
For performance purists in the audience, myself included, it may be downright unthinkable to play a game as ridiculously unoptimized as Monster Hunter Wilds on the Deck, but that’s not stopping the community from enjoying the experience regardless. According to Valve’s own list of the most popular games on the Steam Deck, Monster Hunter Wilds is hovering around the number 10 spot over the past month. Over on the Steam Deck subreddit, some users are about as perplexed as I am, asking what settings could people possibly be playing the game at for it to maintain a reasonable frame rate. With that in mind, I don’t think there’s anything “reasonable” about it. As Redditor NoxinDev puts it, “Crystal clear and smooth locked 10 fps (maybe a few dips) – Don’t knock it until you try it.” Sounds about right.