Anybody try this on Steam Deck?

[Chotato]

I'm about to go away for two weeks to a place with very shoddy internet and I'm wondering if this game is playable on the Steam Deck

[Khallis]

I have!

It is somewhat playable, but not ideal.

It will not autodetect and function ideally out of the box. You can however go into the config tool and map all the analog axes and buttons of the deck to the controls you would like them to be, and then it will work fairly well. It's a good idea to map one of the touchpads to being a mouse.

The biggest negative is, the way Scav handles keyboard inputs absolutely cannot see the onscreen keyboard on the Deck whatsoever. You won't be able to type anything. So, you'll be stuck with the default ship names, the default character names, and the default module names. None of this blocks your ability to play or complete the game, but it is a bummer with no workaround.

You'll need to turn the graphics settings down a bit, because with all the simulation math going on behind the scenes and rendering the world for both the player's eyes and the rover's cameras, framerate has always been an ongoing challenge.

[Chotato]

Originally posted by Khallis:

I have!

It is somewhat playable, but not ideal.

It will not autodetect and function ideally out of the box. You can however go into the config tool and map all the analog axes and buttons of the deck to the controls you would like them to be, and then it will work fairly well. It's a good idea to map one of the touchpads to being a mouse.

The biggest negative is, the way Scav handles keyboard inputs absolutely cannot see the onscreen keyboard on the Deck whatsoever. You won't be able to type anything. So, you'll be stuck with the default ship names, the default character names, and the default module names. None of this blocks your ability to play or complete the game, but it is a bummer with no workaround.

You'll need to turn the graphics settings down a bit, because with all the simulation math going on behind the scenes and rendering the world for both the player's eyes and the rover's cameras, framerate has always been an ongoing challenge.

Alright sounds manageable! Appreciate the response and general communication with the community. I'm also one of the people getting use out of your patch to allow Windows 7 users to continue playing after Steam dropped support, so I really appreciate your work for preserving legacy access to your game! Been absolutely loving it so far, never been quite so addicted to what is technically a horror game before

[Khallis]

Aw thanks!

Glad to hear it's been of use and that you've been enjoying it.

[kane]

please could you upload your controller mapping for the steam deck to the community as it looks such a fun game to play

[Chotato]

Ended up using a wireless keyboard and mouse in docked mode instead. Couldn't get enough of the game working with just a controller. I'd definitely suggest getting a cheap wireless keyboard and mouse to play this on the Deck

[Zorachus]

I'm playing on a Steam Deck, it plays fine. However, as mentioned, not exactly configured out of the box, easily remedied, I've uploaded my config. The only real trouble I personally have is hitting the door buttons and switching from the drones turret, but definitely not a huge deal. Really enjoying the game on the Deck!

[chickenoodles]

Originally posted by Zorachus:

I'm playing on a Steam Deck, it plays fine. However, as mentioned, not exactly configured out of the box, easily remedied, I've uploaded my config. The only real trouble I personally have is hitting the door buttons and switching from the drones turret, but definitely not a huge deal. Really enjoying the game on the Deck!

where is it?

[Zorachus]

it should be under the community layout tab, which isn't most friendly of interfaces imo.