Change aspect ratio in games that don't have this option

[Olyeven]

Hello, I would like to know if there is any program that changes the aspect ratio of a game that does not have this option in the settings? I need this because my computer is very bad and to play on hdmi in a low resolution (I use 800×600 in games that I know don't run very well) I need to change the aspect ratio to 16:9 but some games don't have it this option (like life is strange, which ends up with some black bars during the game) while others (lego marvel, for example) I can put it in 800×600 and in 16:9 and it stays in full screen

I apologize for my bad English and yes, before anyone here just comments "buy a better pc" I'll do that one day, but now I wanted to know a solution for this, I didn't find anything on the Internet about

[nullable]

Your options and solutions for this are going to vary from game to game. Since games are often quite different in design, features and how those features are implemented it would be difficult to create a universal utility that works the same on any game to override something like that.

And if there is such a utility you should probably be able to find it as other users will mention various options when discussing how to tweak configure games outside of displayed options.

Some games may have specific utilities that will aid you. Some games that are related in technology or engine might fall under the same umbrella with a certain utility. But that's the best you're gonna do in my experience. You just have to deal with it one game at a time.

[odminstar]

In fact 800x600 is 4:3 aspect ratio.

Possible 16x9 resolutions:
640 x 360 (nHD)
854 x 480 (FWVGA)
960 x 540 (qHD)
1280 x 720 (HD)
1366 x 768 (WXGA)
1600 x 900 (HD+)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
2560 x 1440 (QHD)
3200 x 1800 (QHD+)
3840 x 2160 (4K UHD)
5120 x 2880 (5K)
7680 x 4320 (8K UHD)
15360 x 8640 (16K UHD)
And 4:3:
160 x 120 (QQVGA)
320 x 240 (QVGA)
640 x 480 (VGA)
800 x 600 (SVGA)
1024 x 768 (XGA)
1152 x 864 (XGA+)
1280 x 960 (SXGA-)
1400 x 1050 (SXGA+)
1600 x 1200 (UXGA)
2048 x 1536 (QXGA)
3200 x 2400 (QUXGA)
4096 x 3072 (HXGA)
6400 x 4800 (HUXGA)

[Teflon Tom]

I feel your pain. I just upgraded to Samsung Galaxy Book, Windows 11, with a 1920 x 1080 screen resolution. Now my old Lords of the Realm 2 game is stretched across the screen and looks horrid. I tried changing the resolution to one of the 4:3 screens that @odminstar mentioned but the game still stretches full screen width, yuch!

In my Acer laptop with Windows 10 the LOTR2 game found its own aspect ratio and did not go full width. It won't do that now.

I love the game. I have other old games that I fear to try. Why is the game now stretching full width instead of maintaining its original ratio? Is there a fix?

[AmsterdamHeavy]

Originally posted by Teflon Tom:

I feel your pain. I just upgraded to Samsung Galaxy Book, Windows 11, with a 1920 x 1080 screen resolution. Now my old Lords of the Realm 2 game is stretched across the screen and looks horrid. I tried changing the resolution to one of the 4:3 screens that @odminstar mentioned but the game still stretches full screen width, yuch!

In my Acer laptop with Windows 10 the LOTR2 game found its own aspect ratio and did not go full width. It won't do that now.

I love the game. I have other old games that I fear to try. Why is the game now stretching full width instead of maintaining its original ratio? Is there a fix?

Its doing that because your desktop is 16:9.

You can run the game windowed for a 4:3 game on a 16:9 desktop. Your other option, assuming the game does not support 16:9 is to change your desktop resolution to a 4:3 to play that game.

MOST games, even old ones, but no not ALL, will support 16:9 resolution via in game graphics settings.

[Teflon Tom]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

Its doing that because your desktop is 16:9.

You can run the game windowed for a 4:3 game on a 16:9 desktop. Your other option, assuming the game does not support 16:9 is to change your desktop resolution to a 4:3 to play that game.

MOST games, even old ones, but no not ALL, will support 16:9 resolution via in game graphics settings.

Thanks. Now I know the solution is to figure out how to load LOTR2 from my Steam library in a window that has a 4:3 ratio. No idea at this point but I can search for that. Do you have any idea where I might find that info?

[AmsterdamHeavy]

Originally posted by Teflon Tom:

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

Its doing that because your desktop is 16:9.

You can run the game windowed for a 4:3 game on a 16:9 desktop. Your other option, assuming the game does not support 16:9 is to change your desktop resolution to a 4:3 to play that game.

MOST games, even old ones, but no not ALL, will support 16:9 resolution via in game graphics settings.

Thanks. Now I know the solution is to figure out how to load LOTR2 from my Steam library in a window that has a 4:3 ratio. No idea at this point but I can search for that. Do you have any idea where I might find that info?

I mean, if youre looking at a full screen but stretched out screen, and assuming the game does not support 16:9 aspect ratio...then you should be able to just Alt+enter to make it windowed and the aspect ratio should adjust for that window.

Unfortunately I dont own LOTR2.

[JJbestist gmn.gg]

hi there ive just bought f1 24 and can get it to run at my montiors aspect ratio (its something like 31:10 (its 5120x1440 a ultra wide ontior of 45")) is there any way to force it to go an aspect ratio of my chosing or should i just refund the game or should i contact ea support

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by JJbestist gmn.gg:

hi there ive just bought f1 24 and can get it to run at my montiors aspect ratio (its something like 31:10 (its 5120x1440 a ultra wide ontior of 45")) is there any way to force it to go an aspect ratio of my chosing or should i just refund the game or should i contact ea support

Ask in the game hub or look up some YT videos about that specific monitor and playing that game.

[nullable]

Steam support doesn't support games. You might ask on the game's forum. Alternatively you can run it in a supported resolution with black bars on the remaining pixels. If no option exists for you to run the game in your native resolution and that's the deal killer, then sure, refund it.

But be aware wide ultra-wide screen support is limited, and oddball ultra wide screen resolutions are are bound to be even less supported.

[Mike]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.