How Do You Boost FPS in Sons of the Forest? (2023)

FPS drops have been common to nearly all Sons of the Forest players since its Steam Early Access release, regardless of system configuration. The game still needs a ton of optimization, but before that happens, our guide will give you tips on Sons of the Forest how to boost FPS.

How Do You Boost FPS in Sons of the Forest? 2023

Turn Down Your Graphics Settings

This should be one of the first things you try. Lower the following settings to gauge their effect on your FPS:

• SSAO
• Fog
• Ambient occlusion
• View distance
• Shadow quality

Disable Fullscreen Optimizations

Many new PC games have an issue with fullscreen optimizations, but if you are playing the game on Steam, here is a working fix for this problem:

1. Press the Start button in Windows.
2. Type " Sons of the Forest " into the search box.
3. Right-click the Sons of the Forest app.
4. Select the " Open file location " option.
5. Right-click the " sonsoftheforest.exe " file.
6. Select " Properties ".
7. Go to the " Compatibility " tab.
8. Check " Disable fullscreen optimizations ".

When you apply the changes, you will not notice a major FPS boost, but many players have reported that it gave an extra 5 to 10 FPS.

Enable Borderless Window Mode

This related simple action can add another 5 to 10 FPS to your total, and all you have to do is switch to Windowed Borderless in your graphics settings. Here is what you need to do:

1. Go to the game's Options menu.
2. Select the " Display " tab.
3. Click "Fullscreen" under the Resolution option.
4. Select "Windowed Borderless".
5. Click "Apply" to save the settings.

Update Your DLSS Libraries

Players using the RTX series of NVIDIA GPUs can also update their DLSS libraries to the latest version, because the version installed by default in Sons of the Forest can cause some memory leaks. To update your DLSS, follow these steps:

1. Go to the DLSS PowerUp web page.
2. Download the latest version of the DLSS libraries.
3. Go to the " Steamsteamappscommonsonsoftheforest " folder on your PC.
4. Delete the old " nvngx_dlss.dll " file.
5. Copy and paste the new DLSS libraries .zip file into the folder and unpack the package.

In addition to updating your DLSS, you should set it to Balanced.

Set the Game's Priority to High

The last thing you can do is set the game's priority to "High" in Task Manager. Here is what you need to do:

1. Press the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination.
2. Select the " Task Manager " option.
3. Go to the " Details " tab.
4. Right-click Sons of the Forest.
5. Set " High " in the " Set Priority " field.