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ELDEN RING is out and Verified for Steam Deck

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ELDEN RING is the latest game developed by FromSoftware who are known for games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Dark Souls. It's out now, with a Steam Deck Verified rating - so it works on Linux with Steam Play Proton. Note: copy personally purchased thanks to our supporters.

One of the biggest games of the year working so soon - what a beautiful sight.

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Testing on my Arch Linux / EndeavourOS desktop, you'll need to make sure it's set to run with Proton Experimental and it seems you need the "bleeding-edge" Beta. Right click on Proton Experimental -> Properties -> Betas -> select the bleeding-edge option. Careful though, this will then make any game you have that's set to Proton Experimental also use the Beta. This is until Valve release a new build of Proton Experimental directly.

However, it seems there's an issue with the new Steam Easy Anti-Cheat integration, so you may see an error about it failing to load the module and not let you play. If you do see it, there's a workaround available for now to play offline. Use at your own risk. In the games folder (somewhere like ".local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/ELDEN RING/Game"
), you can use these commands:

cp start_protected_game.exe stpg.exe.bak
cp eldenring.exe start_protected_game.exe

It's just a very simple copy command to make a backup and then swap the exe it launches.


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Game Features:

  • A Vast World Full of Excitement - A vast world where open fields with a variety of situations and huge dungeons with complex and three-dimensional designs are seamlessly connected. As you explore, the joy of discovering unknown and overwhelming threats await you, leading to a high sense of accomplishment.
  • Create your Own Character - In addition to customizing the appearance of your character, you can freely combine the weapons, armor, and magic that you equip. You can develop your character according to your play style, such as increasing your muscle strength to become a strong warrior, or mastering magic.
  • An Epic Drama Born from a Myth - A multilayered story told in fragments. An epic drama in which the various thoughts of the characters intersect in the Lands Between.
  • Unique Online Play that Loosely Connects You to Others - In addition to multiplayer, where you can directly connect with other players and travel together, the game supports a unique asynchronous online element that allows you to feel the presence of others.

Available to buy on Humble Store and Steam.

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CFWhitman Feb 25, 2022
Quoting: Eike
Quoting: easbarbaElden Ring is running fine with great FPS on AMD/Mesa but all enemies but bosses/sellers are invisible.

I will just wait it out.

That's a feature, to make it even more challenging...

The funny thing is that I've heard that there is at least one invisible enemy, but it leaves a visible trail.
Selthus Feb 25, 2022
Quoting: ZaiyurhfIt's possible to bypass EAC and still play Online (at least that works for me on Pop_OS 21.10)
1. Use Proton Experimental [bleeding-edge]
2. Disconnect from network
3. Start the game normally (without swapping files as mentioned in the article)
4. Reconnect network
5. Go online in-game
6. Enjoy :D

Wow. This works. You sir, are a genius. This workaround should be included in the OP. Hopefully this means the game will eventually be able to run issue free soon.
sobkas Feb 25, 2022
In steam I see Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime, but when I try to use it, in properties menu I can't find it.
Purple Library Guy Feb 25, 2022
So is the Deck out yet? It's the 25th.

. . . is it out now?
slaapliedje Feb 25, 2022
Quoting: Eike
Quoting: easbarbaElden Ring is running fine with great FPS on AMD/Mesa but all enemies but bosses/sellers are invisible.

I will just wait it out.

That's a feature, to make it even more challenging...
He clearly bought the Deluxe edition. Sound Track and Invisible Boss Mode!
slaapliedje Feb 25, 2022
Quoting: Purple Library GuySo is the Deck out yet? It's the 25th.

. . . is it out now?
It isn't out until it's in my hands!
Lofty Feb 25, 2022
Quoting: KimmoKM
Quoting: JahimselfAre the performance any good? If yes what hardware do you have? There are thousands of posts on the forum of person with High End computer running very poorly.

Before refunding the game at 1h played because it didn't seem like I would end up liking it, I didn't have performance issues despite having below recommended minimum spec setup (RX580, which was listed as the minimum requirement, and CPU below the listed minimum). With medium settings (sans motion blur and other silliness) rendered at 1080p (upscaled to 1440p using FXR) I was getting 60fps indoors, 30-40fps once I entered the open world, no framerate-instability. I've also seen videos of Chinese journalists with review copies running the game smoothly on Steam Deck, which has an even lower spec (although I guess that was 720p and minimum settings).

For a game that doesn't look very impressive in terms of tech that's not very good performance, but unless the later areas are more demanding or something, that almost sounds like above-Windows performance, it certainly can't be much worse, because I keep hearing a lot of complaints (indeed, that's the prime reason for its mixed Steam rating, along with other technical deficiencies like capped framerates, lack of widescreen support, etc).

Whats the point of ever increasing hardware performance if devs just throw out millions of TFLOPS with poorly optimized games. Im hoping that the steam deck spawns even more PC handhelds and is of course a massive success so at least some developers can target the 1.8TFLOPS of the Steam Deck and not the 10TFLOPS of the highest end consoles.
Salvatos Feb 25, 2022
Quoting: MrowlThis is basically Steam Deck's secret killer app launch title, much like how BotW was to Switch.
I don't know how accurate this is considering PC players can play it a while before the first consumer Steam Decks find their new homes, but it's certainly great that it can run on day 1.

Quoting: Purple Library GuyI keep seeing the first "Game Feature" as
  • A Vast World Full of Excrement
Ah, so it's not just me
Zaiyurhf Feb 26, 2022
The game just received an update to EasyAntiCheat. Works out of the box now, at least with Proton Experimental [bleeding-edge] (haven't tried other versions). No need for tinkering anymore.

Yay! :)
F.Ultra Feb 26, 2022
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Quoting: Lofty
Quoting: KimmoKM
Quoting: JahimselfAre the performance any good? If yes what hardware do you have? There are thousands of posts on the forum of person with High End computer running very poorly.

Before refunding the game at 1h played because it didn't seem like I would end up liking it, I didn't have performance issues despite having below recommended minimum spec setup (RX580, which was listed as the minimum requirement, and CPU below the listed minimum). With medium settings (sans motion blur and other silliness) rendered at 1080p (upscaled to 1440p using FXR) I was getting 60fps indoors, 30-40fps once I entered the open world, no framerate-instability. I've also seen videos of Chinese journalists with review copies running the game smoothly on Steam Deck, which has an even lower spec (although I guess that was 720p and minimum settings).

For a game that doesn't look very impressive in terms of tech that's not very good performance, but unless the later areas are more demanding or something, that almost sounds like above-Windows performance, it certainly can't be much worse, because I keep hearing a lot of complaints (indeed, that's the prime reason for its mixed Steam rating, along with other technical deficiencies like capped framerates, lack of widescreen support, etc).

Whats the point of ever increasing hardware performance if devs just throw out millions of TFLOPS with poorly optimized games. Im hoping that the steam deck spawns even more PC handhelds and is of course a massive success so at least some developers can target the 1.8TFLOPS of the Steam Deck and not the 10TFLOPS of the highest end consoles.

To sell new hardware of course :)
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