Best settings for Path of Exile 2 on Steam Deck

Path of Exile 2 is here and with over 1 million players redeeming their Early Access keys, it’s set to be a busy weekend. When the game went live, the servers were actually overloaded and crashed, but given how popular it is, that’s to be expected.

Luckily, things calmed down and I had the opportunity to dive into Path of Exile 2 on my Steam Deck. Although it is not yet officially verified by Steam Deck, the developers are actively working towards this milestone. The game is now playable – at least in the early game (the late game performance with its intense visual effects is still up for debate). Here are the Path of Exile 2 Steam Deck settings that I think are best for balancing performance and graphics.

How to play Path of Exile 2 on Steam Deck

These may be adjusted the more I play the game, but for now these are the best settings I’ve found for playing Path of Exile 2 on Steam Deck.

• Renderer: DirectX12
• Mode: Full screen
• VSync: Out of
• Dynamic resolution: Out of
• Resolution: 1280×800
• Upscale mode: FSR
• Image quality: Quality
• Sharpness: 55%
• HDR: Out of
• Scene brightness: +3
• User interface brightness: +4
• Texture quality: medium
• Lighting: Shadow
• Shadow quality: Low
• Sunshade quality: Low
• Number of lights: medium
• Bloom: 100%
• Water detail: High
• Nvidia Reflex: Out of
• Triple buffering: To
• Dynamic Culling: To
• Target frame rate: 38
• Engine multithreading: To