I have to issue a mea culpa: Almost exactly three years ago, I reported on a performance improvement update for the excellent indie RPG Dread Delusion. The performance was improved, but it was not improved enough. After my initial excitement, I found the game's inconsistent framerates unbearably brutal, and I exclusively played on desktop.
But not anymore. Dread Delusion finally, for realsies, my hand to god, actually runs great on Steam Deck now: A rock solid 60 fps in my experience, at both the start of the game and a save dozens of hours in. It also boasts some blessedly gentle battery usage: Over four hours estimated playtime, with a tick rate on the percentage to back that up.
The new update largely brings over fixes and improvements from the recent console release of Dread Delusion, and I'm guessing that its Switch 2 port in particular is to thank for the game's night and day Steam Deck experience. As much as I am a Read Entire Article
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