How to Install ‘Diablo IV’ on Your Steam Deck

First issues first, flip on your Steam Deck, press the Steam button, and scroll down to Power, press A, after which choose Switch to Desktop.

From right here, click on on the little blue procuring bag icon on your taskbar. This will open the Discover menu, which is the place you’ll discover shortcuts to installers for all types of apps. Right now, we’re right here for an online browser. So click on on Internet, then Web Browsers, and scroll down until you discover Google Chrome or Firefox and set up whichever one you want extra. Once it’s put in, click on Launch up within the prime proper nook.

Step 1: Install Battle.internet Launcher

Using your favourite Steam Deck net browser, within the search bar kind obtain.battle.internet, and obtain the Battle.Net Installer. Make positive you set it someplace you will discover it simply, like Downloads or your Desktop. Next, open Dolphin (Steam Deck’s file explorer) and navigate to wherever you downloaded the Battle.Net Installer to. Using the touchpad, transfer your cursor over the Battle.Net Installer after which pull the left set off on your Steam Deck (this features as a right-click), then transfer your cursor down to Add to Steam and pull the correct set off (this features as a left-click).

Step 2: Set Up Compatibility Mode

Now open up Steam out of your Desktop, navigate to the Battle.internet Installer, and provides it a click on. From the Play menu, mouse over to the little gear icon and provides {that a} click on, then go down to Properties. Here we would like to go to Compatibility, and click on the verify mark for Force Compatibility. Then from the drop-down field choose Proton Experimental. Then X out of this menu, again to the Battle.internet Installer’s play menu, and hit play!

Step 3: Install Diablo IV

From right here, simply signal into Battle.internet, and obtain Diablo IV identical to you’ll on a desktop. Once it’s put in, swap again into Steam Deck Mode, and launch your Battle.internet Launcher. (It’ll nonetheless say Battle.internet Installer, however this features identical to the Battle.internet Launcher does on a desktop PC), choose Diablo IV, and go save the day!

Or do what I’ve been doing and kinda wander round, avoiding the primary story in any respect prices and take within the sights (blood) and sounds (blood) of Sanctuary!