Important change for the guide - check here first - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9tdftWa35e4imw.html

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.

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

Full install guide article: www.steamdeckgaming.net/post/how-to-play-genshin-impact-on-steam-deck-steam-os Auto mount script: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZllYLOLvdavdYU.html Decky Loader and SteamGridDb install: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6h5f9WHyZrLlH0.html

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

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!

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

I’ve basically followed most tutorials on this from KZfaq and this is the only one I could follow thanks 😊

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

thanks, been running AAGL since 3.4 - 3.5, but after trying this today on my Steam Deck, it runs much smoother. still thankful with AAGL team but using the official launcher is much better

You shouldn't have removed the installer pfx. You should've just copied the location of the launcher and placed it in Properties>TARGET and START IN That way you're using the same pfx. By adding a new Non-Steam Game you made a new pfx and the old one becomes pointless. Now you have two prefixed, one has the game files and the other starts the game.

Can confirm - 3.7 works just fine with sub_channel = 3. GI installed on microSD, works both in Game and Desktop mode

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.

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

I followed this to install AFK journey and it 100% worked! thanks so much!!

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" (/home/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2901732111/pfx/drive_c/Program 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 "/home/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata". 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/ GenshinImpact_install_ua_8addb81de420.exe). 4. Resume normal steps at 6:15

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

For SD card users: Step 1. Download installer Step 2. Set installer as non steam game Step 3. Set installer to run with Proton experimental Step 4. Run installer Step 5. Install on E drive Step 6. Locate game in SD card folder Step 7. Add game as non steam game Step 8. Set compatability to proton experimental. Step 9. Run game This got it working for me (only thing different from the video was finding the folder)

Genshin Impact 3.6 is now working on Steam Deck again www.steamdeckgaming.net/post/genshin-impact-3-6-is-working-again-on-steam-deck Some users are still having a launch issue with 3.6 but have fixed it by changing the sub_channel to 3 in the config.dll file that is in the launcher directory and also another one in the game directory

Not working after update 😢

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?

Followed this guide but didn't see a launcher exe in that folder- only a GenshinImpact.exe, which I used instead. Seems to work just the same. ALSO: the 3 line button on my Deck didn't bring up the pause menu in GI like this video says, so I had to use a USB-A-to-C adapter and a generic keyboard to hit ESC and get that menu to appear. Now it works fine. Thanks for the info!

If you followed this guide and it worked, but then one day you try to launch the game and it says there's an update you need to get, but it doesn't automatically show any sort of update button: Launch the INSTALLER. Click on install game or whatever. (Check the "agree to terms" box). It'll warn you that the game is already installed and ask you if you want to overwrite it - do so. It'll load for about 5 seconds, then the game's launcher will start. You should now see an update button.

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 ?

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

@steamdeckgaming You really glossed over how to select an install folder on your SD card at around 2:20. Why edit the video to make it harder for us to follow along? I have tried selecting my SD card, following what little you include on this step in the video, but I'm just not able to "open" the sd card to install. The file name location bar remains blank. There is no Genshin Impact folder to click on (unlike in your video, which seems to exist already). I have tried making a Genshin Impact folder on my E drive to use, and I am able to see it in the install window, but I am still unable to actually select sd card as a install location. In game mode, I have confirmed that my SD card has been formatted and is selectable as a storage location for games. What is going on? Please fix your article and video to address this oversight. It is silly to get vague on this step, and it's really frustrating that I can not find any guides on this specific step.

This video was so much helpful. Thanks!

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?

Followed the instructions exactly, but the exact moment I removed the installer from steam, all genshin files were gone. Currently redownloading, and testing if the files stay if I don't remove the installer. Weird behaviour, will try what happens if I keep the installer in steam (maybe just hiding it).

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?

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 😢

Seems like the video was pretty well put together but the process broke. Somehow I got 3 genshin impact game folders and none of them bring me the option to go back a tab. No game launcher found anywhere. I know it downloaded properly

There were no problems in installing the launcher, but inside the game I can't switch to the controller. what should I do?

