You can travel to space with a train in Honkai Star Rail, which is an excellent idea if you don't have a spaceship. It seems that anything is possible in this game, but many players want to know if it's compatible with the Steam Deck so they can play it on the beloved handheld. Here's what we know!
Is Honkai Star Rail available for Steam Deck?
Officially, Honkai Star Rail is not available for Steam Deck. The reason for this is the inability of SteamOS to support the anti-cheat implemented in the game. So, theoretically, the game should work, but because of the cheaters, it's not an option that developers have given us. We can only assume developers want to keep the joy of pulling the best five-star character intact. Having said that, there are some things you can try—at your own risk!
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How to play Honkai Star Rail on Steam Deck
There is a way to play Honkai Star Rail on Steam Deck, but it's not simple, and the resulting experience can be mixed at best. Here's how to play Honkai Star Rail on Steam Deck via the Windows operating system:
- Install the Windows operating system on an external drive or SD card.
- Boot the system from this source to avoid SteamOS.
- Download and install Honkai Star Rail on Steam Deck.
- Run the game.
Remember that you may experience technical issues running Honkai Star Rail on Steam Deck. As you can see, traveling by train through space can be challenging to pull on Deck. On the other hand, the game is available for Android and iOS. Focusing on that type of handheld gameplay is easier.
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Nebojša Prijić is a senior staff writer at Pro Game Guides with over 25 years of experience in journalism, screenwriting, and copywriting. He previously worked as Editor-in-Chief of Maxim Serbia magazine and the IGN Adria website. Nebojša is an old-school gamer who loves real-time strategies, shooters, and RPGs, but most of all, he plays Roblox and mobile games with his son. He remembers the first Diablo, PC games on a single floppy disk, and playing Mortal Kombat on the keyboard.