Is Enshrouded playable on Steam Deck? Answered

Steam Deck is one of the best ways to enjoy gaming which is why you’re here wondering if Enshrouded works on the device. Well, let’s not waste any time — here’s your answer to if Enshrouded works on Steam Deck.

Does Enshrouded work on Steam Deck?

After downloading and booting up Enshrouded on Steam Deck to see if it works for myself, I can confirm that Enshrouded does work on Steam Deck.

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Currently, Enshrouded has an “unknown” status listed for its Steam Deck compatibility. Usually, games listed as unknown or unsupported don’t work on Steam Deck, games listed as playable work on Steam Deck but have a few wonky features, and games listed as playable are fully supported and work great. In the case of Enshrouded, it runs on Steam Deck, but the graphics (and battery life) suffer.

When will Enshrouded be playable on Steam Deck?

Right now, you can play Enshrouded on Steam Deck, but it’s not optimized. The controls work and the frames hover around 60, but the graphics take a severe dip because Enshrouded has technical systems. Keen Games, the developers of the game, are working on porting the game to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, so the devs could be working on getting it Steam Deck verified.

Fair warning: when booting up Enshrouded on Steam Deck, you’ll likely be met with a black screen that lasts upwards of 10 seconds. Because of this, I thought Enshrouded didn’t work on Steam Deck the first time I tried it. Be patient and you’ll get in. Also, you don’t have to mess with the Steam Deck force compatibility tool, but if you run into problems, I suggest trying to run Enshrouded with Proton Experimental. Here is how to do that:

• Go to Enshrouded
• Press Settings (or the cog icon on the right)
• Select Properties
• Select the Compatibility tab
• Check “Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool”
• Select Proton Experimental from the drop-down menu
• Launch Enshrouded and wait to see if it runs

For the vast majority of my time with Enshrouded, I enjoyed it on PC with friends. In fact, if you want to learn all about co-op in Enshrouded, we have a handy guide for you.