Crimson Desert is currently running very poorly on the Steam Deck

, by Thibaut

Crimson Desert is currently running very poorly on the Steam Deck

Players hoping to dive into the world of Crimson Desert on their Steam Deck are likely to be extremely disappointed. Indeed, Pearl Abyss’s action-adventure game is performing very poorly on Valve’s portable device.

A video shows the game running with very low graphics and frame rates between 15 and 25 frames per second. We won’t say it’s unplayable, but unfortunately, it’s almost there.

Of course, Pearl Abyss never claimed that its game would be Steam Deck-compatible at launch. Certification could be obtained later, but it will require significant optimization work.

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