Originally posted by Goose Pants:

How does this game play on steam deck?
I see there is an official runic controller layout. How does it play? Thanks.

Originally posted by ghoonk:

Uses trackpad as a mouse to move instead of controller sticks

Difficult To Read Text: Extremely small fonts with mild distortion

Input: Controller Mapping, Controller Detection

Not sure how this game got a Platinum rating, but the default layout for Torchlight II from Runic is not a good gaming experience - it plays like it was designed ONLY for mouse and keyboard and doesn't use the controller sticks to navigate like you would on a regular console or games like Hades. Would not recommend, unless someone has a solution I haven't found

Originally posted by Dave_51:

Battery Performance: Made Changes To Improve

Set framerate to 40 fps and refresh rate to 40 hz, but just out of personal preference. Battery life should be great without changes.

Difficult To Read Text: Yes

Generally, the game seems to need a bit of zoom in to really be enjoyable on the Steam Deck screen. Texts may be difficult to read for some players and the characters look very small.

It works well without tinkering. You'll only need to use the touchscreen to get past the launcher. The Steam recommended control layout works fine in game.

Originally posted by MC7:

Tinker Steps: Custom Proton: GE

Performance: Significant Performance Problems

Machines with a Pentium 4 on Windows can run this just fine so I was shocked to find out that the game dips to 40FPS or slightly lower from 60FPS when a lot is happening on screen.

Multiplayer does work but you need to create and bind your Runic Games account with your Steam account. Really disappointed that they didn't just port the controller controls used in the Nintendo Switch version. So you'll be stuck with clunky controls.