Does Wild Hearts run on Steam Deck?
Does Wild Hearts run on Steam Deck? If you’re eyeing up EA’s answer to Monster Hunter, you’re probably already itching to take it on the go. Valve hasn’t revealed whether it thinks Wild Hearts compatibility is a thing, but we’ve tried it out on the portable powerhouse to save you from any launch day handheld hiccups.
As always, we’d advise checking out Wild Hearts system requirements before diving in. Doing so will serve as a handheld performance heads-up of sorts, as recommendations include an RTX 2070 and 16GB RAM. You’ll also need to free up 80GB to meet the game’s size requirements, but you might want to hang fire before picking up the best Steam Deck SD card.
No, Wild Hearts won’t run on Steam Deck at launch, but there is a glimmer of hope for on-the-go Monster Hunter fans. During a Reddit AMA, a member of the dev team confirmed that Valve handheld support won’t be a thing at launch. However, they also stated that the co-op caper could gain Steam Deck compatibility status in the future.
Rather than take Koei Techmo’s word for it, we decided to try Wild Hearts on Steam Deck anyway. The result? Well, we managed to reach the game’s intro scenario, but the experience was far from stellar. We couldn’t boost fps past 30, even with every setting cranked down low, and an eventual crash served as an unfortunate cherry on top. Even if dialling visuals down actually worked, we’d advise against it, as it doesn’t look much better than Monster Hunter on the 3DS.
Despite this, it feels like compatibility isn’t completely out of reach, as we did manage to briefly play Wild Hearts on Steam Deck. That’s not to say we think it “runs” on the handheld, as it feels more like a slow walk into a disappointing abyss. Yet, it officially
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