Sifu

Sifu is a singleplayer third-person brawler developed by Sloclap and first released exclusively on the Epic Games Store on February 8, 2022, and then on other storefronts on March 28, 2023.

General information

Official subreddit

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Deluxe Edition. DVD only contains Deluxe Edition's content (digital artbook, soundtrack, wallpapers, behind-the-scenes videos), whereas the game itself comes in the form of a redeemable code for Epic Games Store.^[3]
Epic Games Store		Not DRM-free even with custom shortcut.^[4] Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available. DRM-free by creating a `steam_appid.txt` file in `<path-to-game>\Sifu\Binaries\Win64\` containing the game's Steam app ID `2138710`.^[5]^[6]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove or rename the folder containing the video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\Sifu\Content\Movies`. Rename, move or delete the folder `SplashScreen`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sifu\Saved\Config\WindowsClient\*.ini
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2138710/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sifu\Saved\SaveGames\Sifu*.sav
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sifu\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\Sifu.sav %LOCALAPPDATA%\Sifu\Saved\SaveGames\development\<user-id>\Sifu.sav
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2138710/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud		93.13 GiB available.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings

Video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use the community-created solution.
Ultra-widescreen		Fixed in patch 1.08^[7]^[8]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	2x^[9]
Anti-aliasing (AA)	TAA (Low, Medium, High, and Ultra).
High-fidelity upscaling	DLSS 2
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode	It features a high contrast filter that turns the background gray, the character blue, opponents red, and interactive items yellow.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Gameplay settings

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

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense DualSense doesn't have rumble support.
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support		Static blue on Dualshock 4.
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter) ^[10]

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Only one peripheral can be used at a time, and gamepad is prioritized over keyboard and mouse.

Gamepad bindings
Keyboard and mouse bindings

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Dialogue
Surround sound		Stereo, Mono^[11]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Fan translation, Arabic Subtitles.
Simplified Chinese				Audio added in patch 1.07^[12]
Traditional Chinese				Audio added in patch 1.20^[13]
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Thai				Fan translation, ไม่พร้อมไม่แจก.
Turkish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Dual-View Rendering (3D Ultra) or Single-View Depth Reprojection (3D+) Use TrueGame for Acer SpatialLabs, or NewAxis on other Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD FX-4350	Intel Core i7-6700K AMD FX-9590
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	10 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	22 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon R7 250 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390X DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2138710/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2138710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Announcement - last accessed on 2024-08-25
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-09
↑ Amazon's page for this release - last accessed on 2024-08-25
↑ PCGamingWiki - Talk:Sifu - Not drm free when launching through epic shortcut. - last accessed on 2025-05-09
↑ Post newly-discovered games here :: DRM-Free and Client-Free Games - last accessed on 2025-09-18
↑ Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-04
Confirmed that Sifu.exe can be launched directly through the game folder without the Steam client running or launching.
↑ [1] - last accessed on 2024-09-12
↑ Verified by User:DarkSonicPT on 2024-09-12
FOV works correctly and there are no black bars in cutscenes.
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-13
r.MaxAnisotropy always reported 2 regardless of in-game settings.
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-14
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-07
On a 7.1 setup almost all sound is only played in the left and right channels, with only punches being played in side and rear channels, with no audio at all being played in the center or subwoofer.
↑ [2] - last accessed on 2024-09-12
↑ [3] - last accessed on 2024-09-12

[3] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2^[2]

[Proton_path_note-8] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2138710/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2138710) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2138710/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (2138710) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Announcement - last accessed on 2024-08-25

[2] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-09

[4] Amazon's page for this release - last accessed on 2024-08-25

[5] PCGamingWiki - Talk:Sifu - Not drm free when launching through epic shortcut. - last accessed on 2025-05-09

[6] Post newly-discovered games here :: DRM-Free and Client-Free Games - last accessed on 2025-09-18

[7] Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-04
Confirmed that Sifu.exe can be launched directly through the game folder without the Steam client running or launching.

[9] [1] - last accessed on 2024-09-12

[10] Verified by User:DarkSonicPT on 2024-09-12
FOV works correctly and there are no black bars in cutscenes.

[11] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-13
r.MaxAnisotropy always reported 2 regardless of in-game settings.

[12] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-14

[13] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-07
On a 7.1 setup almost all sound is only played in the left and right channels, with only punches being played in side and rear channels, with no audio at all being played in the center or subwoofer.

[14] [2] - last accessed on 2024-09-12

[15] [3] - last accessed on 2024-09-12

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Developers

	Sloclap
Publishers
	Kepler Interactive
Retail	Microids^[1]
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	February 8, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Brawler
Sports	Martial arts
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	China, Contemporary