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Random slowdown and display mode checklist

Anomaly President

A dated checklist for Anomaly President players searching this specific issue.

Anomaly President players Last checked: 2026-08-17 Safe checklist

Quick answer

Do not reinstall or delete your save first. Toggle Windowed, Borderless, and Fullscreen once, restart the game, note the hotfix/build version, and stop before using unofficial files or performance tools.

Steam community currently shows the slowdown report and recent hotfix notes. Competitor traffic is not connected, so this page is a small test, not a traffic claim.

Checklist

  1. Confirm you are on the current Steam build before changing anything.
  2. Open video/display settings and switch between Windowed, Borderless, and Fullscreen once.
  3. If Borderless was not active, try Borderless, restart the game, then test the same scene again.
  4. If the slowdown continues after returning to the menu, fully quit and relaunch once instead of stacking more changes.
  5. Record whether the slowdown starts after a room, boss, bridge, reward screen, or bus transition.
  6. Watch the Steam hotfix feed before deleting configs, saves, or drivers.

Do not do this

  • Do not delete saves or config folders as the first step.
  • Do not install FPS boosters, DLL files, trainers, cheats, or modded executables.
  • Do not blindly roll back GPU drivers just because one thread mentions performance.
  • Do not claim the issue is permanently fixed unless a current official note says so.

Follow-up pages to watch

  • Base Build black screen notes
  • Fluffies upgrade choice notes
  • Bridge level stuck check

Sources