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Handhelds

Steam Deck and ROG Ally

Neither handheld has a native Forever edition. People are installing the PC client and using the gamepad interface, which Blizzard still marks as beta.

Roadmap graphic from the BlizzCon 2026 Forever presentation — Steam Deck and ROG Ally
Collector's Edition contents shown on the Blizzard pre-purchase post — Steam Deck and ROG Ally

Two devices, one PC client

A September forum thread describes Forever running on a Steam Deck through Proton and also through remote play, with the gamepad UI usable. That is one player's report. Steam Deck HQ has an install guide; the body I fetched was cut off, so I will not quote control layouts or FPS from it.

The ROG Ally is a Windows handheld, so the desktop app is the closer path, still not a special Ally build. Blizzard's November gamepad post says Xbox and PlayStation button icons, 84 action slots, and a beta label on the controller UI. Beta on the UI is not a promise of a Steam or console store page.

Handheld paths
DevicePath I can supportSources
Steam DeckPC client via Proton, one forum report1 thread
ROG AllyWindows desktop appPlatform list
Controller UIBeta, 84 slotsOfficial post

Questions

Is the Deck officially supported?

I have not found a Blizzard support tier named Steam Deck. The report is a player post.

Do I need a special control preset?

The gamepad post is the source. I am not reprinting a dead-zone guide I could not read in full.

Related

Sources

Checked 2026-11-06. Each row below is a page I opened.