

If you care, you can add to the Steam Library.Open up in the start menu, log into the launcher, navigate to Overwatch 2 and install the game. In the sidebar, under Installers you'll find the Blizzard launcher. ( A little note from the community: some people see two versions of caffe-7.18. To select it, exit this screen again, and under System, open up the Components option.

In the sidebar, go to Preferences, scroll down to System and click on the little cog-icon. Next, we need to switch to a different runner ( similar to Proton-versions in the Steam Deck game UI).Click on the plus sign, give it a nice name and choose Gaming as environment. Here, we need to create an environment, a so-called bottle. Open up Flatseal, click on Bottles in the sidebar and add, under Filesystem, Other files the following path: /var/home/deck/.local/share/applications.We need to give some extra permissions to Bottles and this is the fastest way. Bottles is a popular tool to run Windows software and games on Linux. ( If the keyboard doesn't pop up, click the Steam Button + the X-button.) Install the app. You find it by clicking on the menu button. Click the Steam button, go down to Power, and then Switch to Desktop. On your Steam Deck, go to desktop mode.We tested the guide below and ran Overwatch 2 successfully (as long as the servers are working, which still seems to be an issue). So what's the alternative? Here's what we've found: Right now, if we try to install Overwatch 2 by adding as a non-Steam game, it crashes on us. This may just be a momentary issue, but for now, the process to play Overwatch 2 on Steam Deck is a bit more evolved. Unfortunately, the trusted method of installing the previous game on the Deck doesn't seem to work yet for Overwatch 2. Overwatch 2 is awesome!! I’ve already played 5 rounds of “game server connection failed.” Such a good mode.- Kevin Wammer October 4, 2022įortunately, the servers have calmed down a little - as such, we can now figure out the best way to get Overwatch 2 up and running on the Steam Deck. Overwatch 2 was released yesterday, and it's safe to say the queues to get into the games were crazy on launch day - so crazy our editor-in-chief didn't make it into the game: Our tutorial is, however, still a valid option. Afterwards, choose GE-Proton 7-39 as a compatibility layer. All you have to do is to add as a Non-Steam-Game to Steam, and install Overwatch 2 through there. Update: Thanks to a recently released update to GE-Proton, it's now much easier to get Overwatch 2 running on Steam Deck. Overwatch 2 is out now, but how do you play it on your Steam Deck.
