Handheld Edition v0.14.4

Shadow of the Colossus — Handheld Edition v0.14.4 Preview

This update improves the touch camera and left movement stick. Short camera swipes register more reliably, and the left stick gives you finer control when walking and reaches full speed with a shorter drag.

What's new

• Adjustable screen-drag sensitivity. Open Touch → Screen drag sensitivity during gameplay, choose a value from 50% to 200%, and tap Apply. The change takes effect immediately. You can still switch between Screen drag and Right stick under Touch → Touch camera.
• Screen rotation options. Open Touch → Screen rotation to choose standard landscape, a 180° flip, or automatic landscape rotation. See the known issue below for AYN Thor.
• Backup support for the new settings. ZIP backups now include screen-drag sensitivity and screen rotation alongside existing memory-card saves, settings, and touch layouts.

Fixes and improvements

• Quick camera swipes register more reliably. Screen drag captures the final movement as you lift your finger and briefly holds the input so the game has time to read it.
• Off-center touches no longer make Wander move immediately. The left stick treats the spot where your thumb lands as neutral and starts moving when you drag.
• Finer movement with less thumb travel. Small drags give you partial movement, longer drags reach full speed sooner, and diagonals use the same maximum input strength as straight movement. The stick returns to neutral when you lift your thumb.
• Scrollable Touch menu. The new settings are reachable on shorter displays, with Resume and Game menu at the bottom of the dialog.

Tested devices

All results below used the device’s system graphics driver. FPS figures are spot checks from the in-game HUD. The latest touch changes were tested on AYN Thor. The other results are from the preview builds listed under each device.

AYN Thor

• GPU and driver: Adreno 740, Qualcomm V@0676.53.
• Tested: Short horizontal and vertical camera swipes on v0.14.3. Off-center stick holds, diagonal movement, and stick release in gameplay on v0.14.4.
• Performance: Earlier 1080p tests showed 35–52 game FPS in parts of the courtyard and around 60 game FPS in lighter scenes.
• Suggested settings: Start with 1080p widescreen. Switch to 720p if heavier scenes slow down.

Retroid Pocket Flip 2

• GPU and driver: Adreno 650, Qualcomm V@0746.0.
• Tested: v0.14.1 reached the intro at 720p and mounted the existing memory card.
• Performance: One intro sample showed 60 game FPS.
• Suggested settings: 720p widescreen with the default frame limiter.

Motorola Edge (2024)

• GPU and driver: Adreno 710, Qualcomm V@0615.98.
• Tested: v0.14.2 reached live gameplay at 720p widescreen.
• Performance: Two climbing samples showed 18–22 game FPS.
• Settings to try: The Performance preset with a lower internal render scale still needs testing on this phone.

Moto G 5G (2024)

• GPU and driver: Adreno 619, Qualcomm V@0530.55.
• Tested: v0.14.1 imported the USA ISO and reached gameplay at 720p with the Performance preset and 50% internal render scale.
• Performance: One traversal sample showed about 18 game FPS.
• Settings to try: Start with Performance and 50% internal render scale. Original output resolution is another option if 720p feels slow.

Known issues

• Graphical glitches. Some scenes may show flickering or incorrect fog and lighting. These issues can vary by device and graphics driver. If you report a glitch, include your device model, selected driver, and where it happened.
• MediaTek devices are currently unsupported. This preview has yet to be verified on physical MediaTek hardware. Compatibility and performance on these devices are unknown.
• Screen rotation on AYN Thor. Selecting the 180° landscape flip left the tested Thor in standard landscape. Screen rotation remains experimental on this device.

Updating from an earlier Driver Preview

Install the new APK over your existing Driver Preview installation. An in-place update with the same Android package and signing key keeps your imported game and memory-card saves. Once the launcher shows Ready to play, tap Play, then open Touch during gameplay to adjust the controls.

Handheld Edition v0.13.4

This update makes the Android system graphics driver the default on fresh installs. Turnip is available as an optional ZIP import through the GPU tab.
What’s new in 0.13.4

• Removed the bundled Turnip driver and automatic activation from the earlier test build.
• Kept support for importing a compatible Turnip ZIP and switching back to the system driver.
• Verified the in-place update on AYN Thor. The game booted and rendered the intro with the system driver, reused the existing game data without asking for the ISO again, and preserved the memory-card save.
  Preview features
• Customizable touch controls with movable, resizable buttons and adjustable opacity.
• Original PlayStation or Switch-style button icons for gameplay prompts and touch controls.
• 720p and 1080p rendering options, widescreen, and a full-screen fill setting.
• USA cheat presets with individual toggles and an in-game switch for the selected cheats.
• Double-tap Select to open the settings hub, or tap Menu at the top center to return to the launcher.
  Requirements and availability
  The port requires a compatible 64-bit Android device and your own uncompressed USA PS2 ISO (SCUS-97472). Custom drivers are experimental, and compatibility with 16 KB Android devices is unverified.