D2R on steam deck via proton (2024)

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Does Diablo 2 play well on Steam Deck? ›

Diablo 2 picks up on the Steam decks controls and has been an absolute blast to play. 70-90 on low preset. I opted for 45fps capped with medium settings. I Had to make a post just to give props to this guy and the Non Steam launchers installer, saves a lot of headache and time.

ProtonDB might show earlier versions of Proton than 8 because nobody has submitted test results under 8. Either the latest stable or experimental. I only recommend using experimental if you are capable of troubleshooting any issues it may cause. It is rare but experimental may introduce bugs and breakages at random.

Here is how to change the Steam Deck proton version:

Navigate to 'Properties' Select 'Compatibility' Select the preferred Proton version from the dropdown menu to access the settings of the game you want to change the Proton version for, you can also select the cog visible on the game's splash screen.

now that Diablo 2 Resurrected works with a controller, playing d2 on the steam deck is going to be awesome!

The Steam Deck has performance similar to a PS4, but with faster storage performance. There a lots of end users trying to game on low end hardware that is significantly less powerful than a Steam Deck.

The Proton Compatibility tools will help games bypass several out-of-the-box compatibility problems. Moreover, it can help get the best out of graphically demanding games. The only issue where Proton won't help is the readability of text issue. Some games are developed with larger screens in mind.

The first release of GE-Proton based on Wine 9.0 / Proton 9.0 is here with GE-Proton 9-1 bringing in a lot of fixes for various games and new games added to ULWGL (Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher).

It's a special version of Proton that contains targeted fixes for new, important games. It's used when there's no time to do a proper Stable or Experimental release. It's intended to be short lived and be phased out once the fix matures and is released as a part of one of the other flavors.

On Steam Deck, you can do this by picking a game in your Steam Library going into Properties -> Developer -> Delete Proton files. On Desktop Linux, you'll need to find the game's ID in the steamapps -> "compatdata" folder to remove it. This can potentially cause a loss in save files though, if games don't sync online.

Valve has rolled out Proton 8.0-5 as the newest version of their Wine downstream for powering Steam Play to enjoy mass amounts of Windows games to run rather well on Linux... Valve Releases Proton 8.0-5 With Many Fixes, More Windows Games Now Playable - Phoronix.

Does Diablo run on Steam Deck? ›

Diablo IV runs beautifully on the Steam Deck - and it looks incredible, thanks to the OLED screen.

As with Steam itself, being able to use the Battle.net launcher on the Steam Deck is no guarantee of the games themselves being compatible. Diablo IV, WoW, and Hearthstone should all work fine, but don't go expecting to play Warzone in bed, as Modern Warfare 2's Ricochet anti-cheat is incompatible as incompatible gets.

Overall, Dark Souls Remastered holds its own on the Steam Deck! Playing at 60 FPS feels amazing and being able to bring battery drain down to 13W max helps a ton with battery life and temps.