Risk of Rain 2 — best settings

Valve: Steam Deck Playable

Runs well but needs some manual setup — the settings below cover that.

On the Steam Deck OLED, Risk of Rain 2 is tuned to run at 60 FPS, rendering at 1280x800. Its native 800p OLED display refreshes at 90Hz, and SteamOS runs Risk of Rain 2 through Proton. These settings are compiled from 2 sources and 36% corroborated across independent guides. Verified current as of August 2026.

About the game

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Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

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Recommended config

Verified Aug 2026 36% corroborated
Device
Steam Deck OLEDASUS ROG Ally X
Setting type
Balanced Batterysoon Max Qualitysoon
60FPS
Framerate
OffW
Power (TDP)
1280x800
Resolution
Off
Upscaling
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Frequently asked questions

Can Risk of Rain 2 run well on the Steam Deck OLED?

Yes — with these settings Risk of Rain 2 runs smoothly at 60 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED. These values are 36% corroborated across independent guides.

What FPS does Risk of Rain 2 hit on the Steam Deck OLED?

With these settings Risk of Rain 2 targets 60 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED.

What resolution and upscaling are best for Risk of Rain 2 on the Steam Deck OLED?

Render Risk of Rain 2 at 1280x800 on the Steam Deck OLED.

What's different about running Risk of Rain 2 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 Risk of Rain 2 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 resolution (1280x800 vs 1920x1080). Notable in-game changes: Fullscreen (On vs Enabled), FPS Limit (Off vs Unlimited), Shadow Resolution (Medium vs Low), Shadow Cascades (2 vs 1), VFX Culling Bias (Low vs High).

Are these Risk of Rain 2 settings verified?

These settings are compiled from 2 sources, 36% corroborated, last verified Aug 2026.

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Steam Deck OLED vs ASUS ROG Ally X

On the Steam Deck OLED, Risk of Rain 2 runs resolution 1280x800 (vs 1920x1080 on the ASUS ROG Ally X).

Settings that change between the two

  • FullscreenOn· ROGEnabled
  • FPS LimitOff· ROGUnlimited
  • Shadow ResolutionMedium· ROGLow
  • Shadow Cascades2· ROG1
  • VFX Culling BiasLow· ROGHigh

Steam Deck OLED-specific tweaks: Refresh Rate | 60, Framerate Limit | Unlimited, Allow Tearing | On, Half Rate Shading | Off, Manual GPU Clock Control | Off, Scaling Filter | Linear, Proton Version | Default.

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