Dark Souls III | PC Requirements and Best Settings for SteamDeck

Even approaching a decade since its release, Dark Souls III is still one of the best games of its generation and the one that finally established FromSoftware in the Olympus of developers, something they would later reaffirm with Elden Ring . But for the case at hand, and with the arrival of new platforms to play the game ”on the go” such as SteamDeck , we want to give you some tips and features to run it to the fullest on Valve’s platform.

Dark Souls III Settings on Steam Deck

First off, and in case you didn’t know, Dark Souls III is not only compatible with SteamDeck, but it is a verified title , meaning there shouldn’t be any issues with the settings on your handheld, nor any interface conflicts or other issues.

However, whether the game looks to your liking or at its best depends on each user and their preferences. It is quite a personal thing but it is always possible to find some configuration that is unanimously considered the best for the title. One website to check is ProtonDB which in its review already rates the game as Gold ; it does not have any problems but to get the best experience you will need to make some adjustments. If you do not know which settings to use, there are websites like ShareDeck that specialize in collecting configurations provided by users themselves to run the game on SteamDeck . The best one we have found for Dark Souls III is this one:

• Graphic preset : high
• Screen refresh rate : 60 FPS
• Frame rate limit : 60FPS
• Average frame rate : 45 FPS
• TDP limit : 15W
• Resolution : 1280 x 800
• Proton system version : 7.0-2
• Steam OS version : 3.2
• BIOS version : F7A0105