How to play Last Epoch on Steam Deck
Last Epoch isn’t Steam Deck verified, but don’t let that stop you. Here’s a guide to some handheld monster slaying.
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Last Epoch is the latest hack-and-slash action RPG in town, combining dungeon-crawling, time travel and monster murderizing. Touted as a competitor to Diablo, it has potential, but so far is only available on PC. It’s also unfortunately notSteam Deckverified yet, but the developers have confirmed they are working on this. In the meantime, if you do want to brute force your way into playing Last Epoch on Steam Deck like I have, you can.Approach this method with caution as the game is not optimized for the Steam Deck yet, and you may experience the odd crash, but on the whole it’s working pretty well for me early game using ProtonGE which is easily installable from the Discover store on your Steam Deck.
How to play Last Epoch on Steam Deck
If you simply install and try to run Last Epoch on the Steam Deck, you may not get past the character creation screen, what you need to do first is switch to Desktop mode and install ProtonGE.
ProtonGE is a community built version of Valve’s Proton which often adds game-specific tweaks before the official version. Follow the steps below to get it on your Steam Deck.
Head to game properties
Force the game to launch using GE-Proton
Congratulations, now when you launch the game, it will work! In theory, it may still look a little janky, but don’t worry, I have some settings that will improve your experience.
Recommended settings for Last Epoch on Steam Deck
Once you are in the game, head to settings andGraphicsand make sure you have the following settings:
Other settings I’d recommend you change due to the controller support not being fully fleshed out, are:
Finally, in the sound settings I’d recommend changing the dropdown from Pulse Audio Output to:
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This just sounds much clearer to me through the Steam Deck speakers.
That’s it for now, at least until we have an official Steam Deck verified version of the game! Bear in mind too there are a bunch of server issues right now due to popularity, so even after changing all these settings you may still want to play offline for stability.
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Are you ready to travel through time and save the world of Eterra from the Void? Last Epoch is the ultimate action RPG for fans of hack and slash, loot, and epic skills. Choose from 15 mastery classes, craft legendary weapons, and explore dangerous dungeons in a ruined future.
Jen is a News Writer for Windows Central, focused on all things gaming and Microsoft. Anything slaying monsters with magical weapons will get a thumbs up such as Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Diablo, and Monster Hunter. When not playing games, she’ll be watching a horror or trash reality TV show, she hasn’t decided which of those categories the Kardashians fit into. You can follow Jen on Twitter@Jenbox360for more Diablo fangirling and general moaning about British weather.
