Afterimage
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Aurogon Shanghai | |
| Publishers | |
| 2023 | Modus Games |
| 2024-present | Maximum Entertainment |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 25, 2023 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| OpenCritic | 77 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Metroidvania, Platform, RPG |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Fantasy |
Afterimage is a singleplayer side view and scrolling action, metroidvania, platform and RPG game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GamersGate | ||||
| Green Man Gaming | ||||
| Humble Store | ||||
| Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. |
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the digital artbook and soundtrack.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | The game does not contain microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Afterimage\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1701520/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Afterimage\Saved\SaveGames\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1701520/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen also available. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Scales with the Quality setting.[2] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off (Very Low quality setting, FXAA (Low quality setting), MSAA (High and Ultra quality setting).[3] | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Frame generation | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | [4] | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Supports unlocked frame rates. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
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 |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directinput button prompts |
| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense |
|
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers | Nintendo Switch Pro Controller |
|
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo button prompts | ||
| Face button layout support | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Other controller(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peripheral devices support | ||
| Additional button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | Xbox Wireless Controller, DualShock 4, DualSense, and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. | |
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Sound, Music and Speech Volume from 0-10. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Arabic | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native 3D | Dual-View Rendering (3D Ultra) and Single-View Depth Reprojection (3D+). Use TrueGame for Acer SpatialLabs and NewAxis for TrueGame mods on other Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays. |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ | Intel Core i5 AMD Ryzen 3 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 6870 |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2[1]
- ↑ 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>/1701520/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1701520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Liwsy on 2026-05-18
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2023-04-26
- Checked by using UUU and changing the Quality setting.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2023-04-26
- Tested with UUU and changing the quality setting.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2023-04-26
- Checked with UUU console.