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Pid

Pid was developed by Might and Delight for PC, Mac, X-Box, and PlayStation and released in 2012. It is a story-driven platformer that includes a variety of puzzles. It was praised for the artwork…

63 31 October 2012

Pid is an adventure developed by Might and Delight, released 31 October 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Pid is

Pid is an adventure game developed by Might and Delight and released in 2012. It was published by D3 Publisher. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pid follows the story of a young boy named Kurt, who is left stranded in an alien world. Kurt must travel through a number of different places; including parts of a castle and various places within a town, while defeating robotic enemies and befriending some of the locals in their struggle against a massive conspiracy so that he can return home. Kurt's primary method for traveling and solving puzzles is a beam that he is able to propel himself with.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Pid holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.6 GHz single core, 1 Gb of RAM and DirectX 9.0 compatibility. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Pid launched on 31 October 2012, within three weeks of Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4 and Euro Truck Simulator 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Euro Truck Simulator 2.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Pid — frequently asked questions

When did Pid come out?
Pid was released on 31 October 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Pid?
At minimum, Pid needs 2.6 GHz single core, 1 Gb of RAM, DirectX 9.0 compatibility graphics, 2 Gb of storage.
How many GB is Pid?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 Gb"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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