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Steam Deck
- Lists of useful tools, software, mods, websites and other resources
These are lists of some tools and software that are useful for Steam Deck and can enhance your experience with it, as well as all the websites and other such Steam Deck resources I know.
I made these lists for the wiki on Reddit's SteamDeck sub and I thought it was a pretty useful to keep around. I wanted to dump them here for everybody to preserve them and to maybe find a new home for this Steam Deck resource.
Let me know what you think.
List of tools and homebrew
Below is a list of tools and homebrew that can enhance your experience with the Steam Deck. Since the Steam Deck offers most things that a normal Linux desktop environment can, tools are included that can be found in the Discover store (including from non-default repositories) and have proven to be an especially good fit.
Emulation and non-steam games
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BCML (a modding tool voor Breath of the Wild for WiiU) can be difficult to get running on Steam Deck, because it uses an immutable filesystem and the version of Python installed by default is higher than what BCML supports. This script helps people install it.
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Add non-steam games to your steam library.
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This script automates downloading, installing and setting up a large list of different emulators.
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A graphical and themeable emulator front-end that allows you to access all your favorite games in one place, which is installed by Emudeck and Retrodeck, but can also be used by itself.
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Mod Organizer 2 Linux Installer
This project aims to make modding and playing Bethesda games on Linux as easy as possible. It does that by providing installers which automatically setup a working experience for the user.
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A flatpak application containing a large list of different emulators.
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A tool that automatically applies assets from SteamGridDB directly to your Steam library, removing the need to download and set them manually.
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Steam ROM Manager is a super flexible tool for adding non-Steam games to steam in bulk and managing their artwork assets. It can be installed with Emudeck, but can also be used by itself.
File management
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Copy Steam Games From Your PC to Your Steam Deck SD Card.
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A tool for managing your used and free space.
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Filelight is an application to visualize the disk usage on your computer by showing folders using an easy-to-understand view of concentric rings. Filelight makes it simple to free up space!
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If you prefer the command-line,
gdu
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A script that creates human readable symlinks for Proton game prefixes. Reddit release post
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Steam Deck Shader Cache Killer
Script to Purge The Steam Decks Shader Cache/ Compat Data. Reddit release post
File transfer and synchronization
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A work-in-progress auto-uploader for screenshots made from the Deck onto your PC or phone. Reddit post by u/ Xinerki.
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Easy automated syncing between your computers and your MEGA Cloud Drive.
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Open Cloud Saves is an open source application for managing your saves games across Windows, MacOs, and Linux (including SteamOS).
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Syncthing is a file synchronization tool like Dropbox, except that it can work with your own machines and without a server. This can be very useful for keeping non-Steam and emulator save games in sync or backed up.
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Send and Receive Files across the Network
Launchers
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Alfae is an experimental project to launch GOG/Local/ItchIo/Epic/Bottles Games in an organised fashion. Also can add games to deck UI.
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Runs Windows software on Linux with Bottles.
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Heroic is an Open Source Games Launcher. Right now it supports launching games from the Epic Games Store using Legendary and GOG Games using our custom implementation with gogdl.
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Lutris is a video game preservation platform aiming to keep your video game collection up and running for the years to come.
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Installs the latest GE-Proton and several non-Steam launchers under one Proton prefix folder and adds them to your Steam library. Reddit release post for v2.7
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Steam Tinker Launch is a versatile Linux wrapper tool for use with the Steam client which allows for easy graphical configuration of game tools, such as GameScope, MangoHud, modding tools and a bunch more. It supports both games using Proton and native Linux games, and works on both X11 and Wayland.
Plugins and mods
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[This application does not seem to be maintained any longer.] Crankshaft is a Steam client plugin manager and framework that lets you install and create plugins to add more functionality to your Steam client.
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A plugin loader for the Steam Deck.
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A GUI tool to install boot videos on your Steam Deck built on top of the Steam Deck Repo website. Reddit release post
Remote access and game streaming
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AnyDesk allows you to connect to your Steam Deck desktop remotely, like TeamViewer.
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Share mouse and keyboard over the local network.
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Chiaki4deck is a fork of Chiaki, adding features for the Steam Deck. It is a free and Open Source Client for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 Remote Play. It can be used to play in real time on a PlayStation as long as there is a network connection.
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Turn any device into a secondary screen for your computer. Streams your Steam Deck screen to a browser on another machine.
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Enables communication between all your devices.
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Moonlight allows you to play your PC games on almost any device, whether you're in another room or miles away from your gaming rig.
