Hothead Games

The Baconing

2011 adventure video game · action-adventure game · action game^* +1^*

At a glance

Genres

adventure video game
action-adventure game
action game^*
role-playing video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Game facts

Developers

Hothead Games

Publishers

Valcon Games
Hothead Games^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
6^*
Community confidence
low^*

System requirements

macOS · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.^*
Processor alternatives
Intel 1.8 GHz or higher^*
Memory
1.5 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon x1900 or better / NVIDIA 8600M or better with 128 MB or higher Video Memory (VRAM)^*
Storage
2 GB free disk space NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in The Baconing. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in The Baconing.^*
Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Windows XP SP3^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater^*
Memory
1 GB or greater^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010^*
Storage
1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers^*
Conditions
Minimum^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required)^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required)^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
2 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Shared/Split Screen^*
Steam Achievements^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Steam Leaderboards^*
Remote Play Together^*
Family Sharing^*
Local co-op^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*
RPG^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from The Baconing

Screenshot 2 from The Baconing

Screenshot 3 from The Baconing

* Provisional data