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Despite being currently marked as unsupported, I had no issues completing the game on Deck
Reduced framelimit to 40 FPS via Steam Deck activities menue
The thrusters volume seems occasionally too loud
In the main hub the framerate dips to less than 30 FPS, normally inside space stations it is between 40 and 60 FPS, outside stations 60 FPS. This is not a fast paced game, so the experience is mostly pretty smooth and the game totally playable.
Showcase: https://youtu.be/ch2zhlSEJj0
Only had to manually select 720p resolution, as it seems to default to 1080p. Text might be considered a bit small, I had no issues reading all though.
Uses ~23 watts with 60 FPS. Limiting FPS to 30 either ingame or via performance overlay reduces this to ~12 watts and doubles batterie life while still being enjoyable.
This is refering to the evolve legacy branch (requires the original game to unlock in beta tab)
Evolve Stage 2 doesn't work anymore as the online servers are shut down, but if you are a buyer of the original version (you can still find buy retail keys) it is selectable in the Beta tab and works great.
PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 %command%
When asked for connecting to ranked servers, click no. Then connecting to multiplayer works.
Evolve Legacy also still works via inviting friends, but not with matchmaking anymore. Now the Stage 2 matchmaking servers are back up. With the mentioned launch options it works flawless, otherwise you might get stuck in the loading screen.
- Evolve Legacy showcase: https://youtu.be/vLLSrgX41LE
- Evolve Stage 2 showcase: https://youtu.be/TwHs4nbl9SY
Performance can be improved with some adjustments to the settings, works flawless otherwise
My settings:
- Anti-Aliasing: low
- Post Processing Quality: low
- Texture Quality: low
- Visual Effect Quality: medium
- Foliage Quality: medium
- Cloth Quality: off
Demo on Deck: https://youtu.be/wBKJa2kCRTU
GTFO shows sometimes numbers in the top left corner, which are a bit small.
Devs are working on getting it from playable to verified.
Demo on how it works on deck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSkY0ovenlk
Disable HBAO in launcher to get 60 FPS
Launcher needs manual interaction (e.g. holding Steam button and use mouse)
Audio seems partially too loud when shooting weapons
Needs tinkering, either by installing mfc42 manually (e.g. Protontricks) or selecting GE-Proton7-27 (which includes a protonfix) In the launcher it helps to disable HBAO to get 60 FPS instead of 26 FPS
Tutorial: https://youtu.be/6sNg_fy5KOI
First time setup will install UE4 Prerequisites, this needs using touchscreen or steam + right touchpad for mouse.
This is the Prologue, not the final game, but Devs confirmed the hardware specifications are the same, so this is a good test scenario for the Deck.
First time setup will bring up the UE4 Installer, which has to be operated via touchscreen or steam + right trackpad for mouse, only once. After that the game works with great performance (mostly 60 FPS, sometimes 40 FPS so far). Full controller support.
- Hint: The game does cloud-sync the settings. That means if you play on Deck, having it set to fullscreen 800p, you'll have fullscreen 800p on your Desktop as well.
- Recommendation: windowed fullscreen, this will autodetect your Deck and your Desktop resolution and no futher changes are necessary.
- Demo on Deck: https://youtu.be/sTPzyoQSWtI
Launcher needs to be operated via holding Steam button and the mouse, otherwise a flawless experience (e.g. with the native Linux version)
As the game is unsupported where Valve tested it with Proton, it would default to Proton. Selecting the Steam Linux Runtime has to be done manually.
Launcher doesn't support Deck controls, but with pressing and holding the Steam button the mouse can be used to start the game via the launcher.
Both Proton and Linux version do have the launcher. In both cases via the Steam button the mouse can be used to start the game (if you don't change the default controller layout). Game itself works great with Deck controls.
Howto, performance and demonstration on Deck: https://youtu.be/t54pzGpHY3A
Protontricks has to be installed via Desktop mode, and then Uplay needs to be installed into the game's prefix.
Uplay is not installed and not detected. Needs manuall install via protontricks
Needs tinkering, otherwise it cannot be played due to missing Uplay.
Game supports 720p max and cannot switch to 800p.
How to: https://youtu.be/enYgswgWGdc
Slight performance issues on the intro section, better in the city. Well playable on Deck.
Reducing mesh and texture quality from high to medium improves performance.
This report refers to the day 1 release version of Stray, a patch might improve performance in the future.
Demonstration: https://youtu.be/5wLpVhxcfRY
Only one projector room caused low fps when playing a reel, everything else was smooth
Though overall performance is playable, the game defaults to a high settings preset, I changed to medium where I didn't see much of a quality difference but had a smooth experience overall (except that one single room with the projector when playing a reel)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaahEuYH4Zskp4XCFNTtPJlRlUk8mxUlP
After using the touchscreen or the steam button + touchpad to change settings, controller input doesn't work
Game defaults to 720p, but also supports 800p. Which needs to be selected via touchscreen oder steam button + touchpad. On the next start it's not an issue and the game itself works great with the Deck's gamepad controls.
How to experience on Deck: https://youtu.be/SAfi-mLqpxI
Changed graphics settings to low, performance is absolutely enough to enjoy the game on Deck.
Steam will use Proton for this title, but I recommende to manually select the Steam Linux Runtime to play the native Linux version
Selected 40 FPS via Steam Deck Activities menue
I had no issues when using the native Linux version.
Look and feel, howto: https://youtu.be/V-loj1GGkS4