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Like AnyDesk, allows remote desktop connections to your Steam Deck. Disabling read-only on the filesystem is required to install, but otherwise works very well.
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Use your phone as a keyboard and mouse, and copy/paste between devices (apps for iOS and for Android available.) Gained improved support for Linux and Steam Deck in December 2022.
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An open source TeamViewer alternative, remote desktop software. Works out of the box, no configuration required. Use the AppImage from the nightly build.
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Connect your Steam Deck or other Steam devices with each other for remote streaming.
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Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight, offering low latency, cloud gaming server capabilities.
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Remote control app for your Steam Deck. Turn your smartphone into a universal remote control, control mouse, keyboard and more.
Other tools
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Replace the Deck startup video file with a file of the user's choice. Randomizer provides two features: individual random set and on-boot randomization. Reddit release post
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CoreKeyboard is an X11-based virtual keyboard. It has the advantage over Valve's built-in keyboard to offer access to special keys such as Ctrl, Alt and function keys.
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Great on Deck browser extension for Chrome or Firefox
See what games are verified for the Steam Deck and which medal they have on ProtonDB in the Steam store.
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Backup tool for PC game saves. Here is the Reddit release post.
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Install and manage Wine- and Proton-based compatibility tools for Steam and Lutris with this graphical user interface.
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Qbert generates a root overlay where you can install whatever software you need without messing your filesystem. NOTICE: something is broken atm, Qbert is not creating a correct overlay so basically the software is not working as intended.
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User-mode driver, mapper and GTK3 based GUI for Steam Controller, DS4 and similar controllers. Steam Deck support added in version 0.4.8.8.
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An application to help you keep track of the different games you have on your SD Cards. If you ever found yourself wondering if you already have a game installed on a different SD Card then this is for you. Reddit post by u/ddotthomas.
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Steam Deck Utilities by CryoByte33
Scripts and utilities to enhance the Steam Deck experience, particularly performance.
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Allows you to modify the shortcuts file quickly and set game name to be the appid, so you have access to community controls. Link to Reddit post
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A simple command line utility to tweak the screen saturation of the Steam Deck.
List of Steam Deck-related websites
Here is a collection of websites that offer information, guides and news about the Steam Deck.
Official Valve sites
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The official website for the Steam Deck by Valve.
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Deck Verified Games From Your Library
List of games from your library that Valve has tested so far.
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Valve's Steam Deck bug report forum, feature request forum and general discussion forum
The official Steam Deck forums on the Steam site.
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On this Steam page, you can find a list of Valve hardware and their serial numbers. You can click on the Steam Deck in the list to view a list of its hardware components.
Linux and Steam Deck gaming sites
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Crowdsourced Linux and Steam Deck game compatibility reports.
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GamingOnLinux deals with games on Linux (which the Steam Deck runs) in general, but has consistently reported on Steam Deck-related news.
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Linux Gaming Central is dedicated to giving you news on the Linux gaming front. The link above points to the "Steam Deck" tag on the site.
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Boiling Steam is dedicated to covering the world of PC Linux Gaming since 2014. The site often reports on the Steam Deck, as the search results the link points to show.
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A comprehensive and crowd-sourced list of games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/Proton.
Steam Deck community sites
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An independent Steam Deck Forum.
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A Steam Deck blog for the latest news, tips and tricks and more.
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A web site with game reviews with optimal configuration, tips and guides, and news.
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An unofficial site to find and share Steam Deck performance configurations.
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overkill.wtf primarily focuses on the Steam Deck, with a hint of Switch, PC gaming and whatever else we find interesting at that moment--but mostly Steam Deck.
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Unofficial Steam Deck compatibility website. Verification, performance reviews and tweaks for Steam Deck. Emulation guides, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect games and more.
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Check Steam Deck compatibility of your Steam library.
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A list of Steam Deck resources.
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A guide covering Steam Deck, including the applications and tools that will make you better and more efficient with your Steam Deck device.
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A website where you can upload and share community-made Steam Deck boot videos (plus in the future, other things like themes and an app to automatically apply them to the Steam Deck)!
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This wiki aims to be a useful resource for those that want to explore the desktop side of the Steam Deck.
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This guide contains all kinds of useful tips that were found online. Hopefully it will help you use your Steam Deck to the fullest.
