On the Steam Deck OLED, No Man's Sky is tuned to run at 40 FPS with the TDP capped at 10-12W, rendering at 1280x800. Its native 800p OLED display refreshes at 90Hz, and SteamOS runs No Man's Sky through Proton. These settings are compiled from 2 sources and 100% corroborated across independent guides. Verified current as of May 2026.
About the game
Very PositiveNo Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Frequently asked questions
Can No Man's Sky run well on the Steam Deck OLED?
No Man's Sky is playable at 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED with these settings. These values are 100% corroborated across independent guides.
What FPS does No Man's Sky hit on the Steam Deck OLED?
With these settings No Man's Sky targets 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED.
What TDP should I use for No Man's Sky on the Steam Deck OLED?
Cap the TDP at 10-12W for No Man's Sky on the Steam Deck OLED.
What resolution and upscaling are best for No Man's Sky on the Steam Deck OLED?
Render No Man's Sky at 1280x800 on the Steam Deck OLED.
What's different about running No Man's Sky 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 No Man's Sky 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 60 FPS), TDP (10-12W vs 35W), resolution (1280x800 vs 1920x1080). Notable in-game changes: Animation Quality (High vs Enhanced), Terrain Tessellation (High vs Enhanced), Planet Quality (High vs Standard), Base Complexity (High vs Enhanced), Anisotropic Filtering (4 vs 16x), GTAO (Enhanced vs Standard), and 1 more setting.
Are these No Man's Sky settings verified?
These settings are compiled from 2 sources, 100% corroborated, last verified May 2026.
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Steam Deck OLED vs ASUS ROG Ally X
On the Steam Deck OLED, No Man's Sky runs frame rate 40 FPS (vs 60 FPS on the ASUS ROG Ally X), TDP 10-12W (vs 35W on the ASUS ROG Ally X), resolution 1280x800 (vs 1920x1080 on the ASUS ROG Ally X).
Settings that change between the two
- Animation QualityHigh· ROGEnhanced
- Terrain TessellationHigh· ROGEnhanced
- Planet QualityHigh· ROGStandard
- Base ComplexityHigh· ROGEnhanced
- Anisotropic Filtering4· ROG16x
- GTAOEnhanced· ROGStandard
- Anti AliasingTAA (Low)· ROGFSR 2.0
Steam Deck OLED-specific tweaks: Refresh Rate 40Hz, Scaling Filter Linear, GPU Clock 1100, Proton 9.0-3 or Proton Experimental, Use Cryoutilities.