Known issueFixUpdated 2026-11-04 · 52 replies on Steam

Phantom Blade Zero: Why is this game's performance so bad? (Workarounds)

Short answer

No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: rollback nvidia drivers they are broken

The problem

The instant gameplay starts, the graphics look like a jittery mess with pixelation and tesselation everywere, and i have these weird settings on the top left of my screen for some reason and i have no idea how to turn it off. look at my profile's screenshots to see what i mean. I want to add, i have a 6900 XT with a i5 13600k, Great start!

Petahmillo, original post

What players suggest

rollback nvidia drivers they are broken

apple juice

Works for me. Even with Ray Reconstruction.

Geist

Ok i found the solution to the text in the top left, i had to paste "[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("MLFI-WATERMARK", $null, "User"); [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("MLSR-WATERMARK", $null, "User")" into powershell. and i fixed the graphical issues by turning off pathtracing as that made the performance worse and made the game look worse. The text in the top left was apparently an…

Petahmillo

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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: black-screen, performance, nvidia, amd

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Known issueFix

Anyone else getting random micro stutters?

Suggested fix (unconfirmed): Update your Nvidia driver to the 621.12 hotfix, or turn off ray tracing to eliminate the stutters.

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