Despite being an Epic Game Store exclusive, people have figured out how to playAlan Wake 2on Valve’s handheld. Though it is possible, poor performance means it’s not necessarily a good idea.
To get Remedy’s latest game running on the Steam Deck, you’ll need to jump through a few hoops. Your first obstacle is the fact that the game is exclusive to the Epic Game Store launcher. To get around this, switch to Desktop mode then download the Epic Games Store launcher. you may then launch it from Steam by adding it to your library as a non-Steam game.
Alternatively, you canuse the Heroic Launcherwhich is an app that combines your libraries from a few launchers including EGS and GOG. Either way, once you’ve got your EGS library accessible on your Steam Deck, all that’s left is to downloadAlan Wake 2and play. You may need to download Proton tools to force compatibility.
Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean you should. Those who have gotten the game to run on the Deck don’t report good performance. With settings at low,YouTuber Deck Wizardmanages to have the game running at around 24FPS in the woods.Steam Deck Review and Tips‘ FPS sits in the low 20s as well.
It’s no surprise that the Deck struggles to run the game, as it extremely demanding even on regular PCs. When the recommended PC specs were revealed, it shocked many, as DLSS is heavily relied upon. It is arguably worth it, asAlan Wake 2is one of the best-looking games of the current generation.
Alan Wake 2isn’t the only game released this year that the Deck struggles to run. It alsohad a hard time withStarfieldandBaldur’s Gate 3.
