Evil West is now available on PC, and, we’ve put together the best settings for getting optimized performance on lower-to-mid end system specs.
Before we delve into the best settings for the PC version of Evil West, make sure you’ve updated your GPU drivers and Windows to their latest respective versions. Additionally, disable or close any unnecessary background applications in order to reduce the CPU overhead as much as possible. The settings below should provide a more optimized balance between graphics and frame rate compared to the presets available in-game.
Evil West Best Settings
The settings below are there to serve as a broad starting point for further optimization based on your specific hardware specs. As a result, you may need to tweak some settings until you find a sweet spot based on your display’s refresh rate and the overall performance you seek.
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- Window: Fullscreen
- VSync: Off on a VRR supported display, On otherwise
- FPS Cap: Off on a VRR supported display, On otherwise
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- Overall Quality: Custom
- Resolution Scale: 100%
- View Distance: Near
- Anti-Aliasing: Medium
- Post-Processing: Medium (or High if there is available GPU headroom)
- Shadows: Medium
- Textures: High
- Effects: Medium (or High if there is available GPU headroom)
- Foliage: Medium (or High if there is available GPU headroom)
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- Motion Blur: Depends on personal preference
- AMD CAS: On
- AMD CAS Strength: 0.8
- AMD FSR: Quality
Evil West is a third-person shooter developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Focus Entertainment. The game is scheduled to be released for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S later this month on November 22, 2022.
The player assumes control of the vampire hunter Jesse Rentier, carries a variety of lethal weapons, including an axe, a gauntlet that can store electrical energy, a six-shot pistol, a rifle, and a flamethrower. After a melee attack, enemies can be stunned and staggered, which allows players to kill them with a special finisher move.
