App ID | 1157970 |
App Type | Application |
Developer | Kaldaien, The Special☆K Group |
Publisher | Kaldaien |
Supported Systems | Windows |
Last Change Number | 15577664 |
Last Record Update | 30 July 2022 – 02:01:57 UTC () |
Release Date | 8 September 2015 () |

Lovingly referred to as the Swiss Army Knife of PC gaming, Special K does a bit of everything. It is best known for fixing and enhancing graphics, its many detailed performance analysis and correction mods, and a constantly growing palette of tools that solve a wide variety of issues affecting PC games.
Additional Information
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clienttga | 3c3f18a590227ea27ebb3a41f8d189e02da56b12 | |||||||||||||||||
icon | 59e0232da44d28ae0979caa19ef6234dbc98b5c5 | |||||||||||||||||
logo | 296add92da11b820215513d9c4b3bdd2b4335356 | |||||||||||||||||
logo_small | 296add92da11b820215513d9c4b3bdd2b4335356_thumb | |||||||||||||||||
Developer | Kaldaien | |||||||||||||||||
metacritic_name | Special K | |||||||||||||||||
controller_support | full | |||||||||||||||||
LinuxClientIcon | 77225aefadd4af5552c873ea336357b6610e3d3a | |||||||||||||||||
ReleaseState | prerelease | |||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Kaldaien | |||||||||||||||||
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
Store Release Date | 8 September 2015 () | |||||||||||||||||
osarch | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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3rd-Party DRM | r/CrackWatch | |||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Free to Play (37) | |||||||||||||||||
Store Genres | Free to Play (37), Utilities (57) | |||||||||||||||||
app_retired_publisher_request | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
Store Asset Modification Time | 20 September 2019 – 22:20:32 UTC () (1569018032) | |||||||||||||||||
library_assets |
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osextended | empty string | |||||||||||||||||
Web Assets |
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Detected Technologies (?) | SDK.Tobii |
Supported Languages
1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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English | Yes |
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Store data
- 830 followers
Owner estimations
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Packages that include this app
SubID | Name | Billing Type | Last Update | |
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394949 | Steam Sub 394949 | CD Key | 10 September 2019 – 02:29:53 UTC | |
394950 | Special K for Beta Testing | CD Key | 10 September 2019 – 02:29:53 UTC | |
394951 | Special K | Free on Demand | 25 July 2020 – 12:16:25 UTC | |
398424 | Special K ( 1157970 ) - complimentary reviewer package | No Cost | 24 September 2019 – 09:43:25 UTC |
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Depots
ID | Name | OS | Extra Info | Max Size |
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228988 | VC 2019 Redist | Shared InstallDepot from 228980 | 27.86 MiB | |
228990 | DirectX Jun 2010 Redist | Shared InstallDepot from 228980 | 98.16 MiB | |
1157971 | Special K Content | 35.03 MiB |
Branches
Name | Description | Build ID | Time Updated |
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public | 5321214 | 23 July 2020 – 02:05:15 UTC | |
compatibility | Previously Stable Release | 5259277 | 22 July 2020 – 18:59:18 UTC |
testing | Test Release | 5321214 | 23 July 2020 – 02:05:00 UTC |
Other
Name | Value |
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hasdepotsindlc | 1 |
baselanguages | English |
workshopdepot | Special K (1157970) |
Launch Options
Executable | SKIF.exe |
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Launch Type | Launch (Default) | |
Description | Injection Frontend |
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Operating System | windows | |
CPU Architecture | 64-bit only |
Configuration
Key | Value |
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installdir | Special K |
uselaunchcommandline | 1 |
User File System
Key | Value |
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quota | 93.13 GiB (100000000000) |
maxnumfiles | 10000 |
savefiles |
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hidecloudui | 1 |
ignoreexternalfiles | 1 |
Save File Locations
Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.
Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.
Platform | Path | Pattern |
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[All OSes] | %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Mods/SpecialK/Global/ | *.ini |
[All OSes] | %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Mods/SpecialK/Profiles/AppCache/ | *.ini |
[All OSes] | %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Mods/SpecialK/PlugIns/Unofficial/ReShade/ | *.ini |
[All OSes] | %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Mods/SpecialK/Version/ | *.ini |
[All OSes] | %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Mods/SpecialK/Profiles/AppCache/ | *.appcache |
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