Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2is the long-awaited sequel to the hit Ninja Theory game, but is this sequel compatible with the Steam Deck? Not only must you wonder if Valve has Verified it, but can your Steam Deck even handle this Unreal Engine 5 game?
Can you play Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 on the Steam Deck?
Unfortunately,Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 has an Unknown rating. Now that Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 is out for everyone we can see its rating, or in this case its lack of a rating.
Games on the Steam Deck can have four Verification levels: Verified, Playable, Unsupported, and Unknown. While I originally guessed that Hellblade 2 would either bePlayable or Verified on launch, it launched with an Unknown rating. This means that it may or may not run well on your Steam Deck, you’ll just have to find out for yourself by installing the game and running it.
Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 Steam Deck performance, explained
The first game was released in 2017, so the Steam Deck can handle it a lot easier than Hellblade 2. This is due to the jump to Unreal Engine 5 in Hellblade 2, alongside the hefty recommended system requirements for it. Here arethe minimum and recommended system requirements:
If you have a Steam Deck with a smaller SSD like I do, your handheld device may have its fans blowing hard while running this, but you may always jump down tolowgraphics settingsto make it easier to run. But if you have a Steam Deck OLED with the 1TB SSD, you’ll probably be able to run Hellblade 2 without much worry.
It’s also nice to know that Hellblade 2 will launch withfull controller supportsince it’s also releasing on Xbox Series X|S. No need to worry about remapping the controls much! Otherwise, there are plenty of other similar games that make you question whether or not they have Steam Deck compatibility, such asNo Rest for the Wicked.
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
