Quantum Conundrum

Quantum Conundrum is a singleplayer first-person platform and puzzle game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Publisher website (unavailable)
GamersGate (unavailable)		^[1]

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Desmond Debacle
IKE-aramba!

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\TryGame\Config\ <path-to-game>\TryGame\Config\^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Engine\Config\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200010/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\200010\remote\profile.bin
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200010/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	On by default; see Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS	See High frame rate.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 3 page for more details.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use GeDoSaTo^{[citation needed]}
Install and run GeDoSaTo. Click Edit Settings and create a profile named `TryGame-Win32-Shipping`. Add `forceBorderlessFullscreen true` to the text editor and save. Click User Whitelist and add `TryGame-Win32-Shipping` and save. Leave the tool open and run the game in fullscreen mode.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Change Anisotropic Filtering (AF) Level^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Engine\Config`. Open `BaseEngine.ini`. Find the line `MaxAnisotropy`. Change the value to the desired level and save the changes.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Engine\Config`. Open `BaseEngine.ini`. Change `UseVsync=True` to `UseVsync=False`. Save the file.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Warning: Due to a physics bug, frame rates of 195 or higher make the "Stairway to Fluffy" level unsolvable under some circumstances, and frame rates of 206 or higher make it completely unsolvable.

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open BaseEngine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save the file.

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Input

Input settings, Keyboard.

Input settings, Controller.

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		Can only switch between 7 pre-defined layouts. See Controller remapping.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts

Controller remapping

Controller Remapping^{[citation needed]}

Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\TryGame\Config.
Open TryInput.ini.
Under [AirFramework.AirPlayerInput] find the last 9 lines beginning with Bindings=(Name="XboxTypeS_
Change these controls as prefered.

Notes

Button prompts will not match

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Dialogue, Master, Music, SFX
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - #1
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer; download.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Quantum Conundrum.

Issues fixed

The game closes while starting

Run the game with the `-seekfreeloadingpcconsole` command line argument.^[2]

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform GFx

.ini FPS Boost

Available for both mid and low-spec computers

.ini Hotfix^[3]
Download the tweaked .ini file. Go to `<path-to-game>\Engine\Config`. Replace `BaseEngine.ini` with the downloaded file.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon x2 64 3800+	Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz E8400
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.75 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 2900 512 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT ATI Radeon HD 2900

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/200010/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (200010) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ GamersGate - last accessed on 2025-07-12
↑ Unreal Engine 3 Command-Line Arguments - last accessed on 2022-01-31
↑ A hotfix for people with low-spec computers! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/200010/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (200010) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/200010/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (200010) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] GamersGate - last accessed on 2025-07-12

[Umbrella_bug-4] Unreal Engine 3 Command-Line Arguments - last accessed on 2022-01-31

[5] A hotfix for people with low-spec computers! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

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Developers

	Airtight Games
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	June 21, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	77
IGDB	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform, Puzzle
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Sci-fi