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House of the Dying Sun

November 1, 2016
Action Indie Simulation Metacritic 76

About

This game supports rebinding controls, but only dual analog gamepads and keyboard & mouse modes are officially supported in desktop mode. VR requires a dual analog gamepad. HOTAS controllers are not officially supported and are at your own risk! House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the Empire's most deadly interceptor and in command of the Harbinger Fleet. Hunt down the enemies of your dying empire and upgrade your warships with new weapons and abilities earned during your campaign of terror.Key Features: Classic Space Sim Combat: Fly from the cockpit of the Executor Mk II with gameplay heavily influenced by the titans of yesteryear Take Command: Give orders to any vessel in your fleet from a tactical overview, switch to another fighter, or pause time and carefully consider your next move Replayable Scenarios: Choose one of four increasingly-brutal difficulties in each of the 14 campaign scenarios. Powerful Upgrades: Complete bonus objectives to earn special fleet upgrades such as the Gap Drive or the Kamikaze Chassis. You'll need these to tackle the most difficult scenarios. VR & Monitor Support: House of the Dying Sun was carefully designed for both traditional monitors and VR headsets such as the HTC Vive. It also supports 21:9 displays!

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Processor
2
Graphics
DirectX 9
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB
OS
Windows 7 Processor: 2

Recommended requirements

Processor
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater (DX11 for VR) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: As VR hardware improves and resolutions increase, recommended system requirements will increase as well
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater (DX11 for VR) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: As VR hardware improves and resolutions increase, recommended system requirements will increase as well
Memory
4 GB RAM
VRAM
2 GB
Storage
2 GB
OS
Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970

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