WithAssassin’s Creed Shadowsjust around the corner, releasing on March 20, Ubisoft has finally confirmed whether the game will be supported on the Steam Deck.
Ubisoft announced on Twitter thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill be officially supported onSteam Deckat launch. This means Steam Deck users can purchase the game directly from Steam, download it, and play without any weird workarounds that are usually needed to play unsupported games.
If you’ve preorderedAC Shadows, you’ll also be able to preload itahead of release to start playing as soon as it goes live.
We don’t know if AC Shadows will be Steam Deck Verified or just Playable
The biggest question remains how well the game will run on the Deck since Ubisoft said it would confirm Valve’s classification later.
Many of you have been asking about Steam Deck. We are happy to say that we are supporting Steam Deck at launch and are currently awaiting the level of classification from Valve. More info to come soon.
The PC system requirements forAssassin’s Creed Shadowssuggest that the Steam Deck may struggle to keep a stable frame rate at high visual settings. This likely means that players will need to turn on FSR upscaling and lower graphic settings to play at a decent frame rate.
Another concern is overall optimization at launch. If you own a Steam Deck, you know how some “Steam Deck Verified” games actually perform extremely poorly, with lags and hiccups, especially in their early days.
While the game is officially supported, it’s unclear how well it will perform across all platforms at launch, especially on the Deck. Some games experience technical issues on release day, andAssassin’s Creed Shadowscould be no different. Until the game is available and more information comes out, there’s no way to know the best settings for Steam Deck performance or what frame rates players can expect.
For now, all we can do is wait for further details from Ubisoft or hands-on reports once the game launches. If you’re worried about howAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill run on the Steam Deck, you may want to checkthe game’s console specsand consider playing on a device that can fully support the game without additional tweaking.