Man I know it’s my fault for not reading the comment first but you really gotta find a way to inform your viewers about not deleting the installer, this stress the hell out of me, staying up 3am just to wait it to download, im watching this vid on my TV so it’s not exactly my instinct ko look at the comment

Ok so this took some extra troubleshooting mainly because not everything worked exactly the same, but overall thank you for the video

Heads up, I'm not sure which update to SteamOS did it but if you delete a non-steam game now it deletes all of it's compatdata along with it. So this specific process would hit a snag after the 4 minute mark, as those folders would no longer exist.

Still works on 4.0 and you can put everything in maximum with FSR and render scale .9. enjoy a smooth 60

One thing that these guides are completely forgetting to explain is how to update the launcher. Version 4.2 is around the corner, and while I can download updates IN the launcher and in the game's loading screen itself, I do not know how to update the launcher.

I followed step by step and managed to get the launcher. However, when I press launch, nothing happens and it doesn't pop up the game.

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

I believe it's working now! I got it running on my deck!

great tutorial, thanks... but I'm having a problem, the game works fine in desktop mode, I can play and it's great, but when I'm on Game Mode, the game doesn't open, the laucher opens and click Launch and the game doesn't open, there's just a black screen, anyone else with this issue?

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?

I have took all the steps as your guide and its running very well. Thank you very much! But i am a bit worried about getting banned. It is safe? Will i get banned?

Can't find anything in the "search for "genshin impact game"" part, i don't know what to do

Question. When in desktop mode I can right click on most things and use "add to steam" to skip the whole "browse your files" and "copy the path" stuff. Is that not available to everyone? Because that makes it a ton easier. Also, in your written tutorial on step 25 you mention to enable "Auto launch at startup" but I didn't see it in this video. Is this step required? I'm getting a little bit of mixed messages here. Thank you so much for showing this though! Will absolutely use this (with an alt account for now just to be super sure)

Followed your steps exactly. Game launched with no problems after the initial download. After adding the launcher shortcut, the launcher appears and acts as if the game's not installed and ended up with duplicate files. Gonna delete everything an try again

I can’t find the “genshin impact game” folder in the compatdata. I search and it pulls up Genshin Impact desktop and the uninstaller. Any ideas?

Unfortunately, it was short-lived, Genshin Impact is no longer working on Steam Deck www.steamdeckgaming.net/post/genshin-impact-is-no-longer-working-on-steam-deck-since-update-3-6

When I remove non steam game from library the folder where the launcher.exe was disappeared...

This was confusing, why did I have to download the game twice? Was there something we aren’t supposed to actually do? I don’t think I have to download and install a game twice for it to work and I followed these steps to the T. Mine showed “download” at this part 5:48 but it was just redownloading the whole game, not doing the “verification process” like on the video. Can anyone help clarify please? I just wanna play 😭💙

dude no one explains how to get it on the sd card ur my savior

I have a problem, the entire installation is fine, but the verification window to the account meter remains blank

Upon navigating to run/media/SD card and setting that as the installation location, it inaccurately reports the remaining space on disk as the space remaining on my steam deck, which is 6 GB, instead of the SD card's remaining space, which is 233 GB. Any idea why that is, or how to fix it?

Wasted time doing this, it just won’t open after pressing the launch button. At this point never install non steam games until it’s in actual steam.

Does anyone know how to fix the error not enough space to update/install? I have plenty of space so it's for sure some kind of error. It even shows free space as "0", surely it has something to do with the download location?

It was working before update 3.7 now it doesn’t. I tried a new install but the launcher.exe is no where to be found!

I get lost around the 4 minute mark

Do you have guide on how to update it?

Im at the part where I would put the Launch.exe to my Steam Library and it kinda forced me to download the game again 1h to 30min and after the download part is finished, I pressed Launch(play the game) on the game Launcher and the login screen does now open up,

This video is amazing 😊 thank you! Would this method work on Star Rail too?

How can I delete the file for Genshin? I can’t find it on my steam deck but it installed atleast 50ish gigabytes are according to my steam deck I’d like to remove it since it doesn’t even work anymore but can’t find it in the location you said.

Good Lord slow down turbo!

sooo, since we use the official launcher, this isnt bannable is it?

Thank you for the guide. Maybe will use in the future.... But not going to risk my account.

I used this can’t find Genshin impact folder anywhere

Says no storage for the update, any idea how to fix this.

