Game too dark

[Majimba]

I was playing lego games with my friend some time but today we encountered a bug that turns the stream very dark is there any fix for it? Both of us already installed the newest drivers and went through everything in the base remote play fixes but nothing worked. Also its very very weird it only happens in specific scenarios in 1 level it was darker when we were too close together in another one it was darker when we were further apart which makes no sense

[PiotrKFtw]

Same issue here, it happens in Terraria, sometimes it turns SUPER-BRIGHT i got RX 580 gpu and it happens only if game is in focus on remote pc.

[Gabiru]

Same happening here, both screen turning dark or super bright, the issue is happening on tricky towers and towerfall

[Gabiru]

we found a way to fix it:
1° You need to:
-Go to Steam Configuration;
-Remote Play;
-Advanced Options From Client (Dunno how it is in English, sorry LoL)
-Disable the hardware decodification (Something like this tho, its the one before the last option on the screen)
Then you go to advanced streaming options (again I think that's something like this)
Then you need to active the fourth option (Something about NVIDIA NVFDC in my computer).
I hope you can understand this 'cause me and my friends made a real time translate of the commands in Portugueses LoL

Hope it works.

[PiotrKFtw]

Originally posted by Gabiru:

we found a way to fix it:
1° You need to:
-Go to Steam Configuration;
-Remote Play;
-Advanced Options From Client (Dunno how it is in English, sorry LoL)
-Disable the hardware decodification (Something like this tho, its the one before the last option on the screen)
Then you go to advanced streaming options (again I think that's something like this)
Then you need to active the fourth option (Something about NVIDIA NVFDC in my computer).
I hope you can understand this 'cause me and my friends made a real time translate of the commands in Portugueses LoL

Hope it works.

It don't, I got AMD GPU plus disabling hardware decoding is sacrificing performance, quality & latency.

[void]

Happening to me with Fallout 3 GOTY - The game is very dark / unplayable since the latest update using remote play. Windows 10 host and client. AMD GPUs

edit: Seems to clearly be some 'color'related issue For fallout 3 the menu seems washed out but when loading into the game itself it is very dark. Another game, 'The Forest' is too bright right in the menu.

[dAjOsh42069]

This is a Steam client bug, that presented in the last update...sadly.
I don't believe the "Fix" suggested above actually works, as I also tried it to no avail.
Also, this is happening in Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Star Wars: Empire at War, Various 'Lego' games, and likes many more that I'm simply unaware of. Steam is well aware of the bug by now... and we just need to wait for them to fix it.
Sadly, for people like me, who use remote play every day/morning as part of my normal gaming routine... the wait is painfully slow.

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[Lazanye]

Originally posted by Gabiru:

we found a way to fix it:
1° You need to:
-Go to Steam Configuration;
-Remote Play;
-Advanced Options From Client (Dunno how it is in English, sorry LoL)
-Disable the hardware decodification (Something like this tho, its the one before the last option on the screen)
Then you go to advanced streaming options (again I think that's something like this)
Then you need to active the fourth option (Something about NVIDIA NVFDC in my computer).
I hope you can understand this 'cause me and my friends made a real time translate of the commands in Portugueses LoL

Hope it works.

Hey, I´m using an older NVIDIA GPU and tried to play a Lego-Game with a friend. This guide actually helped me, now Remote Play works as it should (Thanks). Just a small point for those who don´t find the "advanced streaming options", those are in the Remote-Play-Settings aswell but are called "Advanced Host Options" in English.

[dAjOsh42069]

Yeah, I tried that...and it had no effect whatsoever, unfortunately.

[void]

Can confirm updating client and host to latest beta has fixed this problem, thanks!

[dAjOsh42069]

Can also confirm this. Opting in to beta, and updating fixes the bug!

[b3nd3r]

Originally posted by Gabiru:

we found a way to fix it:
1° You need to:
-Go to Steam Configuration;
-Remote Play;
-Advanced Options From Client (Dunno how it is in English, sorry LoL)
-Disable the hardware decodification (Something like this tho, its the one before the last option on the screen)
Then you go to advanced streaming options (again I think that's something like this)
Then you need to active the fourth option (Something about NVIDIA NVFDC in my computer).
I hope you can understand this 'cause me and my friends made a real time translate of the commands in Portugueses LoL

Hope it works.

This really helped!! Thank you!

[Antsa]

I still have this issue with the latest Beta branch and Steam Deck Oled.

Only disabling Hardware decoding on the Steam Deck makes colors brighter (although they seem a bit too bright compared to how the game looks natively on TV or Deck).

I tried every setting combination on Host and Client settings but with no help.

Also enabling "Change Host Resolution to Match Client" makes the image on the host screen stretched and showing only a small square on the Deck.

[Wii_is_Tom]

I'm also experiencing this issue on the steam deck. When I try to stream directly through the game mode UI the colors are much too dark on the deck. Funny enough, using the steam link app (installed through Discover in desktop mode) does not have the same issue even though the client side settings are all the same as the settings on the deck itself.

That mostly works. There's just some weirdness with the steam button while the PC is in big picture mode. It passes it through but it also brings up the menu on the steam deck so it's all but useless (in game mode anyway, would probably work fine in desktop mode but I don't feel like switching every time).

Very odd issue.

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Originally posted by Wii_is_Tom:

I'm also experiencing this issue on the steam deck. When I try to stream directly through the game mode UI the colors are much too dark on the deck. Funny enough, using the steam link app (installed through Discover in desktop mode) does not have the same issue even though the client side settings are all the same as the settings on the deck itself.

That mostly works. There's just some weirdness with the steam button while the PC is in big picture mode. It passes it through but it also brings up the menu on the steam deck so it's all but useless (in game mode anyway, would probably work fine in desktop mode but I don't feel like switching every time).

Very odd issue.

In game mode disable hardware decoding. That fixed the brightness.

But it breaks overlays all together. 😒

[QBleu]

Disabling hardware decoding does correct the screen, but it then removes my steam decks ability to use both the steam button and the options button that overlay.