Does The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim run on Steam Deck?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is rated Playable on Steam Deck. It runs, but Valve flags some rough edges — you may need the touchscreen, a community controller layout, or tweaked settings.
Valve's test notes
- Launcher Interaction Issues — fail
- Default Controller Config Not Fully Functional — fail
- Text Input Does Not Automatically Invokes Keyboard — fail
- Controller Glyphs Match Deck Device — pass
- Interface Text Is Legible — pass
- Default Configuration Is Performant — pass
PC (Windows) system requirements
Minimum
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit) Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 2GB System RAM Hard Disk Space: 6GB free HDD Space Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
Recommended
Recommended: Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU Memory: 4GB System RAM Video Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher)
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