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Pokemon Legends: Arceus Unofficial PC Port Available for Download

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And here comes another unofficial PC port of another Nintendo Switch game. This time, we have the unofficial PC port of Pokemon Legends: Arceus. So, let’s take a closer look at it.

The PC port offers many ways to improve the game’s speed and image quality. You can choose a 30 or 60 FPS target, or turn off the frame rate limit. With VSync off, the game can run at up to 240 FPS. You can also use frame generation to reach 90 to 120 FPS. This feature creates extra frames to make motion look smoother. It does not make the game logic run faster. You can also change the internal resolution, from 25% up to four times the game’s native 1080p resolution. Dynamic resolution scaling is also supported.

There are also more options to help the game run well on different PCs. The port can use up to eight worker threads for texture work on CPUs with many cores. This can help reduce stutter as the game loads new textures. It also unlocks a 3.1 GB memory pool for some GPUs with dedicated video memory, such as the Intel Arc B580.

The graphics options are also quite rich. You can use Intel XeSS, AMD FSR 1 or FSR 2, and SMAA. There is also a sharpness option to make the image look clearer. The port adds screen-space ambient occlusion, water reflections, and screen-space lighting. Shadow quality can also go up to four times the default level. HDR10 and scRGB output are supported, too, with an option to adjust peak brightness.

You can also change how far the game draws objects and plants. There are three settings: Standard, High, and Ultra. The High setting raises the draw distance to 2.5 times the default level. Ultra raises it to four times the default level. With the highest setting, wild Pokémon and NPCs can appear from up to 150 meters away. Trees can be seen from up to 800 meters away.

The PC port also has two color modes called Hisui Vibrant and Hisui Cinematic. These modes change the game’s colors and remove much of its washed-out gray look. You can also load HD textures from a folder, so you can use custom texture packs.

Players with wide screens can try the experimental 21:9 and 32:9 modes. These modes show more of the world on the sides of the screen without stretching the image. The game also keeps its normal 16:9 layout if you prefer the original view. However, the wide-screen modes may still have issues in battles, cutscenes, indoor areas, and menus.

PokeL-ARecomp also offers many control options. It supports modern gamepads through SDL3, including Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers. It also works with the Steam Deck. The game shows button icons that match your controller and button layout. What’s also cool is that you can play with a keyboard and mouse. Mouse movement controls the camera, and you can change the key bindings.

The project includes a useful save backup feature. Each time the game saves, the port creates a dated backup. It keeps the 10 most recent backups, giving you a way to restore an older save if something goes wrong.

Do note, though, that PokeL-ARecomp is still in active development, so players should expect some bugs. As such, you may get some visual glitches, crashes, and shader stutters. Performance is also not that great in some heavy CPU scenes, like towns.

For instance, and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with an AMD Radeon 9060XT pushes 30-40FPS in towns. That’s kind of a bummer, so let’s hope that future versions will offer better performance. Still, for those really heavy areas, you can use Frame Gen to get at least a smoother experience.

Those interested can go ahead and download it from here. The port supports game version 1.1.1, and players must provide their own legally dumped game files and keys. It does not include the game or any of its files.

Have fun!

Pokemon Legends ARCEUS PC PORT 1440P 9060XT 5600G