How to Improve FPS and Performance in Enshrouded

Embervale looks impressive, but all that terrain, fog, and biome detail can punish some PCs with low FPS, stutter, or general performance problems. The fixes below are not guaranteed for every hardware setup, but they are practical starting points before blaming the Shroud for everything.

Start With Enshrouded's System Requirements

Enshrouded needs enough CPU and GPU headroom to handle its voxel-based terrain and dense fog systems. If your PC falls below the listed requirements, bottlenecks can lead to poor FPS or unstable gameplay.

The game's official Steam page lists these requirements:

Minimum System Requirements

• CPU and OS: 64-bit processor and Windows 10
• Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 (2.7 GHz 4 Core) / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (3.5 GHz 4 Core) or equivalent
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (requires 6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (requires 6GB VRAM) / Intel ARC A380
• Storage: 60 GB available space

Recommended System Requirements

• CPU and OS: 64-bit processor and Windows 10
• Processor: Intel i7-8700 (3.7 GHz 6 Core) / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (3.7 GHz 8 Core) or equivalent
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super (requires 6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (requires 6GB VRAM) / Intel ARC A770
• Storage: 60 GB available space

Disable App Overlays

Overlays from Discord, Steam, Xbox Game Bar, and similar apps can consume resources while Enshrouded is running. That extra load may cause lag or stutter, especially in busy areas. If you keep voice chat, recording tools, launchers, and capture features active at the same time, each one can take a small slice of performance. Those slices add up quickly when the game is already rendering heavy environments.

Disabling overlays is also easy to reverse, so it is a low-risk test. Turn them off, restart the game, and check the same area again before changing several other settings at once.

Disable the Discord Overlay

1. Open Discord and click the User Settings icon at the bottom left.
2. Go to Game Overlay.
3. Move Enable in-game overlay to the left to disable it.

Disable the Steam Overlay

1. Open Steam and click Steam in the upper-left corner.
2. Open Settings, then select In Game.
3. Move Enable the Steam Overlay while in game to the left.

Disable the Xbox Game Bar

1. Open the Windows Start Menu and select Settings.
2. Go to System, then scroll to System Components.
3. Click the three dots next to Game Bar.
4. Select Advanced options.
5. Under Background component permissions, change the setting from Power optimized to Never.
6. In the same window, click Terminate.
7. Go to Gaming in Settings, then select Game Bar.
8. Move Allow your controller to open Game Bar to the left.

Lower Enshrouded's Display Settings

You can also improve performance from inside Enshrouded. Launch the game, load your character, open Settings, and go to the Display tab. Lower the Quality Preset until performance feels acceptable. Some systems may need Maximum Performance to run smoothly.

If Maximum Performance still does not help enough, turn off Limit Framerate in Background. Then open the Accessibility tab and disable Reduce Dynamic Camera Motion. Restart Enshrouded if needed and test again.

Set Enshrouded to High Priority in Windows

Windows may not treat Enshrouded as a high-priority app by default. Raising its priority can let the operating system allocate more resources to the game.

1. Launch Enshrouded, then press the Windows key if the game is in full screen.
2. Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager.
3. Open the Details tab and find the main Enshrouded process.
4. Right-click Enshrouded and set Priority to High.
5. Restart Enshrouded so the change applies properly.

Note: Windows may return Enshrouded to Normal priority after a few days. If FPS issues return, check this setting again.

Update Your Graphics Drivers

Enshrouded receives updates that can improve or change its visuals. Keeping GPU drivers current helps your PC keep up with those changes and may reduce performance problems.

Update Drivers With Device Manager

1. Open the Windows Start menu or press Windows key + R to open Run.
2. Type Device Manager and select it.
3. Find Display Adapters, then right-click it.
4. Select Update Driver.
5. Choose Search automatically for drivers and wait for Windows to finish.

Update Drivers With the NVIDIA App

1. Close Enshrouded if it is running, then open the NVIDIA App.
2. Go to the Drivers tab and click the green Download button.
3. Wait for the download to complete, then click Install.
4. After installation finishes, run Enshrouded again and check whether the FPS or performance issues remain.