Diablo IV is out now and can be played on Valve’s portable PC.
With the official arrival of Diablo IV in stores on June 6, both for consoles and PC, many users will be wondering if it is possible play the new Blizzard on Steam Deck and how to do it. The answer is yes, and the truth is that it’s easier than you might expectalthough certain factors must be taken into account if you want to play in conditions without endangering the device. Is about a most demanding game for the Valve machine.
In just a few days, Diablo IV has already garnered the best opening of a Blizzard game, a player has reached level 100 in Hardcore and died minutes later, and has announced that it will soon have two content expansions. do you really want to miss it on Steam Deck?
How to Install Diablo IV on Stem Deck
First of all, what we need to do is know how to install Diablo IV on Steam Deck. Since Vale’s machine has its own Linux-based operating systemit is not as simple as downloading the battle net launcher, install the game and start playing, but it is not the most complicated either. There are different ways to do this, but if you want to save yourself a huge headache and not mess around too much between Steam Deck files, all you have to do is follow these simple steps:
- Access the Desktop mode from Steam Deck.
- Enter the store (the section discover) and search lutris.
- Once installed, open Lutris and press the “+” button in the upper left corner.
- From the popup menu, search Battle.net and install it. The same program will guide you through the entire installation process, simply agree to install the plugins it requests.
- Battle.net will automatically run, access the service with your account and download Diablo IV in the internal memory or in the SD.
- Then close Lutris and open Steam.
- Go to the lower left corner and press “Add a game”, and there “Add a non-Steam product”.
- Search for Lutris and install it.
- Close Steam and go back to game mode.
If you have followed the steps correctly, now Lutris should appear in the game list from the Steam Deck and clicking on it should open a white window from which to select Battle.net. Once done, the Blizzard launcher is activated and it’s as simple as access Diablo IV and press Play.
How to set up Diablo IV on Steam Deck
In recent days, the forums have been filled with users who are having heating problems when playing Diablo IV on Steam Deck, let’s remember that It is not a game with official compatibilityso some adjustments will have to be made in the graphic section so that it works in the most effective way possible.
Aside from avoiding installing the high resolution texture packsince Steam Deck only has a 720p screen and would help save disk space, the recommendation of the gaming community is don’t try to play at 60 fps. As we can read in this Reddit thread, it is recommended to adjust the refresh rate to 40fpsConfigure the FSR 2.0 in quality and try between low and medium the rest of the graphic options. It won’t be the best way to play Diablo IV, but it will prevent your device from getting so hot that it turns itself off:
Diablo IV has been available since June 6 at PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Feel free to take a look at our Diablo IV in-progress review to discover all the details that we find on our journey through Sanctuary.