Make Me LAG
Side-scrolling action where lowering the frame rate controls your character
4H StudioLab · Released Mar 14, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 277
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Mar 14, 2020
What is Make Me LAG?
In this free single-player side-scroller, you fight monsters to save the world. Your character's actions depend on the game's frame count, so you use external tools or run other applications to lower the frame rate.
For you if...
- +you enjoy experimenting with intentionally awkward control schemes
Not for you if...
- −you want standard controls without managing other programs
What players say
92% of 277 reviews are positive
Players praise the unusual concept and short length. Several say getting a powerful computer to slow down enough is difficult.
Screenshots and trailer
Make Me LAG system requirements
Minimum: HD 5145, 1 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Make Me LAG?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.87 GHz
- Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 MB available space
Does Make Me LAG have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Make Me LAG run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Make Me LAG use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
