Slender Threads
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| Developers | |
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| Blyts | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2020[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 7, 2025 |
| macOS (OS X) | February 7, 2025 |
| Linux | February 7, 2025 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 80 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Stylized |
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Slender Threads is a singleplayer side view and scrolling adventure game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Steam | |
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| Epic Games Store (unavailable) | |
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- Slender Threads: Prologue featuring first hour of gameplay is available from Steam and GOG.com for free.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Blyts\SlenderThreads\*.dat |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Blyts/SlenderThreads/prefs |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blyts\SlenderThreads |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Blyts/SlenderThreads/ |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Blyts/SlenderThreads/*.dat |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Hor+ | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Resolutions with ratios up to 21:9 are fine but wider ones like 32:9 have missing assets in menus and several game areas, see screenshot below.[2] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is borderless. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| 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.
Open House Bedroom at 32:9 ultrawide resolution.
Input
Keyboard and mouse layout
XInput controller layout
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Different control modes. Mouse uses point and click while controller directly moves character. |
Audio
Sound settings
Text and language settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Effects, Voice | |
| Surround sound | 2.0 Stereo[3] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 8.1, 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core i5 | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 DirectX 9.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 DirectX 10 compatible |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i5 series | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 700M | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | Ubuntu 14.04 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz | Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 3.0 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS AMD Radeon HD4000 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon HD 5770 |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2025-03-01
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2025-03-01
- Tested at 3440x1440 and 3840x1080 custom resolutions.
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2025-03-01
- Tested in 7.1 using Special K.