How to migrate your games from the Bethesda game launcher

The Bethesda game launcher is no more. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

The Bethesda.net game launcher is giving up the ghost as of May 11th, so Bethesda is allowing anyone who has purchased games on their exclusive platform to migrate their purchases to Steam. The launcher and your library will remain accessible after May 11th, but Bethesda has recommended that users begin the process as soon as possible.

In the process of migrating your games, Bethesda has noted that your entire game library and wallet will be accompanied by all of your saved games - meaning that you shouldn't have to worry about losing your 500-plus-hour playthrough of Fallout 76. However, we'd recommend backing up those files wherever applicable before you start the process.

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