Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered

This page is for the 2019 remaster. For the 2016 game, see Ghostbusters (2016). For the 2009 original, see Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered

Developers
Original	Terminal Reality
Remaster	Saber Interactive Russia
Remaster	Saber Interactive Sweden
Publishers
	Mad Dog Games
Engines
	Infernal Engine
Release dates
Windows	October 4, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	67
OpenCritic	69
IGDB	60
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America, Supernatural, Sci-fi
Series	Ghostbusters

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability • Link

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		[1]
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements • Link

Skip intro videos • Link

Game data • Link

Configuration file(s) location • Link

Save game data location • Link

Save game cloud syncing • Link

Video • Link

Display Settings

settings.ini also contains an option for SSAO

Windowed • Link

Anti-aliasing (AA) • Link

Input • Link

Controls Settings

Keyboard Key Bindings

Controller Key Bindings

Audio • Link

Sound Settings

Setting the sound quality in Windows above 44100 kHz could crash the game after the warning screen or result in audio desync when the game is playing prerendered cutscenes or other video files

Localizations • Link

Issues fixed • Link

Game settings do not save • Link

The game may not have created the configuration file(s) location

Audio/Video desync in cinematics • Link

The game's cutscenes are 4K MP4 videos. On some lower-end or mid-range systems, these may not play smoothly. When playback stutters, the video can lag behind while the audio continues uninterrupted, leading to noticeable desynchronization.

Ideally, the game would detect and correct these sync issues, but it lacks any built-in mechanism to handle them. Once the video and audio fall out of sync, they remain misaligned until the cutscene ends.

There are two main ways to work around this problem:

- On Windows, change the Audio Device Sample Rate:

Some users have reported that adjusting the default audio device's sample rate to 48000 Hz can help maintain synchronization between video and audio.
- On Windows 11:

• Open the Settings and go to System, then Sound.
• Click on your default audio device (usually listed as Speakers).
• In the Output section of the Speaker Properties window, set the Default Format to 24 bit, 48000 Hz (Studio Quality).

- On Windows 10:

• Open the Control Panel and go to System, then Sound.
• In the Output section, select your default audio device (usually listed as Speakers), then click Device properties.
• Click on Additional device properties. In the Advanced tab of the Speaker Properties window, set the Default Format to 24 bit, 48000 Hz (Studio Quality).
• Click Apply, then OK to save the changes.

- Use Lower-Resolution Cutscenes:

Download a set of re-encoded cutscenes at 1920x1080 resolution. These lower-resolution files are less demanding on system resources, which helps reduce playback lag.
Extract the archive to <path-to-game>\video\ to replace the original 4K files with the optimized 1080p versions.

Mono Audio in cinematics • Link

Unlike the original 2009 game that had 5.1 surround sound, the remastered version seems to be limited to stereo output while in-game. Additionally, while the prerendered cutscenes (such as the intro, gb01) are in "stereo", the cutscenes generated with the game engine (such as CS_FH1_01a) are in "mono". Nevertheless, stereo sound can be achieved for all cutscenes with this mod.

Game Playing Lower-Resolution OGV Videos Instead of 4K MP4 • Link

If the game is showing lower-resolution OGV videos instead of high-quality 4K MP4s, it usually means the MP4 playback failed and the game fell back to using OGV files.
This can be difficult to notice at first, as the difference between the two formats isn't always obvious during gameplay.

Windows:

This issue is common on Windows "N" editions, which lack built-in media playback components. To resolve this, install the Media Feature Pack for your version of Windows.

Linux (via Steam):

If you're running the game through Steam on Linux, ensure you're using Proton 10 or Proton Experimental as the compatibility layer. These versions provide better support for MP4 video playback.

Other information • Link

API • Link

Licensed content restoration • Link

Restores licensed brands and items from the original version of the game: the 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor that the Ecto-1 is built out of, several retro advertisements such as the 1991 Doritos ads, and New York license plates.

Extract music from game files • Link

The game's music is stored as Ogg Vorbis files, but these files are contained within proprietary containers and archives.

System requirements • Link

A 64 bit operating system is required.

Notes • Link

References • Link