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During today’s developer update livestream, Blizzard Entertainment announced Diablo IV is heading to Steam on October 17. Following the release of Overwatch 2 in August, this marks the second game from Blizzard Entertainment to become available on Steam. The game will debut on Steam alongside its second season, known as The Season of Blood.
Players who already own Diablo IV on Battle.net will have to buy a separate copy to play it on Steam. The game will support cross-progression and cross-platform play, since you’ll still have to log into your Battle.net account to play it on Steam. Perhaps the most exciting part of this announcement is that Steam Deck owners will now be able to play Diablo IV without jumping through hoops to install Battle.net. I spent a few hours playing Diablo IV on the Steam Deck and it worked well. Unfortunately, playing it on the Steam Deck didn’t address all the issues I found with the game.
However, credit is due to the team for actively working to address many player concerns with the upcoming season. You can see a summary of all the things heading to the game in the livestream recap.
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About Jason Siu
With over 20 years in online publishing, Jason Siu is the Community Director at Autoverse Studios, where he also contributes to the design and development of Auto Legends. His extensive background includes serving as Content Director at VerticalScope and writing about cars for prominent sites like AutoGuide, The Truth About Cars, EV Pulse, FlatSixes, and Tire Authority. As a co-founder of Tunerzine.com and former West Coast Editor of Modified Magazine, Jason has also authored two books for CarTech Books. In his spare time, he founded FullCleared to channel his passion for gaming, with a particular fondness for RPGs.
