Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts

Developers
	Joakim Sandberg
Publishers
	Bifrost Entertainment
Japan	DANGEN Entertainment
China	GameraGame
Korea	Intragames
Engines
	Chowdren
	Construct Classic
Release dates
Windows	January 23, 2018
macOS (OS X)	January 23, 2018
Linux	January 23, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	87
OpenCritic	84
IGDB	85
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Metroidvania, Platform
Art styles	Cartoon, Pixel art
Themes	Sci-fi

Iconoclasts is a singleplayer side view and scrolling action, metroidvania and platform game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam

Monetization

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

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\settings
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/Contents/Resources/Data/
Linux	<path-to-game>/data/settings

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Configuration is stored in a binary file that must be edited via a hex editor, or something similar.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\save* <path-to-game>\data\point
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/Contents/Resources/Data/
Linux	<path-to-game>/data/save* <path-to-game>/data/point

* corresponds the number of in game save slot from 1 to 5.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

General settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Possible using Borderless Gaming. Otherwise, exclusive fullscreen mode only. Using Windowed and a size multiplier may achieve the desired effect, e.g., 2x for 1080p.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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		Only for other controllers than the Xbox/DualShock.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Other controller(s)
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Button Prompts		The game features an option to choose the displayed prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles		No spoken language
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian				Fan translation.
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer / Central de Traduções; download.
Russian				Fan translation by ZoG Forum Team Windows or Linux
Spanish

Issues fixed

White screen and "Not Responding" on startup (Windows 11, machines with 2 GPUs)

Force game to run on dedicated GPU
Go to Settings > System > Display > Graphics Add an App (Desktop App) Browse to <path-to-game>\Iconoclasts.exe Select Options in the new Iconoclasts entry in the list of apps Choose High Performance (the make and model of your dedicated GPU should be listed) Save settings and restart the game.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04		Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM