Hello, I’d like to share my configuration for Hitman 3 (World of Assassination) for the best experience on the new Steam Deck OLED models. Out of the box, it runs decent, but not great. I looked up optimal settings, but the guides currently available don’t take into consideration the new OLED model features. Such as the slightly better performance, the screen now being capable of 90Hz, and XeSS and FSR 2 being added to the game.
So after a lot of tinkering, these are the settings I found offer the best experience across all maps, I figured I’d share with the community. *Please share any recommendations or changes that you’ve found to be better*.
First, in Steam’s battery settings (… button while in game) enable per-game profile, and limit the FPS to 45FPS. I targeted 45FPS because it feels very smooth, keeps graphics looking great, doesn’t kill the battery quickly like 60FPS is going to, and scales perfectly with 90Hz refresh rate. Now onto Hitman’s Graphics settings:
Adaptive Supersampling Technology: AMD FSR 2
Adaptive Supersamping Quality: Quality
Level of Detail: Medium
Texture Quality: High
Mirror Reflection Quality: Medium
Reflection Quality: Medium
Motion Blur: Off
Simulation Quality (Graphics): Best
Any settings not listed, I didn’t change from default.
After you’re satisfied with the changes you’ve made, you can add “-skip_launcher” to the launch options. (Click the settings “gear” icon before launching game, general tab).
Also, another major QoL improvement when it comes to the back buttons: I’d recommend mapping them to toggle run and toggle instinct, so you don’t have to hold the bumper buttons down. I also have one of the buttons mapped to “M” to quickly toggle the map.
Any feedback welcome! Hope this helps someone :)
I have tried so many times to get into hitman, my favorite contemporary stealth series probably being dishonored. It’s just too overwhelming(?) for me
I’d say follow the guided story missions until you get comfortable. They’re very much “go here, do this” and are generally pretty fun. But then there’s a huge amount more to uncover on every map once you do the story stuff, which will now be way less intimidating since you’ve learned the map doing the story stuff. It’s a big sandbox and you’re rewarded for being creative. Take your time on each map, each one is almost its own game.