I kept going through the installation phase while following this vid xhsnnd What finally worked for me was I still added the launcher.exe then i copied its "Target & Start in" path to the Installer.exe. This made me not go through another download and successfully play the game. I also removed the launcher.exo from steam after this so there's only 1 copy and it's still working. The vid tells you to delete the installer but that just deletes the game entirely GOD IT TOOK ME MANY TIMES TO FIX THIS SHT

_No setting_ worked for me for whatever reason. But I just used a mouse/keyboard to get to the in game settings to swap to controller. *THANKS!*

thanks so much for the tutorial, im playing on my steam deck now, i really appreciate it. Will there be an issue updating it? Could you show us how on the next update??

Thanks, but how should I update the game? It will prompt that there is no space.

How do y'all update genshin

I wonder if you can use warpinator and transfer the genshin impact game files from the pc to the steam deck and just add the game that way. Hmm anyone wants to try? really don't want to try this on my own, as my sd card is full.

Followed every instruction perfectly and once I added the launcher it still says get game and starts downloading again. I tried to search for the same folder in installation location but to no avail. Where can I find the install folder so it doesn’t download again?

Thank you... It's interesting that Steam OS is improving.... But I'm on my Steam Deck with Windows 11

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.

FINALLY!!!

If your keyboard isn't appearing with the shortcut just restart your deck and it should show up👍

3.7 update not working

How did you get a non steam game to display play time? Is that part of the plug-in you were talking about? (See 6:55)

This guide is no longer working for me. I followed your video but after I download the game and verify and restart it the launcher cant find the game and the entire folder seems to disappear. Any thoughts?

It is not working :( … I can start the launcher but when I click on play it only close the launcher and reopen it.

Ive tried running this on my steam deck and it just wont open like the launcher opens fine, it installed fine and ive got proton experimental on but for some reason the game itself wont launch nothing will happen in desktop mode and in game mode the screen will just go black with nothing happening

FFS re-upload this video with correct instructions

i cant open the keyboard when i open genshin and it asks me to sign in, the usual steam + X wont work

Hi I managed to get to the point where I could open the game from my Steam account and i’m at the first part of the game. But when I click on the three dots icon at the top of the Steam Deck the Settings does not pop up, what do I do now? None of my controller keys work

This is a nightmare. I've been trying to move my 75gb install in to the launcher folder for 3 hours. The game just keeps trying to install all over again. Desktop mode is pain

Could you make a wuthering waves tutorial? Its currently working on linux as of 1.1 patch

I followed the video and everything works perfectly. Only one thing: there's a launcher update, and even though I have around 13gb free on my internal memory, the launcher says it cannot update because there's not enough space. How do I solve this? (And do I need to? It's a launcher update, not the game update, which works as it is on the SD card which has much more space.)

Oh please When I start the launcher, it tells me to reinstall the game from the beginning, instead of just starting the verification process ... I've canceled the installation, and it has deleted all the game's folders ........ So you're telling me that I'm supposed to start all over again, take 2 hours to download the game, and then take another 2 hours to download it twice??? So I've started the installation at 8:30 am, and it will finish at 2:30 pm

when i click on launcher it opens but it says to "get game" even though i already have it downloaded it's like another launcher

in terms of performance which is better between windows and steamos ?

it literally wont let me move the cursor to click i have read the terms, like it freezes. i genuinely dont understand why.

the launcher doesnt start when i click the play button in steam it starts loading then turns back into the play button. i have it set to run through experimental but it still doesnt work

joining in with others to ask about how we go about updating? for some reason when i launch the game the launcher doesnt even appear, the game just boots up. so i don't even have the option to update since that would be in the launcher.. will tinker with it in the meantime

Can’t find the launcher I going crazy

Doesn't work as of 4/13/23. Did it exactly as in the video. Game files are on my SD card. Once I press "Launch" via the launcher, nothing happens.

why double download? Once the installation is finished, can I delete the original folder to free up space? I don't use SD :/

I'm on the launcher setup step and I have four folders named genshin impact game, so I checked them all but didn't do what it was supposed to do

Is this still working for people? I got it all going except when I hit launch, it's not launching the game? Any advice?