NVIDIA’s Ansel Screenshot Technology Now Supported In 28 Games

Prefacing the launch of the new Middle-earth: Shadow of War, which releases today, NVIDIA shot over word that the game has become the latest to support its Ansel screenshot technology. That in itself isn’t what impressed me, although it was nice to see. What impressed me was the list that followed – 28 games that now support the tech. If I were challenged to guess the number of supported titles, at best, I would have thought 15. I’ve been clearly out-of-the-loop.

NVIDIA Ansel in Middle-earth: Shadow of War (but unfortunately with no Super Rez option)

Being a self-proclaimed screenshot addict, I jumped on the Ansel bandwagon right away. I penned an article last summer explaining how it works, and why I love it. Jamie followed-up with a look at the tech in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and most recently, I tackled it (no pun) in Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, where I was able to capture some really impressive shots (like the one below).

In recent months, some notable titles that have received Ansel love include Agents of Mayhem, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands (solo play only, unfortunately), and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition. What I did find myself noticing about many of these 28 games, though, is that… I’ve never heard of many of them. That’s largely because I don’t pay attention to the indie scene as much as I should. I looked up CAT Interstellar, CHKN, Formula Fusion, and also Snake Pass on Steam, and every one of them received at least “mostly positive” recent feedback overall (if that doesn’t sound impressive, it is).

A full list of Ansel-supported titles:

• Agents of Mayhem
• ARK: Survival Evolved
• Aven Colony
• Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition
• CAT Interstellar
• CHKN
• Conan Exiles
• Dark and Light
• Dishonored 2
• For Honor
• Formula Fusion
• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
• Kona
• Mass Effect: Andromeda
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War
• Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
• Obduction
• Paragon
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
• Raiders of a Broken Planet
• Snake Pass
• Tekken 7
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
• Transformers Online
• War Thunder
• Watch Dogs 2
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• The Witness

So there you have it. If you like Ansel, and want to find more games that take advantage of it, you have a big list above to peruse. Many of these games can be had for as low as $20, and Ansel aside, many of them look to be a lot of fun. It’s also a testament to how easy it must be to implement Ansel into a game. At the Pascal launch last spring, we were told it was a matter of adding 20 or so lines of code, so based on that, and the fact that so many titles have popped-up in recent months to support it, we could well see this Ansel support list continue its rapid climb to hit 50 before we know it.

And… I truly hope Destiny 2 will be included in that. Having played the PlayStation 4 version to death, I already have many ideas in my head!