Verdun

Verdun

Developers
	Blackmill Games
	M2H
Publishers
	M2H
Engines
Former	Unity 2017
	Unity 2018
Release dates
Windows	April 28, 2015
macOS (OS X)	April 28, 2015
Linux	April 28, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	57
IGDB	58
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS, Action, Shooter, Wargame
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	World War I, Europe
Series	World War I

World War I (Blackmill Games)
Verdun	2015
Tannenberg	2019
Isonzo	2022
Gallipoli	2026

Verdun is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS, action, shooter and wargame game in the World War I series.

General information

Official Discord server for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Supporter Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Supporter Edition also available.
Humble Store		Activates directly on Steam account (no product key given).
Steam		Supporter Edition also available.
GamersGate (unavailable)

All Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Supporter Edition includes the Supporter Edition DLC.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Supporter Edition

The Supporter Edition includes 15 free career points, a Special Supporter medal, and the Official Soundtrack.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WW1 Game Series\WW1 Game Series\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Logs/WW1 Game Series/WW1 Game Series/
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3d/Verdun/Verdun/

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
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\242860\remote\
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings. [1/3]

Graphics settings. [2/3]

Graphics settings. [3/3]

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Hor+.
Ultra-widescreen			Hor+.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		60.0-90.0°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TXAA and TAA. Nvidia users can force MSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector using the 0x004000C1 compatibility bits (Dx9 only).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double-Buffered.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate cap.
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

Input settings.

Controller settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Two bindings per action.
Mouse sensitivity		Sensitivity, Aiming Sensitivity, Horizontal Sensitivity and Vertical Sensitivity sliders.
Mouse acceleration		Separate Acceleration and Smoothing toggles.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Labeled as Look Invert.
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Remapping is limited to 4 pre-configured presets : Default, Default (Southpaw), Lefty Default and Lefty (Southpaw).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)
Additional button prompts

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Voices and Voice Chat sliders.
Surround sound		Labeled as 7.1 in Audio settings.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Localization list

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Audio is limited to American, British, and Canadian soldiers.
French				Audio is limited to French, Belgian, and Senegalese soldiers.
German				Audio is limited to German and Austro-Hungarian soldiers.
Italian
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Polish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		64	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11	9 is forceable with -force-d3d9 parameter.
OpenGL	2	Only on OS X (macOS) and Linux.

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD	1.9.4

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista		7, 8, 10 (x64)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 3 GHz AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	3 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support		2 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support
Other	Stable and fast internet connection.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 3 GHz AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	3 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM		2 GB of VRAM
Other	Stable and fast internet connection.

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 3 GHz AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	3 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM		2 GB of VRAM
Other	Stable and fast internet connection.

A 64-bit operating system is required.