80sGamer

@Azura came here to say that as well. Since the update/patch it's worse. I'm getting the same as you, 35-40fps on medium settings running about the town. They just can't seem to get it right. A Dev replied to me on one of the community posts saying that they haven't optimised for Steam Deck yet.....

@Azura so I've just reinstalled and you're right, it has improved on Steam Deck. On medium settings probably getting average between 50-60fps and on high probably around 40-45 like you mentioned. The odd stutter where it drops to like 27fps momentarily but it's a long way from where it was previously. I'd say the FPS has doubled now and the background pop in seems to almost be non existent. I'll give it another play I think as before I found it virtually unplayable.

@Astral-Grain

It's been Platinum on Proton DB and "Deck Verified" since day one early access launch (although now shows as "Playable", I'm not sure when that changed). Which I always thought was bizarre considering it didn't even run at a stable 30fps on medium settings.

I might give it another try just for experimental purposes to see if any of the most recent updates have improved performance. However every time i redownload it, I never see any performance improvements. Also a massive change log this far into early access isn't a good thing. This has been early access for over a year now and they are still trying to fix a load of stuff. I've been following the development and the fact they are constantly fixing this game shows how broken it is!

I called it day one that performance would be poor on Switch if they couldn't even get it running well on Steam Deck and I guess I was right.

@Astral-Grain I'll try again but I tried about a month ago and there was no improvement. Wasn't even running at a stable 30fps.

This review doesn't surprise me at all. Runs like trash on the Steam Deck on medium settings. We've been crying out for better optimisation from day one but the Devs aren't interested. I think it's beyond their technical capabilities.

@maplemiles what the hell haha. All I mentioned was that the Switch will have the worst version of the game and I'll be playing it on Steam Deck as it will run better.

Where has all this mention of sales and casuals moving from Switch to Steam Deck come from? Plus you said the Steam Deck is "Dead on arrival" smh. Damn these fanboys are crazy.

If you say so. Steam Deck will run this game better than the Switch, that is fact. Not opinion. If you think that the Steam Deck is dead in the water and that the Switch is technically better, then.....well..... you enjoy that notion (and the downgraded port).

@Maplemiles the denial is strong with you.

@JR150 Okay I'm not paying $40 for the most inferior version of the game when I can pay the same amount of money for better quality.

If I'm going to play it, it won't be on my switch, it will be on my Steam Deck or Series X. I'm not paying $60 for the most inferior version of the game.

When are we going to see some actual top titles with a reasonable discount? How about seeing Pokémon Sword and Shied with a half decent discount? The games have been out for ages now.