Returnal Steam Deck Performance: Is it Playable?

Returnal Steam Deck Performance Test: 2026 Steam Deck Games – Handheld/Docked Gameplay – SteamOS 3.8.1 – Handheld/Docked Gameplay – Lossless Scaling Bonus Test

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🎮 Steam Deck OLED
🕐 Tested: 24th April 2026
⚙️ SteamOS 3.8.2
🛠️ Installed on Internal Drive (Fresh Clean Install)
📀 Steam Version
⚙️ DX11

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 – Final Boss Intro
00:47 – Final Boss Fight – FSR 2.1 Performance
02:17 – Final Boss Fight – 2X FPS Lossless Scaling
03:50 – Citadel – FSR 2.1 Performance 30FPS
05:04 – Settings Menu Handheld
05:16 – Citadel – 2X FPS Lossless Scaling
07:34 – Citadel – FSR 2.1 Performance Uncapped
08:57 – Settings Menu Docked
09:06 – FSR 2.1 Performance Docked

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Steam Deck OLED
SteamOS 3.8.2
4GB VRAM

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