Broforce
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| Developers | |
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| Free Lives | |
| Publishers | |
| Devolver Digital | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2017[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 15, 2015[2] |
| macOS (OS X) | October 15, 2015[2] |
| Linux | October 17, 2015[3] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 83 |
| OpenCritic | 79 |
| IGDB | 72 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform, Shooter |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Series | Broforce |
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| Broforce | |
|---|---|
| The Expendabros | 2014 |
| Broforce | 2015 |
Broforce is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view platform and shooter game in the Broforce series.
On August 8, 2023 (August 9 for GOG.com), the game was updated with new content in the form of six playable "bros", new missions, challenge levels and bug fixes, and was retitled to Broforce Forever.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. | |
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| Steam | |
Can be played without Steam; offline play only.[4] | |
Game data
Configuration file location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\Options.xml[Note 2] |
| Microsoft Store | <path-to-game>\Saves\Options.xml |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/Saves/Options.xml |
| Linux | <path-to-game>/Saves/Options.xml |
- 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 | <path-to-game>\Saves\<user-id>.sav[Note 2] |
| Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Free Lives\Broforce\Saves\progress.sav |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/Saves/progress.sav |
| Linux | <path-to-game>/Saves/<user-id>.sav |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud | 953 MB available, and functions[5] | |
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Vert- Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Use the Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | No dedicated fullscreen. "Fullscreen" in-game is actually a borderless window. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabled by default. | ||
| 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
In-game key map settings.
In-game button map settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support | Use X1nput[6] |
| 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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| Button Prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music can only be toggled in-game. Music volume can be edited in Options.xml |
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| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- There is no option to change language from the game menu. On Steam : Right click on the game icon > Properties > Language Tab
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
| German | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
| Italian | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
| Japanese | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
| Korean | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Available since the 2018.4 Update | |||
| Russian | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Spanish | Available since the 2018.4 Update |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Versus, Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Versus, Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 | |
| OpenGL | 3 | OS X and Linux only. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux | Both binaries are available in the game directory (Steam). |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7, 8, 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1300 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible | |||
| Other | Gamepad | |||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6+ | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 3.1 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 150 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible | |||
| Other | Gamepad | |||
| Linux | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04+ | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 150 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible | |||
| Other | Gamepad | |||
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2017.4.7f1[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-12-02
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Broforce - The Ballad of Rambro [Music Video] - YouTube
- ↑ Broforce on Twitter: "The most freedomest game is now on the most freedomest OS - We've just set the Linux build of Broforce live! http://t.co/epdIa6zV9V" - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-07-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Acru on 2023-06-01
- ↑ Custom Xinput DLL with Impulse Trigger support on Xbox One Controllers - last accessed on May 2023