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PayPalBlizzard have released Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition on Steam, a newly upgraded version of the classic action RPG and it's Steam Deck Verified too.
Oh what joy, I had to grab this as soon as possible as I have such fond memories of playing through it when I was a lot younger. Diablo 2 really is an absolute classic, and holds up really well today. With a few enhancements to it in this new addition like the new Warlock class, an expanded end-game, new items, and various quality of life updates like a loot filter perhaps now it's better than ever?
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One thing that should be noted a lot clearer, which is buried in the small-print at the very bottom of the Steam page, is this rather important little notice:
Internet connection, Battle.net® Account, and Battle.net® desktop app required to play.
I can hear your groaning from here - but actually, this doesn't seem to be quite correct. The game directly launches with no third-party launcher ever touched. It does note it's signing into Battle.net when you launch to the menu, but other than that it works just fine with the latest Proton 10 on Linux.
Even controller support worked perfectly without issues with my PowerA OPS v1, and for someone like me who nowadays prefers the controller but hasn't played Diablo 2 since probably the early 2000s this is just incredible. A real nostalgia trip.
The super easy access via Steam with all the new bits, and it working great on Linux with Proton made it easily worth the purchase for me.
You can see the main changes in the Blizzard news post.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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- Mandatory Battle net account linking
- Always-online / online DRM
:-(
Anyway, the price is a joke. No sprites, either - which, to me, is a subtle indicator of how much Blizzard really cares. I.e.: not a whole lot, gib money pls.
hardpenguin 5 hours ago
I really want that to be good, but between the footnote, the reviews, and the "blizzard-ness" of things, I'm really wary of it. I have no problem with the price, but given everything else, it feels like a trap.
Edit: actually, that would be the third time, I bought the original on release day in the 90s.
Last edited by Drakker on 12 Feb 2026 at 3:30 pm UTC
I mean at first glance I would be hard pressed to tell if this is a joke listing or not ...? Or someone accidentally hit a 0 before posting ...? LOL just absolutely insane otherwise.
Linux_Rocks 2 hours ago
CanadianBlueBeer 1 hour ago
I've got 2 copies of Diablo, Diablo 2, LOD.
Now I've got 2 of D2R.
Getting the expansion via Bnet was stuck, so when I saw it on steam,
I grabbed it. Install etc, no problem.
No more fighting with the Blizz launcher and proton.
Worth it to me.
Now, Warlock class. COOL!!! (played Warlock in WoW since the start)
sorted stash etc, nice, but max of 99 in a stack. Once the stack is full,
you have to manually move the item to regular storage. (no control click)
I had a LOT of full rejuvs from my current run, so..... heh.
The always online, or check in IS annoying, but, if you launch anything via the Bnet launcher,
it's gonna do that anyway. (so is steam) We're stuck with it.
(ok, I could reinstall D2:LOD via disk.... heh)
and 40 bucks ain't bad. (darn near 40gb dl)
oh, almost forgot. Achievements. LOL! *ding* "you killed 500 monsters" me: umm. did that 25 years ago!
CanadianBlueBeer 38 minutes ago
(copying chars off, so you can duplicate things (runes mostly) etc. for science)
Any online chars of course are avail on any platform, as long as it's the same
bnet acct.
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