Is Still Wakes the Deep Playable on the Steam Deck? – Answered

Still Wakes the Deep is the latest horror game from The Chinese Room, developed on Unreal Engine 5. This visually stunning game is available now on PC and current-generation consoles, and has a ton of settings to tweak and improve performance. But does Still Wakes the Deep work on Steam Deck? Here’s everything you need to know.

Is Still Wakes the Deep playable on Steam Deck?

Yes, Still Wakes the Deep is playable on Steam Deck with FSR3 enabled.

Since the game supports FSR3 and frame rate generation, it’s actually a pretty smooth experience, albeit with some occasional graphical interruptions. We only tested the early parts, but the Steam Deck was able to maintain a pretty good frame rate throughout.

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We recommend applying a 40 or 50 FPS frame limit via Steam Deck’s settings to ensure a smoother experience with minimal stuttering.

Obviously, FSR3 and frame generation play a big role here, as turning off FSR3 drops the frame rate down to the 15-20 range, which is not a fun way to play at all. Yes, there is ghosting and some blur, especially when you move around, but it’s surprising that it runs so well on the Steam Deck.

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Currently, the game is rated Playable on Steam because the text in the game is small and a bit difficult to read. There is also some aliasing on UI elements, but it’s not a big deal.

Does Still Wakes the Deep support Steam Cloud?

Unfortunately, Still Wakes the Deep doesn’t support Steam Cloud.

We hope that a patch will add support for this soon, as the lack of cloud storage makes it difficult to continue your game progress without manually moving your save files. To access your local data, you need to go to the save file location on your PC.

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