List of Steam Deck-related subreddits and Lemmy communities
These other places covering the Steam Deck also exist on sites like Reddit and Lemmy:
- r/SteamDeck
- r/DeckSupport
- r/steamdeck_linux
- r/SteamDeckBootVids
- r/SteamDeckEmulation
- r/SteamDeckGames
- r/SteamDeckModded
- r/SteamDeckMods
- r/SteamDeckTech
- r/SteamDeckTinker
- r/SteamDeckTricks
- r/SteamDeckWins
- r/SteamDeckYuzu
- r/SteamOS
- r/WindowsOnDeck
- r/BestOfSteamDeck
- r/linux_gaming
List of Steam Deck-related podcasts
If you enjoy listening to Steam Deck news in your car or elsewhere, these podcasts might be for you:
- On Deck - by Nerdnest YouTube
- The Steam Deck Podcast - by FlipScreen Games
- Decked Up - by Mekel Kasanova YouTube
- Fan the Deck - by Richard Alvarez YouTube
List of Steam Deck-related Discord servers
Get together and discuss the Steam Deck on these Discord servers:
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The main Steam Deck Discord, not affiliated with Valve, Valve employees are known to lurk on the Discord.
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Steam Deck Homebrew Discord server, with, among others, a channel for Decky support.
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- SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for ELDEN RING, system memory leak and morewww.gamingonlinux.com SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for ELDEN RING, system memory leak and more
Valve has launched another small update for the Steam Deck with SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview now available for testing which may be essential if you're playing ELDEN RING.
- Fixed a an issue with a rare session crash during early startup of ELDEN RING
- Fixed a general issue affecting all units on 3.6, and OLED units on 3.5, causing a slow memory leak during gameplay
- Fixed a DSP firmware crash with previous 3.6 versions that could result in internal sound disappearing until next reboot
- Improved responsiveness of session restart in case of session crashes caused by certain GPU errors
- Fixed an issue that could cause videos to stutter in titles such as BlazBlue Centralfiction
Some pretty good fixes. Unfortunately you'll need to be on the beta/preview channel to get them, but hopefully it won't be long before they come to stable.
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is Playable on Steam Deck - First Look and Recommended Settingssteamdeckhq.com Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is Playable on Steam Deck - First Look - Steam Deck HQ
Elden Ring's DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, is finally released, and it is playable on the Steam Deck. Here are our impressions so far:
- Steam Deck Client Gets Small New Update To Fix Browser Issuessteamdeckhq.com Steam Deck Client Gets Small New Update To Fix Browser Issues - Steam Deck HQ
A new Steam Deck Client update was released with a couple of fixes, along with a beta update that fixes Steam Input issues.
Updates available for stable and beta channels. Both are pretty minor, mainly just bug fixes.
- New stable Steam update for Steam Deck - adds battery indicators for Bluetooth controls, ability to toggle Bluetooth wake on-off for individual devices, and morewww.gamingonlinux.com Steam Client updated with improvements for Steam Deck, Linux, VR and Steam Input
Lots and lots of improvements and bug fixes have arrived in the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Linux, macOS, Windows, VR and Steam Deck.
Steam Deck specific changes:
- Show battery information for connected Bluetooth devices under Settings->Bluetooth and in the Quick Access menu.
- Added a per-device toggle to Settings->Bluetooth that controls whether a device is allowed to wake SteamDeck from sleep.
- Fixed a bug that would cause the UI to show stale data for Bluetooth devices.
- Fixed clickable screenshots in the post-game summary and library screenshot section not opening the screenshot dialog to the correct item.
- The magnifier scale can now be configured in Settings->Display.
This update has replaced 3 different Decky plugins for me: Controller tools (for showing controller battery), BT wake control (for controlling what BLE devices wake the deck), and the Bluetooth plugin (used for quick connections to Bluetooth devices that don't automatically connect).
The update also has a lot of desktop changes, click through to the article to see them all.
- Proton 9.0-2 brings better controller support in launchers, more playable games, lots of bug fixeswww.gamingonlinux.com Proton 9.0-2 brings better controller support in launchers, more playable games, lots of bug fixes
Valve just released the latest stable update to Proton, the compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-2 bringing some fun additions.
- What demos are you playing for this edition of Steam Next Fest?
Whether on the deck or not ; I personally haven't tried any on the deck yet, but I downloaded about 40 demos or so, Tails of Iron 2 and Airborne Empire were good fun, The Alters and Tactical Breach Wizards completely hooked me!
- Microsoft Gaming CEO: “I think we should have a handheld, too”arstechnica.com Microsoft Gaming CEO: “I think we should have a handheld, too”
More than just streaming, playing games locally "is really important" to Spencer.
