Tyranny

Tyranny

Developers
	Obsidian Entertainment
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Engines
	Unity 5
Release dates
Windows	November 10, 2016
macOS (OS X)	November 10, 2016
Linux	November 10, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy

Tyranny is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and free-roaming camera RPG game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		Grants Steam version by linking accounts.
Epic Games Store		Gold Edition. DRM-free when launched from the executable. (Tested with version 1.2.1.0160)
		Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition also available.
GOG.com		Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Gold Edition.
Steam		Grants Paradox version by linking accounts.
Mac App Store (unavailable)
EA app (unavailable)		No longer sold since June 13, 2022.

DRM-free version is downloaded through the Paradox Launcher; post-download the game is entirely DRM-free.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Bastard's Wound	Expansion pack.
Tales from the Tiers
Portrait Pack
Deluxe Edition Upgrade Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Obsidian Entertainment\Tyranny\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Tyranny/Saved Games/
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Obsidian Entertainment/Tyranny

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Tyranny\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Tyranny/Saved Games/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Tyranny/SavedGames/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud		Up to 1000 save files. Savefiles are compatible across OSes, but Steam Cloud will not keep them in sync across OSes. You will have to do that yourself.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		The "Fullscreen" ingame option is actually borderless windowed mode, despite the tooltip description. Also, setting the game to your desktop resolution while in windowed mode will enable borderless windowed mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		None, 2x, 4x, and 8x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - 1
French
German
Italian				Fan translation.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation is available from Nexus Mods.
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 2.80 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 840 3.10 GHz		Intel Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.10 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1 GB of VRAM		AMD Radeon HD 6850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.10		10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.9 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 6950m		AMD Radeon R9 390m Nvidia GeForce GTX 750m

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 2.80 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 840 3.10 GHz		Intel Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.10 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1 GB of VRAM		AMD Radeon HD 6850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560