Best Settings Guide for Assassin’s Creed Shadows – PC & Console

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The long-awaited release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is here, and while the game has been generally well-received for its engaging gameplay and captivating story, performance may vary based on your system hardware. If you’re playing on a PC, here are some adjustable settings that might potentially enhance your gaming experience. However, it’s important to note that these changes may not necessarily resolve performance issues for everyone.

Best Settings Guide – PC & Console

To begin, let me clarify that our focus today lies primarily on the aesthetic and gaming aspects. We won’t delve deep into control specifics since they can be quite personal, particularly when using a keyboard compared to a gamepad.

Of course, taking everything into account, here are some adjustments you might want to make to enhance your gaming experience and boost the game’s performance in certain situations:

  • FOV (Video) – This is typically a subjective matter, but consider maxing this out for this game in particular. This will give you a much better view of the action and possibly help you in combat sometimes.
  • Upscaler Type (Video) – This is dependent on your graphics card, but AMD FSR seems to give good results even on Nvidia GPUs. Keep it at Quality so that the game does not occasionally look blurred at the cost of a bit more potential FPS.
  • Frame Generation (Video) – FSR if you are using AMD FSR. If your graphics card that supports DLSS frame generation, then use that instead for potentially better results.
  • Raytracing Quality (Video) – If your device is struggling with performance, consider setting this to the lowest possible value as anything higher can be a massive hit to your FPS.
  • Shadow Quality (Video) – Put this at low if you are really struggling with FPS. It does not have a massive hit in performance on higher end systems, so you can keep this high if you are on the mid to upper end.
  • Hair Strands (Video) – This has a significant impact on performance if there are multiple characters with hair being rendered. Consider turning it completely off if you want to squeeze out more FPS from your system.
  • Motion Blur (Video) – Turn this off unless you really like having it on. Generally, it can just be a bit nauseating to have on.
  • HUD Toggle (Controls) – If you love taking screenshots of the scenery or whatnot, turn this on you can switch your HUD off whenever you want.
  • Auto Movement (Controls) – Set this to on as it will let you move automatically with a double tap of a button. This feature is great for when you need to run across a long stretch of land and would rather not hold the controls down.
  • Immersive Mode (Audio) – This makes it so that voiced characters use their native languages when speaking, making for a more immersive experience. Turn it on if you want to be fully immersed, or just leave it off otherwise.
  • Subtitle & Caption Size (Audio) – This is personal preference, but consider setting this to small for less clutter on the screen. Do not touch this if you have difficulty reading smaller text.

  • Guided Exploration Mode (Gameplay) – Keep it off if you are a completionist, as there are achievements or trophies that you cannot get while it is turned on. If you are really struggling when it comes to finding objectives, though, this will be a massive help.
  • Area Loot (Gameplay) – Keep this on as it is a huge quality of life setting that will make looting multiple stuff less tedious.
  • Difficulty Tuning (Gameplay) – These are all based on your own preferences. Expert is the way to go if you want to be challenged, but obviously not everybody will be too keen on that.
  • Guaranteed Assassination (Gameplay) – This can be good if you would rather not have enemies have health left over on an assassination, just like in the old Assassin’s Creed games. However, keep it off if you want to play the game as intended.

You might want to adjust certain settings to enhance your overall experience significantly. Many other aspects, including some suggestions provided, largely depend on your individual tastes and preferences.

When it comes to customizing settings on PC, you’ll likely need to tinker with the specific components yourself since optimal settings can vary greatly based on your unique hardware. While some suggestions from the provided list may prove useful, they tend to be broader tips that apply to any system.

After taking care of all the preliminaries, it’s time for you to immerse yourself completely in the world of ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘! As a final piece of advice, if you’re playing on console, keep the ‘performance settings’ set to ‘Performance’ for the most seamless gaming experience. If you can live with around 30 FPS on average, then the ‘Quality’ setting offers a more stunning visual display.

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2025-03-21 10:07