Not an official announcement, but it's probably safe to assume an Xbox handheld is in development.
- Path of Exile 2 Is Being Optimized For the Steam Decksteamdeckhq.com Path of Exile 2 Is Being Optimized For the Steam Deck - Steam Deck HQ
At Summer Games Fest, we got direct confirmation that Path of Exile 2 is being optimized for the Steam Deck!
- [Game] Got mobile casino with hot people working
Video
Click to view this content.
Name of the game is cross-post's community, playing it on our device is against ToS therefore the hoops
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/13626526
Attachment is the sound recording of installation experience
If you wanna know the deets, ask me in DM
if you already know, don't yell on the internet about it (like I just did lol)
- What do you use the back buttons for?
I have really been loving my steam deck lately. I've now played through Fallout 3, New Vegas, all of their respective DLCs, and am about 100hrs into 4 right now.
Normally I play indie games since that's where my interests are and I grow tired of the AAA jackassery.
I mention that to illustrate that I do use and live the deck. But I guess I'm not creative enough to use the back buttons at all. So to the title question:
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What games do you play that make the most use of the back buttons?
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What functions are mapped to those buttons?
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Or are you like me and just never use them?
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- Keyboard setup for FFXIV and chiaki4deck?
I have chiaki4deck set up and running smoothly, but I noticed it binds the ps4 controller buttons to keyboard. This makes in-game chat in FFXIV unusable with a keyboard. I've tried disabling direct chat in game and remapping the Cross button so it doesn't use Enter, but that didn't work. Does anyone have any advice for using a keyboard for in game chat through chiaki4deck?
The Steam Deck is connected to a usb-c dock plugged into the tv, with a wireless keyboard connected to the dock. The PS5 is in another room.
- Nightmare Kart for Steam Deck
Just discovered this game today but if anyone is looking for a fun couch co-op game, this has been good so far. Playing at 4k 60 with no frame drops. Definitely not a Mario Kart but still worth checking out if you like those types of games. One of the best parts is it’s free as well!
- Moonlight PC for game streaming via Sunshine gets HDR support for Linux / Steam Deckwww.gamingonlinux.com Moonlight PC for game streaming via Sunshine gets HDR support for Linux / Steam Deck
Moonlight and Sunshine together are awesome, giving you a great open source way to stream games from one device to another and the latest Moonlight PC release brings in some big new features.
- Running my game on Steam Deck
Bought the device a few days ago and wanted to share the experience of running a Bevy game on it. I developing an open source life simulation game called Project Harmonia. The game is at the prototype stage: you can build walls, place objects and move around, but no no actual gameplay loop.
Bevy engine supports it natively since it's just a regular x86 with GNU/Linux. So nothing special was needed! I compiled the game via Cargo and it works.
The game runs great. I get stable 90 FPS (90Hz is the refresh rate of the device) consuming only 13.1 W. The UI is a little big and controls aren't adapted well for gamepads, but I will fix it later.
The console itself is also a nice machine for development. Next I will write about the setup I use.
As you may know, it runs SteamOS with KDE and based on ArchLinux.
Packages mostly mirror official ArchLinux repositories, but there are some additions and everything is compiled by Valve. So you can even install SuperTuxKart or GNOME 😃
Another difference from vanilla ArchLinux is immutable file system. You can make it writable via a single command in terminal, but each update wipes all changes made to the system. Home directory remains untouched.
Because of the immutable filesystem, I decided to try Flatpak. It installs packages into the user's home directory. Therefore, such apps won't be removed after an update.
But I faced some limitations due to containerization. For example, the Firefox extension for KeePassXC does not work because apps can't interact with each other. And it's not suited for installing stuff like compilers or libraries. So I decided to explore other options.
Next, I tried to create a script that I planned to run after each update. It installs all the packages I need through the system package manager.
But packages on SteamOS are older then in Archlinux. For example, Neovim on SteamOS is 0.9, but on ArchLinux it's 0.10, so I had to downgrade my configuration. And it causes incompatibilities with AUR. For example, I couldn't install Crow Translate because of it.
Another problem with such script is that Valve nuked
/usr/include
directory to free space. All packages are present, but the folder is missing. It makes sense for a gaming device, but I need it to compile packages from AUR.It can be solved by reinstalling all packages that put files into
/usr/include
. But it causes another problem 😃 Allocated space for/
is limited and you quickly run out of space after restoring headers and installing a couple of packages.Then I decided to try Distrobox. It creates containers that tightly integrated with the host system. It even comes pre-installed on the Steam Deck.
