File Format

Description

PACKAGE File

This is a resource package file that was developed by Electronic Arts and is available in binary format. Some of the games that use the file include Sims 1, Sims 2, Sims 3, and sims 4. Package files store archived information for various games, which are mainly in an XML format. Some of the information […]

RPF File

RPF files are special gaming files used by Grand Theft Auto (GTA), a type of PC game. The file is developed Rockstar Games in a binary format. GTA 4 and 5 use RPF files as an archive for gaming information. Being an action and an adventure game there is a lot of data, the archive […]

SCN File

You can call them SCN or Scenario files. They are used in computer games to indicate scenario files. They are part of developer files by OpenTTD. OpenTTD is an open-source follow-on project to Transport Tycoon. Such files stores a game’s outline, which describes the initial status of game maps. They may also include cities, landscapes, […]

PBP File

PBP is a game file that uses .pbp extension, and contains firmware update image files. The Sony portable gameplay device uses a PBP file format. You can also refer to the file sometimes as EBOOT. PBP file has several uses, for instance, installing homebrew games and applications on PSP, and modifying or hacking the PSP. […]

VDF File

VDF is a data file format used by the valves source game engine. The file name is an acronym for Virtual Dub file and uses .vdf extension. It contains numerous kinds of game meta resources, for instance, configuration scripts, installation scripts, and visualization elements. A user can see vdf files when installing games that are […]

XNB File

Xnb files are Created with XNA game studio express, an IDE designed for developing Xbox 360 games and windows. It’s a binary data file. You can consider the file as an intermediate format since it packages original files into proprietary file types. It consists of one or more files in a single package. Most Xnb […]

DEM File

Dem files are digital elevation model files. Also, they are game replay files that were created by various first-person shooter games and counter strike, which is supported by Valves source engine. These files can be in a virtual dub to play the video frame sequence, that records it to other output formats like AIM. AIM […]

FLASH File

Flash file is a script file referenced by games. It’s also a multimedia software used in the production of animation, desktop applications, rich internet applications, mobile games, and mobile applications. The file is created by frictional games like amnesia series. Flash File also contains data in XML format which show texts and play sound effects […]

GAME File

Developed by Apple, the Apple Chess, a default game in the Mac OS X, uses the GAME file. The format stores the user’s progress in the gameplay and allows them to resume it from that position whenever they log in to the game. It enables users to figure out how their strategies pan out and […]

NSP File

An NSP extension refers to a Nintendo Submission Package, a game file. Nintendo Switch and its emulators use the format. These files may store several elements such as the game ROM, its icon, metadata containing the description, and several updates. It is similar to the XCI extension and stores backup dumps of games. The user […]