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Superhot: Mind Control Delete

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Superhot: Mind Control Delete
Superhot: Mind Control Delete cover
Developers
Superhot Team
Engines
Unity 2018[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows July 16, 2020
macOS (OS X) July 16, 2020
Linux July 16, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 78
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Puzzle, Shooter
Art styles Stylized
Series Superhot
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Superhot: Mind Control Delete on Wikipedia
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Superhot 2016
Superhot VR 2016
Superhot: Mind Control Delete 2020

Superhot: Mind Control Delete is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS, puzzle and shooter game in the Superhot series.

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
[2]
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Play Anywhere
Windows
Steam
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Requires the Steam client to be running.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
EA app (unavailable)
EA app
No longer sold since June 13, 2022.[4]
Windows

Game data

Launcher settings.
Launcher settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\SUPERHOT_Team\SHMCD\config.cfg
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\SUPERHOT_Team\SHMCD\launcher-game-settings.json
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/SUPERHOT_Team/SHMCD/config.cfg
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/SUPERHOT_Team/SHMCD/prefs
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\SUPERHOT_Team\SHMCD\sh.mcd
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/SUPERHOT_Team/SHMCD/shmcd.save

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud
512 KiB available.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Physics settings.
Physics settings.
Usability settings.
Usability settings.

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.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, SFX
Surround sound
Subtitles
No spoken words. All communication via onscreen text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Lagnuage settings.
Lagnuage settings.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Slovak
Ukrainian
Fan translation by Bloody Punisher; download.

Issues fixed

Crash on startup/black screen

Before following any of these fixes, make sure the PC meets the minimum system requirements. Otherwise, the game will refuse to run.[5]

General fixes

Launch the game via SHMCD.exe[5]
  • Optional: If there are still issues running the game, run the game in administrator mode (right click the EXE and select Run as Administrator).
Move all save files from the save game data location[5]
Install/reinstall Microsoft .NET 4 Framework[5]
Add SHMCD.exe to the antivirus exception list (if applicable)[5]

Comodo Antivirus specific

This fix is only applicable to users with Comodo Antivirus installed on their machines
Bypass false positive[5]
  1. Launch the game with the set -w**** -h**** parameters (where -w**** is the monitor width, and -h**** the monitor height).
    • Ex: For 1920x1080 resolution, use set -w1920 -h1080.
  2. Comodo will then give a warning about malicious content. In the dialog window, click Fix it myself.
  3. Another window from Comodo will then pop up, asking to either block or ignore this file. In the dialog window, click the button along the lines of Ignore this file and claim it as a false report.
  4. Relaunch the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
The launcher is 64-bit but the game itself is 32-bit.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input InControl

SUPERQOT

A Quake mod created by the developers as an April Fools/promotional item, it adds SUPERHOT's primary game mechanic (time stops when the player is not moving) and art style to the game.

It can be downloaded from the official site.

Note that the mod comes in a self-contained package, configured with the shareware version of Quake and a modified Darkplaces engine (source code modifications are available on request). For OS X, the mod comes pre-configured for Wine via WineBottler.

The mod is not compatible with other Quake source ports.

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Despite the official requirement of Windows 10, the game is reported to run on Windows 7.[6]
macOS (OS X)
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 10.15
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.4.14[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-09
  2. Verified by User:XactactX on 2023-12-27
    Tested using the EGS version. When the Epic Games Launcher is not running, the game displays an error and does not load. The error still occurs when using the -EpicPortal argument.
  3. Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-10-15
    Confirmed on Linux that SUPERHOTMCD.x86_64 requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether a steam_appid.txt file or the libsteam_api.so library was present in <path-to-game>.
  4. Upcoming Changes to the EA Origin Catalog - last accessed on 2024-12-07
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 FAQ - your questions answered in one place :: SUPERHOT General Discussions
  6. Windows 10 only? :: Steam Community Forums - last accessed on 2020-08-01