And I like it a lot! It is very easy to use and combines the advantages of both approaches. All packages will persist across updates and I have access to all packages that I have on my regular PC. Graphical apps look native and can interact with each other.
The game on photos was compiled on the Steam Deck 🥰
- Took the plunge after 2 years, and replaced the Delta fan with a Huaying one
Now that my Steam Deck LCD has been relieved of his duties as a daily driver desktop PC, I finally went ahead and replaced the Delta fan with a Huaying one. It turned out to be relatively easy to do ; and lo and behold, it is indeed quieter.
Recent adopters may or may not know there was a medium-sized kerfuffle about disparities in noise profiles of early Steam Deck units. It was proved and narrowed down to a difference between 2 fan models (see Gamers Nexus detailed analysis).
Obviously the one I got was a "bad" one, emitting a high pitched noise when running at full speed. I did not find it unbearable but it was still not ideal, particularly when using the SD in quiet environments.
Took me 2 years to get to the point where I figured it was an acceptable risk to attempt the replacement. How many of you did the same and kicked the Delta out of your unit ?
- Most played games on Steam Deck for May 2024 - Hades II tops the list
Source: https://x.com/OnDeck/status/1797695554891481455
- Is it normal that my OLED discharges 20% per day in standby?
Title. It seems excessive. Even when I fully power it down it tends to drop a lot more than I'd expect.
Thanks.
- Linux user share on Steam breaks 2% thanks to Steam Deckwww.gamingonlinux.com Linux user share on Steam breaks 2% thanks to Steam Deck
A moment I've no doubt many Linux fans have been waiting to see. The Linux user share on Steam has smashed through the 2% barrier.
- Change Bash shell
I recently received a Steam Deck and I love it!
I also planning to use it for development. On my PC I get used to Fish shell and usually use it instead of Bash. I can install it on Steam Deck and set it to the default shell, but after a system update it will be wiped. I can create a script and run it after each update, will I be able to login if my user points to
/usr/bin/fish
that doesn't exist in the system?.. - [Discussion] Do you still use your Steam Deck much?
I was wondering how much you are using your Steam Deck? And did the games you play on it change since you bought it?
I find that I used it a lot when I first got it, but my usage has gone down in the mean time. That's mostly because I play games that are not a great fit for the Steam Deck (strategy, building, etc.) and I prefer to play those on my PC.
- Capcom is organizing an event where you can try out a Steam Deck at six Capcom operated stores nationwide in Japan
https://x.com/Capcom_amuse/status/1796372401044996564
https://www.capcom.co.jp/amusement/game/event/6steam_deck.html
- [Game] God of War Ragnarok Has Been Announced for PC with FSR 3.1steamdeckhq.com God of War Ragnarok Has Been Announced for PC with FSR 3.1 - Steam Deck HQ
The rumors have come true: God of War Ragnarok is coming to PC, and we hope it will be playable on the Steam Deck.
The company who's handling the port is the same company that ported the previous God of War. That one ran pretty well on the deck (other than a memory leak requiring a larger swap file in some cases), so I'm hoping this one will run acceptable with the addition of FSR.
- Anyone having issues with Greenlight (xbox streaming)?
I've had nothing but issues with it. I got it to work once, and now it simply refuses to work ever again. It just crashes immediately. What the hell am I doing wrong?
- It Takes Two does not require EA app anymore and its Steam Deck Verified nowstore.steampowered.com It Takes Two - Steam Friends and Deck Verified — EA Launcher No Longer Required - Steam News
Today’s update for It Takes Two adds support for Steam Deck and game invites through the Steam friends list, and removes the need for the EA App launcher.
- Valve Working on Video Clip Recording and Sharing in Steam Clientsteamdeckhq.com Valve Working on Clip Recording and Sharing in Steam Client - Steam Deck HQ
Valve could be working on being able to record clips directly in Steam/on the Steam Deck if this rumor is to be believed.
According to some data mining from the guy who runs SteamDB:
> Steam is still working on clip recording. It supports background recording, includes timeline markers in supported games for various events.
>Clips can be shared similar to screenshots, via the Steam community.
We don't actually have any proof that this will be coming to Steam Deck yet, but I'm pretty optimistic that it would.
I recommend clicking through to the article, it has several screenshots showing how the feature will look.
