That’s one of the bugs.
That’s one of the bugs.
Fallout mostly. It’s all just so grey and boring and not fun at all. If I want to see a wasteland I can just go outside /s
Same experience as you with D4. Fun game but the always-on requirement is a tad annoying. Not deal-breaking for me, but I have had my fair share of rubber-banding on my SteamDeck, especially with Bluetooth headphones connected. D2R worked well offline, why not have an offline mode here?
Maybe because of nostalgia, but I will always come back to the Fable 1 and 2 OSTs. Especially Fable 1. Bowerstone especially I love.
I used this guide: https://www.polygon.com/23750107/how-to-play-install-diablo-4-steam-deck
I read that it is apparently also possible to simply install the Blizzard Launcher from Lutris, but I haven’t tried that personally. The above guide worked without problems for me, though.
Absolutely! Currently running Diablo 4 on the SteamDeck using Proton Experimental. Runs perfectly on medium-high settings at 45-50 fps. It’s insane how far we’ve come. When I first started using Linux over ten years ago, running Windows games was nigh-impossible. And Valve finally released their Steam client for Linux, the selection of games was … very limited.
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I’ve heard lots of good things about Chained Echoes, a recently released JRPG in the style of those older NES / SNES games. Might be up your alley. Runs natively on Linux afaik.
I get a solid 45-50 fps in most areas and I set most things to high. Only a few select things like fog and shadow quality I set to low. It ran fine even out of the box. I would recommend using AMD FSR 2 in quality mode (from the in-game menu, not the SteamDeck internal FSR) for a somewhat more stable experience. Mind you I am pretty early on in the game (level 15), so maybe late-game performance is worse. You might also want to check out SteamDeck HQ’s recommended settings: https://steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews/diablo-4/
Diablo 4 has been a blast and runs great on the Deck! Battery life isn’t all that great but it’s also a non-issue mostly as you need an active Internet connection to play anyway. So it’s not like I’d be playing on the go.
From personal experience I can say that it runs very well at high settings! Nearly level 20 now and haven’t had any issues yet.