Bethesda Launcher migration to Steam begins April 27

Well, it’s nearly time to say goodbye to the Bethesda Launcher, as its entire games library will move to Steam. You’re gutted, I’m sure — but we’ve all known this was coming. 

Steam migration from the Bethesda Launcher will begin on April 27, 2022. The process doesn’t sound all that complicated for game libraries, as Bethesda claims there’ll be a migration tool. The company didn’t specify when that’ll be available, but it should soon. According to the official FAQ page, certain games may require manual save data transfers — though most titles with a Bethesda.Net login don’t require the extra hassle. 

Fallout 76 players will have to put in a bit more work, as Bethesda will require a bit of paperwork during the transition. There’s an enormous Fallout 76 Steam migration FAQ detailing what you need to do. Bethesda is giving players until May 11, 2022, before Fallout 76 fans must move over to Steam. There are a bunch of in-game rewards for migration, so hop to it!

Bethesda has never explained why it’s ending supporter for the launcher, but it’s probably for the best regardless. Between Steam, The Epic Games Store, Xbox’s PC launcher, and Origin, there are already enough of these applications floating around.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.