Game Settings
HELLDIVERS™ 2 Steam Deck settings and performance
Steam Deck rating
7 total scores
Score distribution
- Excellent5 / 50
- Good4 / 51
- Playable3 / 55
- Poor2 / 51
- Broken1 / 50
Settings snapshot
Independent medians come from reported fields. Each may use different observations, so this is not one setup.
- Compatibility
- Playable
- FPS target
- 30 FPS
- Resolution
- 720p
- Graphics preset
- Low
Featured Steam Deck setups
Published Jul 27, 2024High confidence · Article - 800p
- Custom preset
- Frequent dips
- Quality upscaling
- Other upscaler
Measured FPS: 25 minimum, 40 maximum
- Render Scale
- Ultra Quality
- Motion Blur
- 0
- Depth of Field
- Off
- Bloom
- On
- Texture Quality
- Medium
- Object Detail
- Low
- Render Distance
- High
- Shadow Quality
- Low
- Particle Quality
- Minimum
- Reflection Quality
- Minimum
- Space Quality
- Low
- Ambient Occlusion
- Off
Reports (7)
Detailed community reports and sourced reports behind the score.
Community observation720p, Low preset, 30 FPS target
720p · Low preset · 30 FPS target
Mostly stable · Dynamic or custom upscaling · Other upscaler · Proton Experimental
Community observationOther resolution, Default preset
Other resolution · Default preset
Varied a lot · Dynamic or custom upscaling · FSR · Proton Experimental
Community observationLow preset
Low preset
Frequent dips
Community observationCustom preset, Other FPS target
Custom preset · Other FPS target
Mostly stable
Sourced reporttomshw.it800p, Custom preset
Tom's Hardware Italia tested HELLDIVERS 2 on both LCD and OLED Steam Decks at 1280x800 with a detailed low-to-medium custom configuration, generally measuring 35-40 FPS with brief 25 FPS drops during large airstrike effects.
800p · Custom preset
Frequent dips · Quality upscaling · Other upscaler
Article: Helldivers 2 | Le migliori impostazioni per Steam Deck e ROG Ally.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
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Sourced reportpcgamesn.comCustom preset
After several hours of direct settings testing, the outlet reported 45 FPS outside combat and frequent 30 FPS combat drops, plus hard-to-read text.
Custom preset
Frequent dips · Quality upscaling
Article: Best Steam Deck settings and measured combat-performance paragraphs..View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Sourced reporthardwaretimes.comCustom preset, Other FPS target
Hardware Times played the tutorial and first post-tutorial HELLDIVERS 2 mission on Steam Deck after Valve's Proton Hotfix, using its published custom settings at a 45 FPS target and observing only a few hectic-scene dips to 40 FPS.
Custom preset · Other FPS target
Mostly stable · Other runtime
Article: Helldivers 2 is now playable on Steam Deck - Recommended Settings.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence