In 2024,World of Warcraftis playable in more ways than ever before. AlongsideDragonflightare no fewer than three flavors of vanillaWoW, giving players plenty of ways to interact with the version of Azeroth and the edition ofWoWof their choosing. And you don’t even have just to playWoWwith a keyboard and mouse anymore – with a few basic mods,playingWoWwith a controlleris perfectly viable.
Even though it isn’t a Steam game,WoW Classiccan beplayed via controller inputs on the Steam Deckrelatively easily. Follow this guide to learn how to installWoW Classicon the Steam Deck, how to set up the Battle.net Launcher in your Steam Library, and how to get Curseforge on the Steam Deck to enable the necessary console mods.
WoW Classic Steam Deck Setup Guide - Era, HC, & SoD
Setting Up Battle.net
The first step to set upWoW Classicon the Steam Deck is to install the Battle.net client. This is the easiest step, as it doesn’t require any particularly difficult steps.
Launching Battle.net & Installing WoW
After installing Battle.net, to get thisgame working on the Steam Deckyou will have to locate the app’s files to actually be able to open it in the first place. The problem is, it’s not as obvious where these files are installed to. Swap back to Desktop mode and follow these steps to locate the Battle.net launcher and installWoW Classic.
you’re able to also add theWoW Classicexecutable as a non-steam game for ease of access, following the same guide to find its root folder. But this may prevent Battle.net from updating correctly. It’s best to launch the Launcher from Steam, then launchWoWfrom there.
Setting Up Curseforge
After setting upWoW Classicon the Battle.net Launcher, it’s time to start installing mods. The only truly essential mod forWoWon the Steam Deck, no matter your version, is ConsolePort. This is an extremely useful tool for converting the game’smany buttons and actions to a controller layout. It won’t be playable with the Steam Deck inputs otherwise. AdiBags and Immersion are also great for enhancing the handheld experience – all three of these mods can be downloaded via the Curseforge app.
