How to Change Game Resolution | Steam (+Tricks) 2023

Hey guys, in this video I will explain to you how to change/fix your game resolution and upon not working show you a couple more tricks on how to get it done!

Launch options commands:

-w 1920 -h 1080 (example)
-screen-width 1920 -screen-height 1080 (example)
+r_forceasceptratio 1.78 (example)
+r_forceasceptratio 1.33 (example)

Resolutions:
- 16:9 - 4:3 -
(640x480) (640x480)
(1024x640) (1024x768)
(1280x720) (1280x960)
(1600x900) (1440x1080)
(1920x1080) (1600x1200)

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:25 First method
1:21 Second method
2:36 Third method
3:46 Fourth method

TRANSCRIPT:
Hey guys,

in today's video I will show you something that no other video on the same topic does. I will show you how to fix your game resolution to the resolution
you want and I will also show you a couple of ways on how to troubleshoot it in case it doesn't work. Hopefully, by the end of the video you will walk out
a happy man.

So, the easiest way to do it is by going to the Library and then selecting the game, right click on it and slap Properties. Once you've done that
make sure that you are in General section and look for Launch options that should be at the bottom of the newly opened window.

Maybe just quickly - what are these launch options - they are commands that are activated when you start the game, only when you start/launch the
game hence launch options.

Alright, now let's insert this command: -w (your width) -h (your height), in my case this is going to be 1920x1080,
this will force the game resolution to change,
you don't have to confirm it or anything, you can just close the tab and start the game.
However, if it doesn't work, you can try adding this command: +r_forceaspectratio 1.78. This command forces aspect ratio to become
16:9 which is required in my example to become 1920x1080 resolution without any black bars. The major problem are usually the black bars that appear
on the left and the right side.
Maybe just quickly why the number is 1.78, it's because 16 divided by 9 equals 1.78 in decimal. So if you want an aspect ratio 4:3, then you divide
4 by 3 and you get 1.33, so you will type in that number.

However, if you are still watching this video the odds are nothing really fixed it for you, so I have one more command up in my sleeve and
that is -screen -width (your width) -screen -height (your height).Oh and btw you should replace the previous command for resolution with this one,
you should not have both of these activated at the same time. I don't think anything malicious would have happened but it's better to be on the safe side.

Alright, so I lied there is one more thing we can do. If you have come to this part of the video, the odds are nothing worked for you thus far and
your game is likely crashing. That is usually because your monitor does not support such high game resolution or your aspect ratio.
So what can we do in this case?
Well, for starters try these resolutions and work your way up until something stops to work. The previous working game resolution should be your maximum.
Alright, so what I've done is I have listed some game resolutions for 16:9 (higher aspect ratio) and 4:3 (lower aspect ratio) with corresponding commands
to force the aspect ratio, that is 1.78 and 1.33 respectively. I also left these game resolutions in the description
so you will have a better time navigating.
I hope you guys found this video useful, smash the like button and hopefully I will see you in the next video! Bye bye

[GuideEver]

which game did you need to change the resolution for?

[antoniobaba]

the third method actually worked dude thank you so much

[cheesegaming]

Thanks i was looking for a newer video cuz old resolution setting changed rll good video keep your content up!👍

[Jason-eb]

thanks man, the fourth method worked!
tested the different resolutions
this worked for my (4:3 screen) the game had ui out of my screen but now it's fixed!
thanks alot!
-screen-width 1024 -screen-height 620 +r_forceasceptratio 1.78

[panhachhoeurn]

At first, it doesn’t work, but now it worked don’t forget to change the option in the game too guys

[Zerroth]

Tried the first 3 methods. I either get a grey box pop up saying "?-> -w" or "?-> screen-width". Trying to change resolution of Ys: Origin. Nobody else seems to be having the same issue as me.

[CocoRedYT]

Steam can support 2560*1440p ? I playing gta v game through steam my moniter 1440p but revolution exporting 1080p can u fix this for me sir please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 please reply ASAP

[KidouKenshi]

didnt work for warhammer 1.. but i can play total war warhammer 2 and 3 without problems, weird....

[YaxxinIsCool]

it says -w is an unvalid parameter
what do i do?

[Generalratsot]

thanks much i was gonna play cs2 then my res was too low so i coudlnt reach a part of ther screen top save settings thanks dude!

[ShawnJonesHellion]

Interesting. So now I just have to startup steam an i get the option to walk out a happy woman?

[Lron.]

I tried this and it didn't quite work it came up with an error saying Invalid parameter -w here is the command I inputted incase your wondering: "-w 1920 -h 1080"

[ImDeluxeSPsome]

Thank you for the third method, it finally cracked it. Was for a game called Mechabellum that just released.

[midhon]

in this way the game will be played in a window smaller than fullscreen?

[danivlogs]

Im trying to lower my resolution is mk1 so that i get higher fps but nothing workedd

[arturkowalicki]

It doesn`t work with Throne and liberty :(

[Opacity]

I was playing witcher 3. But out of curiosity i increased the resolution to 8k. Now my crashes when i open. How to reset this .

[lileypi]

i neeed efootball costum resolation insted of that locked setting in app

[RTXSUPERGAMING]

This doesn't work for the game syberia the world before on 3440x1440 resolution

[RoZer]

This isn't working, my monitor is 3440 x 1440