Timespinner
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| Developers | |
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| Lunar Ray Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Chucklefish Games | |
| Engines | |
| FNA | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 25, 2018 |
| macOS (OS X) | September 25, 2018 |
| Linux | September 25, 2018 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 73 |
| OpenCritic | 80 |
| IGDB | 80 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Metroidvania, Platform |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Themes | Fantasy, Sci-fi |
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General information
- The Official Timespinner Wiki
- Publisher forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. | |
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| Steam | |
DRM-free if Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt containing its Steam ID number 368620 in <path-to-game>.[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\Timespinner\Timespinner\AllPlayers\Config.sav |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Timespinner/Timespinner/AllPlayers/Config.sav |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Timespinner/Timespinner/AllPlayers/Config.sav |
- 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 |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\Timespinner\Timespinner\AllPlayers\TSSave.sav |
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Chucklefish.Timespinner_ywkyrypjzhpx8\SystemAppData\wgs\000901F1D18A9CED_000000000000000000000000647449F5\910BFBDB2003453BB0562B831A897F8E |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Timespinner/Timespinner/AllPlayers/TSSave.sav |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Timespinner/Timespinner/AllPlayers/TSSave.sav |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Although the game supports widescreen resolutions, the actual game screen runs at base resolution of 400x240 and is then upscaled to higher resolutions with pillarboxes. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggled from the Options menu under Video Settings as Toggle Fullscreen. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen acts like borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Resolution upscales with Nearest neighbor scaling. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
- Player and familiar control mappings are independent from each other.
- In-game prompts should be manually changed via Keyboard Preference setting from the Options menu to reflect on your input device.
Controller and key remapping for gameplay.
Controller and key remapping for menus.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse is not used at all. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | NOTE: XBox controllers may have issues with D-Pad press. This can be fixed forcing Steam Input for this game. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | Digital movement. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | Button Style can be changed to the appropriate controller from the Options Menu. | |
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense |
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| PlayStation button prompts | Only DualShock 4 prompts style available. Button Style can be changed to the appropriate controller from the Options Menu. | |
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | Blue. | |
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired V2 tested.[2] |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) | DirectInput controllers are also supported. | |
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| Additional button prompts | Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock 4, and Nintendo Switch prompts are available. |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | Supported for XInput, DualShock 4, and Switch Pro controllers. May requiring updating the game's stock SDL2.dll to 2.0.14 to fix missing vibration feedback.[3] |
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| Digital movement support | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master Volume, Background Music, Voice Overs, and Sound Effects. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All dialogue is text-based outside of a few voices during gameplay. | |
| Closed captions | Combat chatter is not captioned. | |
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Co-op Player 1 must find their familiar first in order for Player 2 to control it. |
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| Online play | ||||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c | |
| OpenGL | 3.0 | Mac OS and Linux versions only. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| macOS (OS X) | |||
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Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Operating system (OS) | XP | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Dual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz) | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 400 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | Lion 10.7.5 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Dual-core processor | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 400 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0+ compatible | |||
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | glibc 2.15, 32/64-bit | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Dual-core processor | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 415 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0+ compatible | |||
References
- ↑ Steam games you can play without the Steam client, page 69, post 1363 - GOG Forums - last accessed on 2020-07-25
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on December 21, 2018
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-01
- Updating to SDL2 2.0.14 seemed to restore vibration feedback for XInput and DualShock 4 controller.