Returnal HDR settings & calibration guide
How to set up HDR in Returnal, the sliders to use, and known issues.
At a glance
- Platforms
- PC (Windows), PlayStation 5
- Native HDR
- Yes
- In-game calibration
- Yes
- HDR quality
- Good
HDR sliders
HDR Brightness (3-image calibration)
How to set up HDR in Returnal
- ›Open the game’s own HDR calibration (Settings → Display/Video) — it overrides the system calibration, so set it per the on-screen patterns.
- ›Reference-quality HDR — set the three calibration images so each symbol is just barely visible.
- ›Its neon-on-black art absolutely sings on an OLED; keep tone mapping at default.