Best HDR Settings for Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Image Credit: Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed Shadows
If you’re playing on an HDR-capable display, you can get richer colors and better contrast, but only if your settings aren’t totally off. Here’s how to set HDR the right way so things look good—not blinding.
1. Maximum Luminance – Match Your Display
Check your display’s nits rating (usually in the manual or product page).
Example: 1000 nits = set luminance to 1000
If unsure, stick to 600–1000. Setting it too high = washed-out colors.
2. Exposure – Set to 0.0 to 0.5
Keeps the brightness balanced.
0.0 = darker, more contrast.
0.5 = brighter highlights.
Start at 0.2 and adjust based on how it looks in bright areas (like sunny fields or fire-lit rooms).
3. Contrast – Leave at Default (5)
Keeps light/dark balance normal.
Raise only if shadows feel too dark.
4. Brightness – Leave at Default (5)
Same deal. Increase only if the game looks too dim overall.
5. Motion Blur – Off
It’s not HDR-related, but turning this off keeps visuals cleaner. No one needs artificial blur.
Final Blurb
Good HDR makes Assassin’s Creed Shadows pop—bad HDR makes it look like someone smeared vaseline on your screen. Match luminance to your display, tweak exposure a bit, and keep other settings neutral. Done right, Japan’s scenery will look amazing without torching your retinas.
