Deskrawl Windowed Mode: Resize, Move and Full Screen

Deskrawl’s official description says it plays at the bottom of your desktop. That layout is part of the game’s design. Full screen, a narrower strip and moving to another monitor solve different problems; none should be treated as a guaranteed conventional resizable-window mode.

In a September 28 discussion, a player points to a cross-shaped control on the left side for moving the window, and the original poster replies that it helped. Another release-day Windows user reports moving between three monitors by grabbing the in-game plus control.

1. Find the plus-shaped move control on the game’s left side.
2. Drag with that control to place the game on the display you want.
3. Check that the bottom controls and any open menus remain visible after the move.

That is the reported in-game method, not a promise that every monitor arrangement behaves correctly. A September 30 report says the game disappeared below the visible displays after being moved to a second monitor.

A September 28 ultrawide user specifically reports a width adjustment but asks for height adjustment. October replies repeat the height request. A release-week video also describes shrinking the width. Those reports support narrowing the layout, not freely resizing both dimensions.

Increasing HUD scale is not the same as increasing the play-area height. An October 2 report says a larger HUD scale made the Combat Settings and Drag to Move buttons overlap. If the controls become difficult to use after a scale change, compare the previous setting before making further layout changes.

Just before release on September 28, developer First Day Dev said full-screen mode would support a preset background or an imported image. Release-day players and a September 29 video then described full screen as filling the space above the combat strip. The imported-image option has not been checked in the current client.

Do not choose full screen expecting a closer camera or a much taller battle view. The useful distinction is whether you want your desktop visible behind the game or an image filling that area. The exact wallpaper count and current import-menu steps are not confirmed.

For a talent panel stuck partly off-screen, a June demo thread reports that Reset to Default fixed it. A developer reply in another June thread suggests resetting settings or trying another resolution. This is historical troubleshooting advice, not a verified fix for every release-build display problem.

Record your settings before resetting them, and describe the exact symptom if you need help. An off-screen menu, a missing widescreen resolution and another application turning black are different problems; the old talent-panel fix does not establish a solution for all three.

Linux adds another distinction: October reports describe a working game with an opaque upper window under Proton. If your problem is transparency rather than window size, use the Linux compatibility notes rather than assuming a width setting will fix it.