I'm as surprised as you are but The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition just got a brand new update that includes Steam Deck support.
This update brings "Bethesda Game Studios Creations" to the Special Edition, which is a new and updated way to download community-made content in-game. Not only is this for making downloading mods easier, but Bethesda said modders can get verified through it and earn money from their creations. That's right, paid mods are coming back.
On top of that there's now support for "ultrawide PC monitors, including 16:9, 16:10, 21:9 and 32:9 displays", lots of bug fixes, performance improvements, localization fixes and various in-game console improvements.
When it comes to Steam Deck support, they don't exactly say what they improved or added for the announcement. Big studios being as helpful as ever. In the patch notes it says:
Steam Deck Support (PC)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now supported on Steam Deck! Whether your adventures take you on the road or just on the couch, enjoy Skyrim wherever you go with Valve’s portable PC handheld.
And then under the PC Only section it just says "FEATURE: Support for Steam Deck."
It's currently at time of writing rated Steam Deck Playable by Valve, which was reviewed back in April 2022. The issues preventing it being fully Verified were needing to manually bring up the on-screen keyboard and a problematic launcher. Testing this update myself on Steam Deck and there was no launcher, it went straight into the game — that's one tick. And when going to name my character, the big Steam Deck overlay keyboard appeared — so another tick. Looks like it can be bumped up to Steam Deck Verified now.
That said, the trouble is, the game is old and doesn't let you change graphics settings in-game. So you're stuck with the defaults they set. If you wish to change them, setting SteamDeck=0 %command% as a launch option in the Properties will bring back the launcher.
Also, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition looks awesome on the Steam Deck OLED. I have so many other games to go through but…it's now calling to me again.
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TimeFreeze Dec 5, 2023
QuoteThat said, the trouble is, the game is old and doesn't let you change graphics settings in-game. So you're stuck with the defaults they set. If you wish to change them, setting SteamDeck=0 %command% as a launch option in the Properties will bring back the launcher.
What resolution does it come up with? (I would have expected 800p on the Deck.)
Quoting: WorMzyThat's pretty big news -- Bethesda hates Linux.And their owners at Microsoft aren't known for being fond of it, either.
Quoting: Caleb_MIf only they could get SkyUI in their store, I'd come back in a heartbeat. Skyrim on deck sounds awesome. But SkyUI is absolutely required for me to enjoy it.
Can just download it from Nexus..
slaapliedje Dec 6, 2023
Quoting: PenglingHaha, they have to prepare for when they replace their kernel, right?Quoting: WorMzyThat's pretty big news -- Bethesda hates Linux.And their owners at Microsoft aren't known for being fond of it, either.
I wish they'd spend the time to update the VR version to be on par with the pancake one.
Last edited by slaapliedje on 6 December 2023 at 5:06 am UTC
slaapliedje Dec 6, 2023
Quoting: Caleb_MIf only they could get SkyUI in their store, I'd come back in a heartbeat. Skyrim on deck sounds awesome. But SkyUI is absolutely required for me to enjoy it.I was going to suggest to just use the Steam Workshop, but it looks like the Skyrim Special edition doesn't have it? Though the non-special edition does?
Bethesda has rarely made much sense lately...
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