Lego Horizon Adventures Is Another Success For PlayStation on Steam Deck - First Impressions

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Earlier today, Lego Horizon Adventures was officially released, and while it was met with some mixed reviews, it seems like a solid experience so far. However, I am a bit biased. I do love LEGO games, but this one feels a bit different than the others. It could very well be due to a different developer taking over. Guerrilla and Studio Gobo developed Lego Horizon Adventures. In contrast, the other known LEGO titles were developed by Traveller's Tales, but it's still quite enjoyable to play.

So, with the new release, I wanted to test it on the Steam Deck to see just how much it could be enjoyed on the go. I think PlayStation has added another great portable experience to its PC library!

Note: This is an impressions article, so I have only played the beginning of the game and am reporting on performance so far. It is possible that it will be harder to run further into the game.

LEGO Horizon Adventures - First Impressions on Steam Deck

In my first hour with the game, I played through the prologue and two levels, as well as ran around the hub area, and I had a solid idea of whether I thought the game would be playable. If I had to say whether it will be, I would give it two thumbs up!

I was playing the game primarily on higher settings to see just how far I could push it graphically. With everything on high, except for Shadows and Lighting on Medium, and TSR upscaling at 50%, I was able to stick above 40 FPS in the prologue and different levels I played. Yes, it does have upscaling, but it looks phenomenal regardless, thanks to TSR. The hub did have some drops to the 34 FPS - 38 FPS range, but I could see this being very playable with a locked 30 FPS.

I can definitely see pushing the settings a bit for better framerates and higher quality. From what I have played so far, I could see lowering settings a bit more for 40 FPS solid, while you can increase quality and lock to 30 FPS. I could even see removing some of the upscaling to make the picture look clearer without it dipping beneath 30 FPS. I don't think it can be removed completely, but you should be able to ease up on it.

As for battery drain, I expect this to be a heavy hitter no matter what. I can maybe see it coming down to the 15W range with very low settings, but this may be best enjoyed at 40 FPS with some modified settings and no TDP limit. It's a lot of fun no matter what, though, and I can happily recommend it based on what I have played so far.

I did not run into any PlayStation forced login, and I was able to boot without changing Proton layers.

You can get LEGO Horizon Adventures on Steam for $59.99, or you can get it on Fanatical for $42.49 with the coupon FANATICAL15. This is a really low price, and it's taking a discount off of $49.99 instead of $59.99, so purchasing now will get you an even bigger discount!

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