Is The Elder Scrolls® Online playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Elder Scrolls® Online runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Elder Scrolls® Online runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 835 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Developer
- ZeniMax Online Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release
- May 22, 2017
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 2300 or AMD FX4350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Direct X 11.0 compliant video card with 1GB RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® 560 or AMD Radeon™ 6870)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 150 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 2300 or AMD FX4350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Direct X 11.0 compliant video card with 4GB of RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 or AMD Radeon™ RX 570) or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 150 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Is The Elder Scrolls® Online compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 835 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
The Elder Scrolls® Online performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 6 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing The Elder Scrolls® Online on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Elder Scrolls® Online playable on Steam Deck?
The Elder Scrolls® Online <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 835 reports.
›Is The Elder Scrolls® Online Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Elder Scrolls® Online is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Elder Scrolls® Online get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing The Elder Scrolls® Online at ~40 fps (based on 6 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing The Elder Scrolls® Online on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 47m at 40 fps, 2h 0m at 60 fps on The Elder Scrolls® Online (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play The Elder Scrolls® Online multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — The Elder Scrolls® Online has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play The Elder Scrolls® Online on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Elder Scrolls® Online runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Elder Scrolls® Online?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running The Elder Scrolls® Online at ~40 fps, based on 6 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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