If you're looking to play the free-to-play fighting game Multiversus on your Steam Deck, I've got some good news for you and the best settings to use for a smooth experience.
Can the Steam Deck handle Multiversus?
The good news is that Multiversus runs smoothly on the Steam Deck in the default settings. Even at the highest settings, 90 fps is still achievable. It does, however, require some adjustments.
Best Settings
Put Most Settings to High: Multiverse is a fairly light game. Even though it is fast-paced combat, it still doesn't have excessive graphics to display. Thus, you can turn various settings to high without sacrificing performance.
Adjust Resolution Scale to Best Quality: Generally, you set this to medium or 90% to get at least 60 fps in any other games. However, you can set this to max and still get 90 fps.
Anti-aliasing: FXAA
Material Quality: Medium
Shading Quality: Medium
Vsync: OFF
Additional Recommendation
Set to 60 fps. Setting the maximum FPS to 60 ensures a smooth and stable gameplay experience while improving battery life.
With these settings, Multiversus should run smoothly on your Steam Deck at up to 90 fps during gameplay. You may still notice a drop in performance when the characters perform special ability animation. However, it is only temporary and will bounce back to 90 fps which is not going to affect much the whole gameplay experience.
With many characters to play, you can battle with iconic characters from Warner Bros universes. The game features legendary heroes and villains like Bugs Bunny, Batman, Arya Stark, and many others. You can battle them out on maps inspired by these characters' worlds, and with regular content updates, there's always something new to discover. As a free-to-play game, it includes microtransactions and battle passes, which you can use to get your favorite characters.