Doom: The Dark Ages is surprisingly playable on the Steam Deck

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"Low" graphics settings and 800p resolution hit 30 to 40 fps on Valve's hardy handheld.

With all the graphical quality sliders set to "Low" (and FSR upscaling set to "Performance"), I was able to run Doom: The Dark Ages at the system's native 1280×800 resolution and a reasonably steady 30 to 40 fps.

And after a bit of testing, I found the game is surprisingly playable on Valve's portable hardware, provided you're prepared to turn down the graphics settings.

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Author / Journalist: Kyle Orland

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Topics: Steam deck Doom: The Dark Ages Gaming

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Published On: 2025-05-13 @ 19:16:20 (1 days ago)

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