Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition — best settings

Valve: Steam Deck Verified

On the Steam Deck OLED, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition is tuned to run at 40 FPS, rendering at 1280x800. Its native 800p OLED display refreshes at 90Hz, and SteamOS runs Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition through Proton. These settings are compiled from 5 sources and 71% corroborated across independent guides. Verified current as of August 2026.

About the game

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Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

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Recommended config

Verified Aug 2026 71% corroborated
Device
Steam Deck OLEDASUS ROG Ally X
Setting type
Balanced Batterysoon Max Qualitysoon
40FPS
Framerate
OffW
Power (TDP)
1280x800
Resolution
Off
Upscaling
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Frequently asked questions

Can Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition run well on the Steam Deck OLED?

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition is playable at 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED with these settings. These values are 71% corroborated across independent guides.

What FPS does Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition hit on the Steam Deck OLED?

With these settings Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition targets 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED.

What resolution and upscaling are best for Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition on the Steam Deck OLED?

Render Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition at 1280x800 on the Steam Deck OLED.

What's different about running Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition on the Steam Deck OLED?

The Steam Deck has a native 800p OLED screen at 90Hz and runs games through SteamOS (Proton), so these settings are tuned for that panel.

How do the Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition settings differ on the Steam Deck OLED vs the ASUS ROG Ally X?

On the Steam Deck OLED this guide differs from the ASUS ROG Ally X on frame rate (40 FPS vs 62 FPS), resolution (1280x800 vs 1920x1080). Notable in-game changes: FPS Limit (40 vs 120).

Are these Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition settings verified?

These settings are compiled from 5 sources, 71% corroborated, last verified Aug 2026.

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Steam Deck OLED vs ASUS ROG Ally X

On the Steam Deck OLED, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition runs frame rate 40 FPS (vs 62 FPS on the ASUS ROG Ally X), resolution 1280x800 (vs 1920x1080 on the ASUS ROG Ally X).

Settings that change between the two

  • FPS Limit40· ROG120

Steam Deck OLED-specific tweaks: Refresh Rate | 40, Framerate Limit | 40, Half Rate Shading | Off, Manual GPU Clock Control | On, GPU Clock Frequency | 1600Hz, Scaling Filter | FSR, Allow Tearing | Off, Proton Version | Default, CryoUtilities Settings Swap File Size | 16GB*, Swappiness | 1.

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