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.

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?

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 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

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.

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.

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

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.

Hello all! I wanted to briefly share my experience modding my Steam Deck OLED, should it be of use for anyone else!

Here are the pics

It seems like most replacement button sets are fully compatible with the Steam Deck OLED, except for the triggers/shoulder buttons and replacement trackpad covers. The shells are compatible but I did not want to remove my screen + adhesive to do the front shell, so I just did the back. I did have to trim the silicone piece that the volume buttons connect to to get it to fit.

The gulikit hall effect joysticks that specifically mention Steam Deck OLED compatibility were easy to install and calibrate by running thumbstick_cal in desktop mode, and whether it is just placebo or not, they definitely feel more precise than stock!

I did not do extensive before/after thermal testing, since many people have done that before. I did repaste the APU with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme as well since I had to remove the heatsink to get access to replace the power button

Here are the products I used:

Joysticks

Button set

Rear shell

Hi, I looked but did not see this posted before. I installed PLEX on the SDeck and only can navigate through the keyboard, which covers half the screen & is awkward.

Has anyone else had this issue?

The searches related to this came up with a reddit question similar. but the results from troubleshooting that way didnt work.

Suggestions?

I’ve been playing through the first one and was curious if anyone has tried running the second one on deck yet? Seems like it will probably not run great due to the graphical fidelity.

I was thinking about the anti-cheat scenario and this popped on my mine. Consider the following scenario.

Valve comes out with an alternate OS for the Steam Deck called "Steam OS Secure" which supports anti-cheats. Special proprietary blobs were added to the OS, in collaboration with the game devs, which allow it to monitor metrics at the kernel level. These anti-cheats will only be able to run on an unmodified Steam Deck which gets disabled the moment you "modify" your Deck.

(I'm unsure what "modify" means here. Maybe if the user creates a root password or if a new layer has been added on top of SteamOS)

This will come pre-installed with the Deck (Steam Deck 3 maybe), but a seperate OS without the proprietary blobs is also available and can be downloaded/installed right from the Deck itself. This can be switched anytime but it's a lengthy procedure. Obviously, the one without the anti-cheat performs better.

What do you think about this? Would you approve this? Will your perception towards Valve change? Will it be better for gaming over all?

Edit: I can understand the dislikes. No one wants RING-0 anti-cheat on Linux. But I just want to have a discussion on this. I don't see game devs making exceptions their game only on Linux in the near future.

I have unfortunately not been able to figure out how to load controller configurations that I have shared to steam into games that weren’t the original game I made that controller config in. I click on the controller layout and it fails to load and reverts back to the layout I already had selected.

My recommendation (cobbled together from recommendations from others) for getting around this is adding the file manager "Dolphin" (steam deck already has it) as a non-steam game to steam as well as “Corehunt” (which you have to download from Discover, it is made by the same people that made CoreKeyboard). Or you can just use Dolphin and Corehunt in desktop mode.

https://flathub.org/apps/org.cubocore.CoreHunt

https://gitlab.com/cubocore/coreapps/corehunt

(you already have Dolphin)

Before I start, if y'all have a better way feel free to chime in and show me the light :P.

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Go to the game you want to copy a controller layout into. Edit one of the default controller layouts, make a random change to it, rename the controller layout to a unique name like TARGET_game then export the file as a personal save (or a personal shareable save I can’t remember which).

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In Corehunt, search for the file, Corehunt should find the file fairly quickly (it is muchhhh faster, fuzzier and more thorough than the other file search programs I have used on the Steam Deck so far). Note the file path.

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If needed, also search the name of the controller layout you want to copy into the game (name that layout something you can search for easily too).

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Navigate to the file path for your controller layout you want to copy, click split view in dolphin and then open up the controller layout for the game you want to copy the controller layout into (that contains your “Target_game” file) and… drag and drop copy!

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Done! Now when you go to browse layouts for your new game, the layout from your old game will show up and be loadable.

Note… you can also look up your steam deck’s file path to controller layouts in a guide or documentation but the filepath is really annoying and one of the folder steps is your steam user-id… so I actually think this explanation is much more concise and easy to do. Just let Corehunt find the folder location for you and then pin it to Dolphin’s sidebar so you can quickly jump to it again.

Steam games should name themselves according to the name you have in Steam, but sometimes the folder name is a number (the steam game’s id number or something).

https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/ea-sports-wrc/wrc/news/ea-anticheat

There's a new beta for Caves of Qud, available by opting into the beta from the game's steam properties.

Noteworthy changes for Steam Deck users:

• 🚨ALL NEW INTERFACE🚨 Our transformational UI redesign is complete! Fully mouseable, fully gamepaddable, and much prettier, but all carefully designed to maintain the essence of what makes Qud Qud. More polish is coming, but everything functional is in.

• Support for Steam Cloud saves. Play between PCs or between Steam Deck and PC, at your leisure

There are a lot of other good changes too, full patch notes are here.. This patch will exit beta on June 6th.

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

• BCML Installer for Steam Deck

  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.

• BoilR

  Add non-steam games to your steam library.

• Emudeck

  This script automates downloading, installing and setting up a large list of different emulators.

• EmulationStation DE

  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.

• 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.

