Shiver

Not to be confused with Shivers.

Shiver

Developers
	Kowai Sugoi Studios
Engines
	Unity 2017
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 2017
macOS (OS X)	October 25, 2017
Linux	October 25, 2017
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Flip screen, Side view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Contemporary, Horror

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) release of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kowai Sugoi Studios\Shiver
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Kowai Sugoi Studios/Shiver/prefs

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Kowai Sugoi Studios\Shiver\*.save
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Kowai Sugoi Studios/Shiver/*.save

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Hor+, full width is with 16:9 aspect ratio. Only widescreen resolutions with aspect ratios 16:9, 16:10 and 14:9(1600x1024) are available.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Only widescreen resolutions are available, up to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen is always borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Launcher input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Only mouse is used during gameplay. Menu is accessible only through Menu key which can be rebinded in the Launcher(Esc by default). Two other keys available for rebinding, Cancel and Submit, do nothing.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game general settings.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11
OpenGL		OS X and Linux only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	500 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.9+
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	500 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	800 MB

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04+ or SteamOS+
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	500 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	800 MB