Soulstice

Not to be confused with Solstice.

Soulstice is a singleplayer cinematic camera and third-person hack and slash game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition also available.

Green Man Gaming
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Version differences

Deluxe Edition includes Artbook, Soundtrack, and Ashen Blade Item Pack booster pack.

Demo

A demo is available from Steam.

Monetization

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

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	Ashen Blade Item Pack from the Deluxe Edition provides a one-time assortment of in-game consumables and items.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Soulstice\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1602080/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Soulstice\Saved\SaveGames\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1602080/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Hor+ gameplay and cutscenes.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and cutscenes.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Orbit Camera FOV setting changes FOV to some extent only during combat.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Textures setting from 0 at Low to 8 at Very High.^[2]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA. Anti-Aliasing setting changes quality level(`r.PostProcessAAQuality`) from 0 at Low to 4 at Very High.^[2]
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 1, DLSS 2.4
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		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Graphics settings
User Interface settings
Accessibility settings

Input

Camera settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X axis can also be inverted.
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		DualSense, DualShock 4
PlayStation button prompts		Set type 2 for Dualsense and type 3 for Dualshock 4 in the input settings.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support		Vibration only
Connection modes	Wired Not tested in Bluetooth mode

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Steam Virtual Gamepad (Legacy mode/Hook input)
Steam Input prompt modes		Set type 1 for Xbox, type 2 for Dualsense and type 3 for Dualshock 4 in the input settings.
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller (1st gen) button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)
Cursor detection

Controller mappings
Keyboard mappings

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound Effects, Dialogue
Surround sound		7.1 Surround^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Main menu: music continues playing in background. Gameplay: game pauses and sounds fade.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Fan translation, download.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Thai				Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD RX 5500 XT 6 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 AMD RX 5600 XT

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
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>/1602080/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1602080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-09-29
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-09-30
Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-09-30
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]

[gamedir-3] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-4] 3.0 ^3.1 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>/1602080/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1602080) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[5] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1602080/.

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

[7] The app ID (1602080) may differ in some cases.

[8] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-09-29

[ue4unlocker-5] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-09-30
Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.

[6] Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-09-30
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.

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Developers

	Reply Game Studios
Publishers
	Modus Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	September 20, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	71
IGDB	66
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Boost
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy