TOP-10 Most Optimized PC Games on PC in 2024
Still Wakes the Deep
In the atmospheric first-person horror Still Wakes the Deep, the player finds themselves on the "Beira D" drilling platform in the North Sea as electrician Cameron "Kaz" McLeary. The platform encountered a mysterious entity and suffered a catastrophe. The player's task is to survive by exploring the remaining semi-destroyed sections of the platform, avoiding encounters with enemies, and trying to find salvation. Gameplay focuses on exploration, puzzle-solving, and stealth. The player has no ability to fight enemies directly, instead needing to use the environment as cover and a place to wait out danger.
In terms of optimization, Still Wakes the Deep demonstrates stable performance even on old systems, any quad-core processor and graphics card level GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX6600XT with 6GB video memory will do for launch. To get the highest possible graphics quality on old systems, apply the following settings:
- Output mode: borderless windowed;
- Detail: medium;
- Texture quality: high, minimal impact on performance;
- Effects quality: medium;
- Post-processing quality: medium;
- Shadow quality: low, requires significant computational resources;
- Motion blur: disabled;
- Chromatic aberration: disabled;
- Film grain: disabled.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
For several years now, Yakuza series games have been released under the name Like a Dragon. Moreover, the plot of the eighth installment Infinite Wealth is a continuation of events from Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The main characters are Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu, who unite for new adventures. The action takes place not only in Japan but also in Hawaii. Players explore the open world, complete various quests, and participate in turn-based battles using unique character abilities.
The game is excellently optimized and demonstrates stable performance even on last-generation consoles. Not to mention PC with 8-10 year old components. Some Core i5-3470 or Ryzen 3 1200 paired with GeForce GTX 960 or Radeon RX 460 will be sufficient; rare frame rate drops are possible only in crowded places and scenes with many effects.
To improve performance on weak PCs, we recommend setting the following settings:
- Geometry quality: medium;
- Texture quality: high;
- Texture filtering: 4x or less;
- Shadow quality: medium;
- Reflection quality: medium;
- Real-time reflections: disabled;
- Motion blur: disabled;
- SSAO and anti-aliasing: disabled.
Are developers doing enough for PC gamers to enjoy perfect performance at release?