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Sense check: modding Skyrim SE on SteamDeck (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by redmagpie@lemmygrad.ml to c/steam@lemmy.ml

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Hi all,

I am looking to get a second-hand SteamDeck at some point in 2025, primarily to play Skyrim SE with mods. I've played a lot of Skyrim on console over the years and am at the point where I want to play with a few mods.

I've seen that it's possible to mod Skyrim SE on a SteamDeck but I'm aware that there's a limit to the hardware and wanted to sense check with the community in case anyone has had any experience. I'm not interested in graphical mods, mostly expanded content and some quality-of-life mods which help with RP'ing and some immersion.

My question: does anyone foresee any problem with any of these mods running on the Steam Deck?

Moonlight Tales
Frostfall and Campfire
Immersive Armors
Immersive Patrols
Cloaks of Skyrim
True Thane SE
Civil War overhaul or Open Civil War SSE
Vanity Mirror SE (or equivalent)
Multiple Followers

I'd also maybe be looking into a player home.

Any help appreciated, ta.

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[–] redmagpie@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Fantastic info, thanks so much; they both look great and this is an amazing headstart into modding the game.

Thanks for the reassurance re the mods I've listed as well. My thinking was the same as yours in that I'm not after anything graphically intensive, but I didn't know whether the engine had some quirks which flooded RAM if there were too many assets included in some mods, or whether some well-known mods were infamous for chewing up CPU cycles with borky scripts which would result in an unplayable game on the Deck.