Marvel Rivals, a free-to-play hero shooter that drew comparisons to Overwatch, has officially launched on Steam Deck, reaching nearly half a million concurrent players. Despite initial concerns about performance, developer NetEase and Valve have worked out the kinks, ensuring the game runs smoothly with anti-cheat enabled.
To resolve an issue of a black screen during cutscenes, players can access the game’s properties by selecting Marvel Rivals in their library and choosing “Properties” > “Compatibility”. From there, select “Force the use of a specific Steam compatibility tool” and choose “Proton Experimental.” This solution should resolve the problem.
Once the bug is fixed, players can enjoy 60FPS or higher performance on the Steam Deck, albeit with some visual fidelity sacrifices. Ideal graphics settings for this include:
– Anti-Aliasing: AMD FSR
– Super Resolution Mode: Performance
– Super Resolution Sharpening: 80
– Frame Generation Mode: AMD FSR3 Frame Generation
– V-Sync: Off
– Graphics Quality: Low (or Optimize)
These settings should achieve a smooth experience, with minimal shimmering during gameplay. Overall, Marvel Rivals is a refreshing addition to the Steam Deck library, demonstrating that competitive team shooters can be optimized for Linux.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/12/07/marvel-rivals-plays-great-on-steam-deck-but-do-this-first