How's it play on the steam deck?

[CRUZZ_BOMB]

Is it worth getting or just stay away?

[The92Ghost]

I remember one of the reviewers testing it on a Steam Deck, they confirmed that the game is definitely not optimized for a Steam Deck. So no, I do not recommend it. From what I could gather the performance was beyond terrible, filled with crashes.

[kdodds]

Originally posted by The92Ghost:

I remember one of the reviewers testing it on a Steam Deck, they confirmed that the game is definitely not optimized for a Steam Deck. So no, I do not recommend it. From what I could gather the performance was beyond terrible, filled with crashes.

LOL, so, third hand, unconfirmed, and unreliable information is worthy of sharing?

It does work on the Deck and, as of the last few patches, does actually run quite well. The problem is this game is heavily reliant on ranged combat. The screen is so tiny that distant enemies are extremely difficult to target, especially in cover. You'll also be playing on low, low settings, so it won't be pretty. Smaller screen offsets that a bit, but you'll want to dock it, I am sure, eventually. So, no, I would not recommend it on the Deck right now. You'd be better off going for an XBX than waiting for full Deck support. The hardware just isn't there to make it enjoyable imo.

[SylenThunder]

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/yes-you-can-play-starfield-on-steam-deck-but-really-you-shouldnt/

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/starfield-steam-deck-2186956/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/steam-deck

[StormhawkV]

There was a different thread here some time ago. The OP said it's working just fine for them. Maybe look it up.

[class101 [OLED deck]]

Its beautiful only on Low, the low profile is remarkably well done compared to other games that you won't really need to tinker in the settings to have it playing, the defaults are fine.

The game is amazing for a v1 release, and stable, I just got 3 crashes in 80h.

Starfield is a must have for me. And yes I have a Steam Deck and 100% playing on it.

[CRUZZ_BOMB]

Originally posted by class101 deck:

Its beautiful only on Low, the low profile is remarkably well done compared to other games that you won't really need to tinker in the settings to have it playing, the defaults are fine.

The game is amazing for a v1 release, and stable, I just got 3 crashes in 80h.

Starfield is a must have for me. And yes I have a Steam Deck and 100% playing on it.

See it's a comment like this that makes starfield on the deck seem alright, but theres so many others that don't like it.

[Knottypine]

The store page says it's unsupported because the graphics cannot be configured to run well. And my Steam Deck was stolen so I cannot verify performance. It's basically user preference if one is satisfied with how it runs.

[Nanami]

Whats a steam deck?

[Knottypine]

Originally posted by Sky:

Whats a steam deck?

Handheld device primarily used to play games from your Steam library on the go.

[mister_lobos]

do a search on youtube for 'starfield on steam deck" you can watch people actually playing it, rather then giving an opinion of what they say heard from someone else..

seems to me most of them say it is certainly playable, but some say it's not great... granted just the fact you'd have to play in 720p if using the built in screen is a going to get some people to say no.

[class101 [OLED deck]]

Originally posted by Knottypine:

Originally posted by Sky:

Whats a steam deck?

Handheld device primarily used to play games from your Steam library on the go.

In short, this is an advanced Nintendo Switch

Technically it is a computer optimized for gaming(you can run everything running on a computer on it except a few limitation with online anti cheats), with a primary objective, to run games designed for Windows without a Desktop running in the background (Gamemode technology)

Also when a store page mention that a game is not supported on Steam Deck, it just means the game has not been send to the Valve validation Process

But users are more trusting since years the ProtonDB.com validation process, the mass of user reports posted on this site is enough to see if a game is borked on Linux or not, and if there is, what to do to run a game.

Actually I play on 1080p with an OLED mobile screen and so far I didn't need to enable the FPS counter because I found myself more perturbed by it attempting to reach the best numbers rather than enjoying the game and just playing.

Overally it ranges from 20 to 40 fps I believe, just don't expect to push Ultra settings and stable 60 fps on the device, 30 fps is visually enough up to 1080p mobile screen

(I just play on Low with dynamic resolution and movie grain disabled)

PS: screenshots I posted of the game can give you an idea of Low quality it is not that bad as you can see, I take them all at 1080 on my OLED mobile screen