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Gearbits

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Gearbits
Gearbits cover
Developers
Quackpond Games
Engines
Unity
Release dates
Windows October 13, 2023
macOS (OS X) October 13, 2023
Linux October 13, 2023
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres TPS
Themes Sci-fi
Gearbits on HowLongToBeat
Gearbits on IGDB

Gearbits is a singleplayer third-person TPS game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from its executable.[1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Demo

A demo is available from itch.io and Steam.

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC The game offers additional in-game content for a real-money purchase.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Raider expedition Adds an additional campaign.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Quackpond Games\Gearbits\
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Quackpond Games/Gearbits/prefs
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Gearbits_Data\memcard\savefile.txt[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game>/Gearbits_Data/memcard/savefile.txt

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
9.77 KiB available. Cross-platform saves are supported.

Video

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

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

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 1600 MB
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 1600 MB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 1600 MB
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-08-19
    Confirmed on Linux that Gearbits.x86_64 can be launched directly through the game folder without the Steam client running or launching.