Free Running

Free Running

Developers
	Rebellion Developments
	Rebellion Derby
Publishers
Retail	Reef Entertainment
Retail (Russia)	Noviy Disk
Digital	Rebellion Developments
Release dates
Windows	April 5, 2007
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Sports
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary

Free Running is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and sports game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Steam

Monetization

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

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename file
Go to <path-to-game>\game\pc\coregame\. Delete or rename Reb_logo.avi.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raylight\FreeRunning\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254940/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raylight\FreeRunning\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254940/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		It's possible to set a wider resolution in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raylight\FreeRunning\, but many texts get very stretched out horizontally, making the game unplayable.
Ultra-widescreen		It's possible to set a wider resolution in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raylight\FreeRunning\, but many texts get very stretched out horizontally, making the game unplayable.
4K Ultra HD		Set it in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raylight\FreeRunning\.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set it in the launcher or change it in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raylight\FreeRunning\.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
Frame generation		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Framerate is capped at 30 FPS. See High frame rate.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

High frame rate

For Steam version

Change FPS cap to 60
Open FreeRunning.exe in any hex editor (eg. HxD). Modify the hexadecimal values 00 80 3B 45 89 88 to 00 80 BB 45 89 88. Save the file.

For Retail version

Change FPS cap to 60
Unpack FreeRunning.exe with UPX. Open it with any hex editor (eg. HxD). Modify the hexadecimal values 70 A7 40 to 70 B7 40. Save the file.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

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

Changing the game's input device

Set it in the launcher

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Retail only. Official localization by «Noviy Disk».
Spanish

Changing the game's language

Set it in the launcher

Modify a registry key
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raylight\FreeRunning. Double click on Language. Change value data: box to a number from 1 to 5 (1 = English, 2 = French, 3 = German, 4 = Italian, 5 = Spanish). Press OK.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		2	Versus
Online play		Because official multiplayer servers have been taken offline, playing over the Internet is no longer supported.

Issues fixed

Crash at startup on Windows 10/11

Hex edit the game executable
Unpack FreeRunning.exe with UPX. Open it with a hex editor (eg. HxD). Change the byte at address 0x11F710 from 83EC1C to C3EC1C.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 2000+		Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon 3200+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista)		1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce Series 7 ATI Radeon 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia GeForce Series 9 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible