How to Install Genshin Impact on Steam Deck Steam OS

How to install Genshin Impact on Steam Deck, using Steam OS and desktop mode, no extras or third party needed.

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Overview: 0:00
Genshin Installer: 0:12
Main Install: 1:36
Genshin Launcher setup: 3:02
Artwork Setup: 6:25
Game mode launch: 6:49
Game Mode Controller configuration: 7:37
Final Summary 8:18

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[alexandercotman]

WARNING: If you installed the game to your SSD and NOT your SD card, DO NOT delete the installation launcher from your library like he instructs. It will delete the game from your deck and you will have to install the game all over again.

[youngwolf]

This guide is now outdated since hoyoverse have moved to a universal launcher for all of their games. Could you do an updated guide please?

[extremesecrecy]

Hey, so when I install following you steam creates a compatdata folder when installing. After install + download, then adding the launcher to steam, steam creates a second compatdata folder. When the launcher is ran from steam, it can't find the already downloaded data and it downloads again. I think this is why we are seeing the 100+ gigs. This is getting installed twice. I suggest that we only install then immediately quit, add to steam, run the launcher, then download the game. The game should only be 53.25 gbs. What I don't know is if the second compat folder has the same c++ install.

[gregorydery]

I made the mistake of removing the launcher before checking comments 🤡

[Ninjaxxwolf]

Spent 3 hours downloading the launcher, deleted it like your said, found out I didn’t have to do that and now I have to wait 3 more hours
Great guide

[thepaladin]

Thanks work for me ! I only had one problem after i add instaled game into steam i had "get game" to instal it again not "launch". I just had to press note down the "get game" to change game location and i selected folder Genshin Impact Launcher or something like that and it works perfectly. Good video

[alasvir]

3.7 now is not working for me even with changing the sub_channel to 3. Anybody know how to fix?

[GamingSc]

Thank you so much i have waited for so long to find a way that i can play genshin on the deck normally and its working great!

[_cybik]

This didn't work until recently. We don't know if it's intentional or not. This could be a fluke, and Hoyo may be locking that back come 3.6. Be careful with your main accounts.

[EatDemChickens]

Whenever i add the launcher to my steam and open it, the game says that it isn't downloaded (when it is), and I'm not able to find it in the genshin file locater thingy

[Dvrux]

As of October 2023 = Patch 4.1 (Neuvillete & Hu Tao Banner), can confirm this still works. Tested on a Ubuntu 22.04.03 system running GE-Proton8-16.

NOTE:
1. Do NOT delete the installer like he did at 4:10 = Instead select "Hide Steam Game" you still need this folder to run the game

2. At 5:44 = When you run "Add a Non-Steam Game" (launcher.exe) it will ask to REDOWNLOAD the game! There is NO NEED for this as you have previously download the game files already...

3. From the 1st "Compatibility folder" Files/Genshin Impact/Genshin Impact Game), move the folder "Genshin Impact Game" (that has over 80GB+) to the NEW launcher.exe "Compatibility folder" that you created. Check the "Properties" of both folders in If you did this right - the most recently created one should be 80GB+ (game files/launcher.exe) while the older one should only be 680MB+ (The installer files/

4. Resume normal steps at 6:15

[enderplays]

Fun Fact: This method works with Honkai Star Rail, too.

[Toa_Kaku]

I wish there was genshin on steam like a normal game i dont really want to install that like this...

[HandsomeFrederickFastbear]

just a heads up, dont delete the installer from steam. for some reason at least in my experience it deletes the entire game. I've had to reinstall it about 4 times now lmao

[krio]

Ok so the launcher.exe when started tells me to get the game. There is little button to the bottom left where your supposed to find the game but its different from the one in the video. Its much more basic, i think old would describe it best and i cant find the game there. But the launcher you are supposed to download first is now running the game. Is that a problem?

[shrinki]

Thank you for the in depth guide.
After adding the launcher to steam, setting the launch option and running it I'm getting "get game" instead of download like you, I've tried selecting the genshin impact folder and the genshin impact game folder but it says "game resources not found".
Any clue on how to fix it?

[AetherMomon]

I wonder if this was intentional, I do remember speculation about a frame of a video from TGS that shows Genshin Impact loaded up on a Steam Deck. I was skeptical about that. But since Genshin now works on Steam OS through the official launcher. Could this mean Genshin Impact will be getting official Steam Deck support?

[FaLLouTsHiAiTz]

Do you have guide on how to update it?

[LelouchLamperouge]

I did all this but when I wanna download language packs ingame it says insufficient space even though I have plenty left . How do I get around that ?

[ferryEFKA]

i gave up.downloading and play.. after reboot steam deck all genshin related folder are gone.. completely missing idk what happen 😮 3x attemp and still missing 😢