- Steam Beta adds Bluetooth device battery info for Steam Deck, specific device toggles for Bluetooth wake from sleepwww.gamingonlinux.com Steam Beta adds Bluetooth device battery info for Steam Deck, various desktop PC updates
Another round of Steam Client Beta updates are here with Steam Deck and Desktop PC seeing lots of improvements and bug fixes, and it's especially nice for people using Bluetooth on Steam Deck.
Steam Deck Specific changes:
- Show battery information for connected Bluetooth devices under Settings->Bluetooth and in the Quick Access menu.
- Added a per-device toggle to Settings->Bluetooth that controls whether a device is allowed to wake Steam Deck from sleep.
- Fixed a bug that would cause the UI to show stale data for Bluetooth devices.
Rest of the changelog is here and is mostly desktop client improvements
- Another Majora's Mask PC Port Is Here, And It Works on Steam Deck!steamdeckhq.com Another Majora's Mask PC Port Is Here For The Steam Deck! - Steam Deck HQ
Another Majora's Mask PC port has dropped from HarbourMasters, and it is working wonderfully on the Steam Deck!
- Steam Deck hits 15,000 games rated Playable and Verifiedwww.gamingonlinux.com Steam Deck hits 15,000 games rated Playable and Verified
Valve's popular Linux-powered gaming handheld the Steam Deck has hit a new milestone, with 15,000 games now rated either Playable or Verified. And it continues to sell well.
- Are you using GOG games on your Steam Deck?
A couple games popped up on my Steam wishlist at really low prices so I was thinking of getting them, but I’ve also had a few older computers recently that are losing Steam client support. This got me thinking I should really try to compare and get more games on GOG so it doesn’t matter if a client stops working on older hardware. But also following this community has had me thinking a Steam Deck makes a lot of sense for me, so maybe I’ll try to get one in the next year or two. It seems like Steam tries to keep things open to other sources on the device, but have you been playing non-Steam games, and how much hassle has it been?
Also the games I was considering are Donut County and Planet Coaster, if you have any thoughts on those.
- [Game] How Penny's Big Breakaway was Optimized for Steam Deck - Developer Q&Asteamdeckhq.com Penny's Big Breakaway's Optimization Techniques Revealed - Developer Q&A - Steam Deck HQ
We sent in some questions to Penny's Big Breakaway developer, Evening Star, to see how they optimized the game for the Steam Deck! Here's what they said:
This is a developer Q&A session with Steam Deck HQ. It specifically covers a lot of questions about what was involved in getting the game running well on Steam Deck.
- Against The Storm looks like ass
The game seems to downscale and blur all textures, so the only thing that looks sharp is text and 3d models. Unfortunately some of the UI text seems to actually be a rendered texture, so the text of some UI elements can look blurry and pixelated. It also seems that the blurring is a live process, not a preprocess. This means that a lot of the UI elements are constantly flickering on top of being blurry.
Overall I love the game FWIW. I picked it up this week and love the gameplay loop. I'm just amazed it gets the green checkmark despite having such glaring UI issues with the default graphics settings (which are ostensibly tailored to the Deck)
Can anyone tell me if this can be fixed?
Edit: I had half-rate shading turned on and didn't realize it. I'm an idiot.
- [Game] Insane FPS 'MULLET MADJACK' gets updated for Steam Deckwww.gamingonlinux.com Insane FPS 'MULLET MADJACK' gets updated for Steam Deck
Quite a popular recent Steam release is MULLET MADJACK, a very vibrant single-player FPS set inside a retro Anime. It looks absolutely wild and the developer has made improvements to it on Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switchwww.pcgamesn.com Steam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switch
Valve's popular handheld gaming PC recently passed 14,200 officially rated games, meaning there's never been a better time to own one.
This is just talking about games approved through Valve's verification process. There are a lot of games that work that are "unverified", not to mention the entire history of gaming available through emulation.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21835717
- Valve has little to worry about as new Steam Deck rival arriveswww.pcguide.com Valve has little to worry about as new Steam Deck rival arrives
With the new Antec Core HS preparing to enter the market place, how will Steam Deck competitors like Valve respond? Do they need to?
TL;DR: Antec is going to be selling a Steam Deck competitive device, based on the Ayaneo Slide. The device has a slide up screen that reveals a keyboard, which is good because using desktop windows is much easier with a keyboard. However the device's lowest estimated power draw at low/no load is 15w, meaning it will use comparable power to the deck running at max power. This means the battery life will probably be pretty rough when compared to the Deck. It will also likely have a much higher price point.