’Too Big’ For Steam Deck? Remnant 2 + Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Tested!

’Too Big’ for Steam Deck is back! Remnant 2 pushes PC hardware to brutal limits thanks to Unreal Engine 5, Nanite and virtual shadow maps, while Ratchet and Clank’s DirectStorage and heavy graphics requirements can also challenge a range of PC hardware. And yet both games are Steam Deck Verified... so just how well do they run on Valve’s handheld? Oliver Mackenzie reports on a game of two halves. Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and to get access to everything we do via pristine quality downloads: Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies or pullovers? Check out our store: For commercial enquiries, please contact business@ 00:00 Overview 00:57 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 07:39 Remnant 2 11:08 Analysis and conclusion