Redfall is playable on Steam Deck — with the right settings

The Redfall intro screen, with the Steam Deck’s performance hud above it. | Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge

Nearly four hours in, I am not at all convinced that Redfall is a good game — unless there’s a lot of hidden depth, it feels like a rare miss from Arkane.

But unlike that other recent big release, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you can make it playable on Steam Deck with a few easy tweaks.

I’m not saying it’ll look good, but it’s a heck of a lot better than the default setting!

Before: 24fps for this grainy mess below.

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After: 43fps, and things look smoother, too!

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Note: the time of day was changing as I was taking screenshots, sorry! Tap here for full image.

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