Steam Deck

Risk of Rain 2 Best Steam Deck Settings

Survive the chaotic alien onslaught with this guide to the best Risk of Rain 2 settings for your Steam Deck.

Risk of Rain 2 is the captivating roguelike multiplayer shooter, drops players into a merciless alien world teeming with relentless foes, forcing them to adapt and survive. With its frenetic gameplay, vast array of characters, and ever-increasing difficulty, it's a thrilling challenge that keeps players coming back for more.

We've tweaked and experimented to put together the very best settings for a premium experience when playing this game on your Steam Deck. So without further ado, let's go!

Risk of Rain 2 Best Steam Deck Settings

Compatibility Settings
Proton Version Default

Risk of Rain 2's performance is inconsistent. The Steam Deck hits 60 frames per second in the early rounds, but as you progress through the stages and more enemies start to fill up the screen, the framerate drops. In the later stages, the framerate drops to a crawl, sometimes hitting as low as the mid-20s.

The poor late game performance isn't necessarily the Steam Deck's fault. Many users have reported their high-end desktop rigs struggling in the later stages, so it seems to be an issue players will just have to live with.

Aside from the inevitable frame slowdown as you make progress, Risk of Rain 2 on the Steam Deck is a great experience and tons of fun. You won't have to do any tweaking with compatibility settings to get started, so you should jump straight in and configure the in-game graphics settings.

Recommended — Performance Settings (Native@60fps | ~2h30m)

With these settings, I was aiming for as close to 60 frames per second as possible with the understanding that certain enemy combinations (like dual magma worms) would unavoidably tank the game's framerate. Even when things the framerate drops to the 20s, the uncapped framerate and no VSync helps keep your inputs snappy and responsive. Overall, these settings allow for a great time both solo and in coop mode, so don't let my constant talk about dropped frames dissuade you from enjoying the game.

Video Settings
Resolution 1280x800
Fullscreen On
V-Sync Off
FPS Limit Off
HUD Scale 125%
Advanced Video Settings
Shadow Type Hard
Shadow Resolution Medium
Shadow Cascades 2
Shadow Distance Low
Texture Resolution Full
VFX Culling Bias Low
LOD Bias Medium
LOD Reduction Off
Soft Particles Off
Foliage Wind Off
Bloom Off
SSAO On
Sobel Lighting Off
Corpse Clean-up Hidden
Max Corpses 10
Steam Deck Performance Menu Settings
Refresh Rate 60
Framerate Limit Unlimited
Allow Tearing On
Half Rate Shading Off
Thermal Power (TDP) Limit Off
Manual GPU Clock Control Off
Scaling Filter Linear

Reduced Lag Settings (Native@40fps | ~3h)

If you're finding the intense lag in the mid to late game unbearable, there are a few things you can do to reduce the effect. Keep in mind, there is no true fix for this issue, as the game will continue to throw more and more monsters at you, and the framerate will suffer as a result. Still, these settings will help soften the blow and maintain playable framerates for longer.

Video Settings
Resolution 1280x720
Fullscreen Off
V-Sync Off
FPS Limit Off
HUD Scale 125%
Advanced Video Settings
Shadow Type Hard
Shadow Resolution Low
Shadow Cascades 2
Shadow Distance Low
Texture Resolution Full
VFX Culling Bias Low
LOD Bias Low
LOD Reduction On
Soft Particles Off
Foliage Wind Off
Bloom Off
SSAO Off
Sobel Lighting Off
Corpse Clean-up Hidden
Max Corpses 10
Steam Deck Performance Menu Settings
Refresh Rate 40
Framerate Limit 40
Allow Tearing On
Half Rate Shading Off
Thermal Power (TDP) Limit Off
Manual GPU Clock Control Off
Scaling Filter FSR
FSR Sharpening 2