• Retrodeck

  A flatpak application containing a large list of different emulators.

• SGDBoop

  A tool that automatically applies assets from SteamGridDB directly to your Steam library, removing the need to download and set them manually.

• Steam ROM Manager

  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

• Deck Drive Manager

  Copy Steam Games From Your PC to Your Steam Deck SD Card.

• Disk Usage Analyzer

  A tool for managing your used and free space.

• Firelight

  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!

• gdu

  If you prefer the command-line, gdu is a fast disk usage analyzer with console interface, written in Go.

• Shortix

  A script that creates human readable symlinks for Proton game prefixes. Reddit release post

• Steam Deck Shader Cache Killer

  Script to Purge The Steam Decks Shader Cache/ Compat Data. Reddit release post

File transfer and synchronization

• Deck Screenshot Sync

  A work-in-progress auto-uploader for screenshots made from the Deck onto your PC or phone. Reddit post by u/ Xinerki.

• MEGASync

  Easy automated syncing between your computers and your MEGA Cloud Drive.

• OpenCloudSaves

  Open Cloud Saves is an open source application for managing your saves games across Windows, MacOs, and Linux (including SteamOS).

• Syncthing

  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.

• Warpinator

  Send and Receive Files across the Network

Launchers

• Alfea

  Alfae is an experimental project to launch GOG/Local/ItchIo/Epic/Bottles Games in an organised fashion. Also can add games to deck UI.

• Bottles

  Runs Windows software on Linux with Bottles.

• Heroic Game Launcher

  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.

• Lutris

  Lutris is a video game preservation platform aiming to keep your video game collection up and running for the years to come.

• NonSteamLaunchers

  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

• Steam Tinker Launch

  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

• Crankshaft

  [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.

• Decky Plugin Loader

  A plugin loader for the Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck Repo Manager

  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

• AnyDesk

  AnyDesk allows you to connect to your Steam Deck desktop remotely, like TeamViewer.

• Barrier

  Share mouse and keyboard over the local network.

• Chiaki4deck

  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.

• Deskreen

  Turn any device into a secondary screen for your computer. Streams your Steam Deck screen to a browser on another machine.

• KDE Connect

  Enables communication between all your devices.

• Moonlight

  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.

• NoMachine

  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.

• Remote Mouse

  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.

• Rustdesk

  An open source TeamViewer alternative, remote desktop software. Works out of the box, no configuration required. Use the AppImage from the nightly build.

• Steam Link

  Connect your Steam Deck or other Steam devices with each other for remote streaming.

• Sunshine

  Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight, offering low latency, cloud gaming server capabilities.

• Unified Remote

  Remote control app for your Steam Deck. Turn your smartphone into a universal remote control, control mouse, keyboard and more.

Other tools

• Boot Video Randomizer

  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

• CoreKeyboard

  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.

• 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.

• Ludusavi

  Backup tool for PC game saves. Here is the Reddit release post.

• ProtonUp-Qt

  Install and manage Wine- and Proton-based compatibility tools for Steam and Lutris with this graphical user interface.

• Qbert

  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.

• SC Controller

  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.

• Steam Deck SD Card Scanner

  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.

• Steam Deck Utilities by CryoByte33

  Scripts and utilities to enhance the Steam Deck experience, particularly performance.

• Steam Shortcut Editor

  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

• Vibrant Deck CLI

  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

• Official website

  The official website for the Steam Deck by Valve.

• Deck Verified Games From Your Library

  List of games from your library that Valve has tested so far.

• Valve's Steam Deck bug report forum, feature request forum and general discussion forum

  The official Steam Deck forums on the Steam site.

• Steam Devices page

  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

• ProtonDB

  Crowdsourced Linux and Steam Deck game compatibility reports.

• GamingOnLinux

  GamingOnLinux deals with games on Linux (which the Steam Deck runs) in general, but has consistently reported on Steam Deck-related news.

• Linux Gaming Central

  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.

• Boiling Steam

  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.

• Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?

  A comprehensive and crowd-sourced list of games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/Proton.

Steam Deck community sites

• Steam Deck Community

  An independent Steam Deck Forum.

• Steam Deck Life

  A Steam Deck blog for the latest news, tips and tricks and more.

• Steam Deck HQ

  A web site with game reviews with optimal configuration, tips and guides, and news.

• ShareDeck

  An unofficial site to find and share Steam Deck performance configurations.

• overkill.wtf

  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.

• Great on Deck

  Unofficial Steam Deck compatibility website. Verification, performance reviews and tweaks for Steam Deck. Emulation guides, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect games and more.

• CheckMyDeck

  Check Steam Deck compatibility of your Steam library.

• sdeck.wiki

  A list of Steam Deck resources.

• Steam Deck Guide

  A guide covering Steam Deck, including the applications and tools that will make you better and more efficient with your Steam Deck device.

• Steam Deck Repo

  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)!

• Steam Deck Linux Wiki

  This wiki aims to be a useful resource for those that want to explore the desktop side of the Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck Guide

  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:

• Steam Deck Discord

  The main Steam Deck Discord, not affiliated with Valve, Valve employees are known to lurk on the Discord.

• Steam Deck Homebrew

  Steam Deck Homebrew Discord server, with, among others, a channel for Decky support.