Nvidia Gforce Experience, try turning off: "in game overlay" option. Click on the Settings icon (gear) on top right. Click "GENERAL" tab and turn off "IN-GAME OVERLAY" and exit.

Low FPS in-game

Videos play at full frame rate, but gameplay (including menus) runs very slowly.

Disable Steam Overlay^{[citation needed]}
`Right click` on game in Steam library. Click Properties. Uncheck Enable the Steam overlay while in-game, then press Close.

Bad frame-pacing

Videos play at full frame rate, but gameplay (including menus) runs very slowly.

Disable Steam Input
`Right click` on game in Steam library. Click Properties. Go to Controller. In Override for Chrono Trigger option select Disable Steam Input

Cap your fps to 60
Use Special K or RivaTuner Statistics Server to cap your fps to 60.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	4.6

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 530

Notes

↑ While most of the cutscenes from the PS1 version are included, two of them are missing. Similarly, while the game includes most of the exclusive content of the DS version, it lacks the Arena of Ages area as well.
↑ ^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>/613830/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (613830) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ResetEra: "The Steam version of Chrono Trigger received its fifth and final major update today", post #109 - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Steam Discussions - Fix for the game sync and game dont start.do this on your on own risk. - last accessed on 2018-12-15

[Note-1] While most of the cutscenes from the PS1 version are included, two of them are missing. Similarly, while the game includes most of the exclusive content of the DS version, it lacks the Arena of Ages area as well.

[Proton_path_note-2] 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>/613830/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (613830) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[3] ResetEra: "The Steam version of Chrono Trigger received its fifth and final major update today", post #109 - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[4] Steam Discussions - Fix for the game sync and game dont start.do this on your on own risk. - last accessed on 2018-12-15

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[Note 2]

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Developers

	Square Enix
Engines
	Cocos2d
Release dates
Windows	February 27, 2018
Reception
IGDB	91
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG, RPG
Vehicles	Flight
Art styles	Anime, Pixel art
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Chrono