Can You Play Atelier Ryza 3 on Steam Deck? Answered

Atelier Ryza 3 is finally out, and if you were looking to jump into the game on a handheld device like the Steam Deck, you must know whether you can play Atelier Ryza 3 on Steam Deck. So, keep reading our guide as we share the answer to that question while talking about a few additional things. 

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Can You Play Atelier Ryza 3 on Steam Deck?

Yes, you can play Atelier Ryza 3 on Steam Deck, as the game is playable on SteamOS and doesn’t need any workarounds to run. However, the same cannot be said for Atelier Ryza 3’s performance on the Steam Deck.

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Atelier Ryza 3 runs poorly on the Steam Deck, almost making it unplayable in terms of performance. And it’s not a Steam Deck hardware issue, as the platform has run better visual games without any performance issues or glitches. 

So, from the looks of it, while Atelier Ryza 3 runs on Steam Deck, the devs clearly didn’t focus on performance optimization on the said platform. However, thanks to the Reddit user, Sevansup, who shared a fix created by a person who works for Valve to drastically fix the performance issue faced by Atelier Ryza 3 on Steam Deck. 

How to Fix Atelier Ryza 3 Performance on Steam Deck

Follow the below steps to fix the Atelier Ryza 3 performance issue on Steam Deck:

• Download the atfix.zip file;
• Extract it on your Steam Deck in Desktop mode;
• After that, open Steam on your Steam Deck in Desktop mode;
• Go to Library;
• Navigate to Atelier Ryza 3;
• Click on the Settings icon; 
• Select Properties > Local Files;
• In the game directory, paste the copied contents from the atfix.zip file. 

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That concludes our guide on whether can you play Atelier Ryza 3 on Steam Deck. 

Atelier Ryza 3 is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC platforms. For more on Atelier Ryza 3, check out our dedicated guides section.