Apex Legends Motion Sickness: Why It Happens & What Helps
Apex Legends moves faster than almost any battle royale, with slides, ziplines, and jump towers, and its motion-sickness threads on EA's own forums stay active. It's also well equipped: a 70-110 FOV slider on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox and the usual blur controls tame the biggest triggers for most players.
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PC, PlayStation, Xbox · first-person · Has comfort settings · Player-reported motion-sickness risk: commonly reported by motion-sensitive players.
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Key facts
- Apex Legends runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox.
- The camera is first-person.
- Player reports place it in the moderate band for motion sickness.
- The game ships a full set of comfort settings.
- 3 specific settings are listed on this page, starting with FOV.
Why Apex Legends can trigger motion sickness
The default FOV of 70 is the narrowest in the genre, and Apex's signature movement swings the camera harder than slower shooters: sliding, wall-bouncing, zipline whips. Widening the FOV toward 100-110 is the commonly reported first fix; the rest is smoothing the image and pacing the session.
- Narrowest default FOV in the genre (70)
- Slides, ziplines, and jump towers whipping the camera
- Fast hero abilities with screen effects
- Ranked sessions without breaks
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Comfort settings in Apex Legends
Apex Legends ships a full set of comfort settings.
| Setting | Where | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| FOV | Settings > Video | Raise from 70 toward 100-110 |
| Motion blur-type effects | Settings > Video | Minimize/off where available |
| Look sensitivity | Settings > Controller / Mouse | Lower for smoother turns |
Where is the look sensitivity setting in Apex Legends?
In Apex Legends, the Look sensitivity setting is in Settings > Controller / Mouse. Lower it for smoother turns.
One guide explains these settings for every game: how field of view, motion blur, head bob and camera shake trigger motion sickness.
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In-game settings
Field of view, camera shake and motion blur fix the cause on screen, where the game offers them.
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What helps beyond the settings
- Change FOV first: it's the commonly reported biggest fix
- Stable frame rate over max graphics
- Break between matches, especially after zipline-heavy fights
- A sound-therapy app like Dizzout is designed to help after symptoms start, through the headset you're already wearing
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Frequently asked questions
Why does Apex Legends make me dizzy?
Apex ships with the narrowest default FOV in the battle-royale genre (70) and the fastest camera movement: slides, ziplines, and jump towers whip your view constantly. That mix is commonly reported as a trigger; raising the FOV slider toward 100-110 is the fix most players report working.
What's the best Apex FOV for motion sickness?
Most motion-sensitive players settle between 100 and 110. Raise it in steps: wider reduces tunnel vision, but very wide adds edge distortion that bothers some people. Pair it with motion-blur effects off and lower look sensitivity for the full effect.
Settings changed but ranked sessions still get me. What else?
Symptoms commonly build across long sessions, so real breaks between matches matter more than any single setting. Stop at the first queasy signal, look at something still, and breathe slowly with a longer exhale: recovery is faster when you catch it early.
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Based on publicly reported player experiences and each game's documented settings, as of July 2026. Settings menus change with updates, so check your version. Game names are trademarks of their respective owners; Dizzout is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Motion-sickness sensitivity varies by person, so this is informational, not a game review or a substitute for a doctor's advice.