Tomba! Special Edition
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Original | Whoopee Camp |
| Special Edition | Limited Run Games |
| Publishers | |
| Limited Run Games | |
| Engines | |
| Carbon Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 1, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 80 |
| OpenCritic | 78 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Tomba! |
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| Tomba! | |
|---|---|
| Tomba! Special Edition | 2024 |
| Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition | 2025 |
Tomba! Special Edition is a singleplayer scrolling side view platform game originally developed by Whoopee Camp in 1997, with the special edition being developed and published by Limited Run Games.
The game was released on August 1, 2024.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
DRM-free when launched directly from Tomba.exe. |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | The game has no microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Limited Run Games\Tomba\carbon.cfg %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Limited Run Games\Tomba\system.cfg |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2851150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
- Save data is stored in folders numbered
0through6, one for each save slot. Each of these is further separated into a folder for in-game saves, numbered0as well as folders for save states, numbered1and2.[1]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Limited Run Games\Tomba\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2851150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Main menu and interview videos are in 16:9, while FMV cutscenes are pillarboxed to 4:3, and the opening FMV is cropped to 16:9 from 4:3. In-game is pixel-perfect (Called Fullscreen in-game) or stretched to either 4:3 or the monitor's full resolution (called 16:9) based on Screen Size setting. |
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| Multi-monitor | Game only supports 16:9 resolutions.[2] | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | When set to Fullscreen via the main menu, all non-game menus, videos, etc. are stretched.[3] Furthermore, ultrawidescreen resolutions cannot be used as windowed resolutions.[4] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Called Fullscreen in the main menu's settings. Used in place of exclusive fullscreen. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Called Downsampling. Forces pixel-perfect image scaling. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Game is locked to 60 FPS.[5] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | [5] | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
In-game settings
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense |
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|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wireless (Bluetooth) | |
| Nintendo controllers |
|---|
| Other controller(s) | Supports Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, but buttons will be displayed as Xbox One prompts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Additional button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| HD haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement support | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steam Input API support | ||
| Steam Input prompt modes | ||
| Steam Deck button prompts | ||
| Steam Controller (1st gen) button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Official controller preset(s) |
Audio
- Music can be changed at the Options menu on the Main Menu between the original PS1 soundtrack and a newly remastered soundtrack.
Language selection
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | Stereo only.[6] | |
| Subtitles | Subtitles are hard-coded into FMVs and cannot be disabled. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Subtitles for developer interviews are hard-subbed and only available in English. | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | Japanese language support was added in the 7/30/2025 patch.[7][8] | |||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | [5] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | [9] |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 | AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 3.1 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 6 GB[12] | 6 GB | ||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 AMD Radeon HD 7800 |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/2851150/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2851150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-08-01
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- Tested on a multi-monitor setup.
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-08-03
- Tested by setting my 4K monitor to a custom resolution of 3840x1080 and setting the main menu option of "Window Size" to "Fullscreen". Game stretched non-game video, menus, etc., while game itself was unaffected when using the "Fullscreen", "4:3", and "Downsampling" in-game settings.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- Tested by playing the game with my computer set at 2560x1080 resolution. The game's display resolution options didn't present me with my set resolution or any other ultrawide or ultratall resolutions, either.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-08-01
- Tested using Special K v24.7.30 both in-game and in the main menu.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-03
- Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
- ↑ Update notes for 7/30/2025 - Limited Run Games, via Steam News page. - last accessed on July 2025
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2025-07-30
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-08-01
- Confirmed using Detect-It Easy v3.09.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-03
- As seen in the game's "Licenses" credits.
SDL2.dllcan also be found in the game's main directory.
- As seen in the game's "Licenses" credits.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-03
- As seen in the
videosfolder. All of the files in the directory areogvfiles.
- As seen in the
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2025-07-30
- Actual install size is 4.22 GB.