Painkiller: Best Settings for Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and More

Use these optimized settings to play the game Painkiller at 60+ FPS on the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion Go, and MSI Claw.

Painkiller is back from the past with a new remake that manages to keep the mayhem, gameplay, action, and more intact. If you are an old-school gamer, then there’s a good chance you have played the original. Now, you get to play the remake version of this classic shooter on handheld devices, such as the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion Go, and MSI Claw.

However, the game’s system requirements are much higher than what’s inside the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion Go, and MSI Claw. Therefore, you must optimize the settings to play Painkiller on these handhelds at a consistent 60+ FPS for a smooth gameplay experience.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

Best Settings To Play Painkiller on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and More

Unlike desktop and laptop PCs, handheld devices, such as the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion Go, and MSI Claw, do not have dedicated GPUs to run games. They have only integrated graphics chips, which are severely underpowered compared to other notable hardware.

The Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Legion Go are equipped with an AMD Radeon-based iGPU, while the MSI Claw has an Intel Arc-based iGPU. However, they have similar performance in games, so the same set of optimized settings applies to all of them. With that said, here are all the optimized settings you must apply to play Painkiller on these handhelds:

Note: The settings provided below are specifically for the devices listed here and shouldn’t be used for other handhelds.

Settings	Values
Screen Resolution	1280 x 800 (16:10) 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 1920 x 1200 (16:10) 1920 x 1200 (16:10)
Resolution Scale	100
Screen Mode	Borderless
Intel® XeSS Super Resolution 2.0	Balanced
Sharpness	1.5
VSync	Off
Frame Rate Limit	Unlimited
FOV (Field of View)	90
Gamma	—
Motion Blur	Off
Graphics Quality	Custom
View Distance	Medium
Anti-Aliasing	Grayed Out
Post-Processing	Low
Shadows Quality	Low
Texture Quality	Medium
Effects Quality	Low
Foliage Quality	Medium
Shading Quality	Medium
Animation Quality	Medium

Final Thoughts

While the above settings will grant you frame rates close to 60 in Painkiller, it is not enough. We must do one more thing to achieve a consistent 60+ FPS for an ultra-smooth experience. On the ROG Ally, Legion Go, and MSI Claw, apply 25W Performance Mode or 30W Turbo, depending on the handheld. Also, on the Steam Deck, enable the Manual GPU Clock slider and set it to 1600 MHz for the best results.

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