Take off on a retro-inspired adventure through the enchanting world of Chained Echoes on your Steam Deck. With its captivating storyline and visually stunning landscapes, this 16-bit SNES-style RPG immerses players in a fantasy realm filled with dragons and piloted mechanical suits.
In this guide, we’ll unveil the best settings tailored specifically for the Steam Deck, ensuring you can fully immerse yourself in the breathtaking visuals and engrossing gameplay while exploring the war-torn kingdoms of Valandis.
Chained Echoes Best Steam Deck Settings
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| Compatibility Settings |
| Proton Version |
Default (no changes required) |
Chained Echoes works perfectly with no tweaking or Proton version changing for compatibility.
Read on for the best Steam Deck settings for Chained Echoes. We’ve put together two different configurations: best quality settings and battery saving settings.
Recommended — Best Quality Settings (Native | 60fps | ~4.5h)
Chained Echoes runs smoothly with zero hiccups, even at max settings. Just fire up the game and enjoy up to 4.5 hours of gameplay!
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Screen Mode</td><td>Fullscreen</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Window Size</td><td>x3</td>
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| In-game Settings |
| Screen Mode |
Fullscreen |
| Window Size |
x3 |
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Refresh Rate</td><td>60</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Framerate Limit</td><td>Off</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Allow Tearing</td><td>Off</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Half Rate Shading</td><td>Off</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Manual GPU Clock Control</td><td>Off</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Scaling Filter</td><td>Linear</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Thermal Power (TDP) Limit</td><td>Off</td>
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| Steam Deck Performance Menu Settings |
| Refresh Rate |
60 |
| Framerate Limit |
Off |
| Allow Tearing |
Off |
| Half Rate Shading |
Off |
| Manual GPU Clock Control |
Off |
| Scaling Filter |
Linear |
| Thermal Power (TDP) Limit |
Off |
Battery Saving Settings (Native | 40fps | ~5h)
You can get upwards of 5 hours of playtime in Chained Echoes by dropping the Window Size setting and limiting the framerate to 40. Frankly, we’d suggest sticking with the settings above. While these settings make the game look mostly the same as with the previous settings, the reduced framerate make the game feel much less satisfying to play. That extra half hour of battery time isn’t worth it.
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<th colspan="2" style="padding: 0.5rem">In-game Settings</th>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Screen Mode</td><td>Fullscreen</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Window Size</td><td>x1</td>
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| In-game Settings |
| Screen Mode |
Fullscreen |
| Window Size |
x1 |
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<th colspan="2" style="padding: 0.5rem">Steam Deck Performance Menu Settings</th>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Refresh Rate</td><td>40</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Framerate Limit</td><td>40</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Allow Tearing</td><td>Off</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Half Rate Shading</td><td>Off</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Thermal Power (TDP) Limit</td><td>On</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Watts</td><td>11</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Manual GPU Clock Control</td><td>On</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">GPU Clock Frequency</td><td>800</td>
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<td style="padding: 0.5rem">Scaling Filter</td><td>Linear</td>
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| Steam Deck Performance Menu Settings |
| Refresh Rate |
40 |
| Framerate Limit |
40 |
| Allow Tearing |
Off |
| Half Rate Shading |
Off |
| Thermal Power (TDP) Limit |
On |
| Watts |
11 |
| Manual GPU Clock Control |
On |
| GPU Clock Frequency |
800 |
| Scaling Filter |
Linear |
