Steam Deck / UI size

[nuutsch]

Hi guys, do we know if this game will run on a Steam Deck?
It would be great to have an option to adjust the font size and UI size so that its easily readable on a Steam Deck.

[Numlok]

bump would also like to know as well. Dont see a steamdeck rating on store page

[Bridges]

+1

[L.Brown]

Originally posted by AW BRIDGES:

+1

+1

[M'koll]

After playing on SD for 30 mins, I can say that it's playable but not optimized UI-wise.

[Shattered mind]

Originally posted by M'koll:

After playing on SD for 30 mins, I can say that it's playable but not optimized UI-wise.

could you be more specific? are we talking just text / UI size or is navigation borked?

[Atreides]

Would be nice hearing from the devs regarding this!

[Vincent]

I just came to the forum to request this.

I have to use the magnifier system tool to read the text comfortably, and after an hour I got tired. This game needs a UI scale urgently. Please, be gentle with Deck owners :). Also, the game will be verified for Steam Deck, and believe that it matters for a Deck customer (more sells for sure).

[Raygank]

This might be just because I tend to hold the Deck pretty close to my face, but so far I haven't had any trouble reading the text on Deck. Just sharing for anyone on the fence. It's a little small, but not the smallest I've seen.

[Vincent]

Originally posted by Raygank:

This might be just because I tend to hold the Deck pretty close to my face, but so far I haven't had any trouble reading the text on Deck. Just sharing for anyone on the fence. It's a little small, but not the smallest I've seen.

I do not hold the Deck like you, and I would say I keep it with a space between 30/40 cm (12/15 inches). The text at that distance is readable; however, I can feel how my eyes are working more than they should. It's a text-based game, so you have to read a lot, but I would not continue playing it if it hurts my vision.

For me, an ideal text size would be the one obtained with the Deck's system magnifier or slightly smaller, just for reference.

However, let's not forget that not everyone has the same visual capacities; thus, the best option is to add a UI scale. That option will benefit Deck owners and anyone with reduced vision capabilities.

Another option, only for Deck owners (and if the devs have a Deck), would be to have the ability to use the system magnifier appropriately. I use it in other games and this one also; however, there is a difference in this game that makes it a bit "pain-in-the-ass". In other games, the mouse is not disabled when you use the mouse, so when you use the mouse with the magnifier, the magnifier moves in the correct direction. But, in this game, the mouse is disabled when you use the controller and vice versa. To work around this, I have to middle-mouse click with the trackpad (left or right clicks are risky), and then I can pan the magnified image, and then sometimes it isn't easy to come back to the controller (I have to select a dialog's option with the cursor, and then I recover the controller). On top of this issue, the magnifier is reset every time you advance the dialog instead of keeping the position. In other games, I can set the magnifier's position in the place where most of the dialogs appear and just enable or disable the magnification.

If devs could improve the Deck's magnifier, that would be OK. However, the best option would be to have a UI scale, so every player will have the opportunity to use it, and we (Deck's owners) don't have to use the magnifier.

[L.Brown]

The game is also available for the Switch, so it should actually already be optimized for smaller screens, at least in this version.

[Vincent]

Originally posted by L.Brown:

The game is also available for the Switch, so it should actually already be optimized for smaller screens, at least in this version.

I have searched for gameplay in Switch, and it seems that the UI size is exactly the same, so I would not count on UI optimizations on Switch. Nowadays, the game is not verified on Deck for one reason: "Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read".

A text-based game should allow for bigger text size, not just for Deck, but for better accessibility.

[Pixmap]

I am so bummed by this. To me the text sizing is the most important. I don't mind mouse, or some keyboard entry but dang text I just have to pass as it's a pain with the magnifier. Pls if possible and the ability to increase font size 🙏

As the sales of the steam deck and several other variations continue to climb your missing a significant market. Thx