Full Game Controls

Controller (recommended)
^^^^^^^

Walking :: Left Stick
Looking :: Right Stick
Shooting :: Right Trigger
Shielding :: Left Trigger
Yes :: Up Arrow (D-Pad)
No :: Down Arrow (D-Pad)

Mouse & Keyboard
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Walking :: WASD (*)
Looking :: Mouse (horizontal movement)
Shooting :: Left Click
Shielding :: Right Click
Yes :: Scroll Up
No :: Scroll Down

Keyboard-Only
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Walking :: WASD (*)
Looking :: Left / Right Arrow
Shooting :: Space
Shielding :: Left Shift
Yes :: Up Arrow
No :: Down Arrow

(*) Non-QWERTY Keyboards
Walking :: ZQSD (AZERTY Keyboard) / .. the respective four buttons at the top left for other keyboards should automatically work. If this doesn't work for you please let me know your keyboard type and I'll look into it!

Cheers : )

Replaying Segments / Restarting the Game

If you want to replay a specific part of the game, or take it from the beginning (thought it may be useful for streamers / let's players).

Achievements can be collected this way, but your choices will not be saved and your progress will not be affected. Next time you restart the game you will be where you were.

1. Load Override Configuration
Hold down F9 before the first menu message plays. You should hear a beep, giving you 30 seconds to type any of the following commands.

2A. Restart
Press "R" three times.

2B. Replay
Press the scene's code followed by the segment code.

(Scene Codes)
Tutorial (segments 0-9) :: 0
Tutorial (segments 10-19) :: 1
B3 (Cell - Cave - Bridge - Tunnel) :: 2
B2 (Guard Headquarters):: 3
B2 (Secret Room - Corridor of Death) :: 4

(Segment Codes)
Just the number of the segment (starting from 0).

(Examples)
Fight :: 1 -> 4
Bridge :: 2 -> 5
Minefield :: 2 -> 7
Stealth :: 3 -> 2
Cryostasis :: 4 -> 7

Subtitles

While I recommend playing with your eyes closed to fully immerse yourself, it is possible to enable subtitles.

Hold down F3 and press S to toggle them on / off.

You will notice they have extra information (ie. commentary), are not always formatted properly and may some times may be long enough that they do not fit the screen.

This is because they're taken directly from the script I use to record the audio lines. And that is also the reason I don't have this more prominently integrated in the game.

That, and I truly believe this is a whole different game with your eyes closed, even if you miss out on some lines, the atmosphere and overall narrative will make up for it.

Streamers / Reviewers

Since it's an audio-only game, your screen is free to do what you want ;
get the camera to show your emotions / expressions more than you normally would, you can try blindfolding (some people have gone as far as ducktaping their eyes, which I do NOT recommend).

You could also stream this game without loss of content via podcast ; )

While having a completely empty screen can be an interesting shock to a player, it may cause confusion over streams.

You can toggle the Promo screen built into the game by holding down F1 + pressing P.

(Promo Screen)
"If you can see this, close your eyes..
.. and put on some stereo headphones"

At that point it may make sense to also enable Subtitles (F1 + S), as your viewers will most likely be watching and not just listening with their eyes closed.

Also, in this Press Kit, you will find all the relevant information, as well as some graphical assets to enhance your presentation:
https://tall-guy-productions.com/press/apotheorasis/ (يفتح في علامة تبويب جديدة)

If you're commenting over your videos , the game's audio can be annoying. If you alt tab (so the window loses focus) the game will pause, you will hear a "game paused", a little ambience for 7 seconds, and then silence 🤐

For Restarting the game / Playing from a specific segment see the relevant Question

Reach out to me if you have any questions / feature requests and I'll be happy to see what I can do.

Mouse Sensitivity

A fully thematic in-game menu is in my plans, but until then you can use the following keys at any point in the game to set the sensitivity.

Holding down F2 plus
1 -> 100%
2 -> 80%
3 -> 60%
4 -> 40%
5 -> 20%

Controller Vibration

While I recommend playing the game with a controller for its vibration features, if it gets annoying, hold blast + shield during the menu to turn it off !