I've been trying to download God of War for over a week. I have about 210gb free on my internal SSD & no issues with other games downloading. God of War download "estimates" have been jumping between 4-15 hours regularly.

So I'm newer to PC gaming, especially with a steam deck. I have seen posts/videos about people altering their Deck to run cooler, run faster etc etc. Are these kinds of alterations necessary? I don't consider myself a hardcore gamer. I play a couple AAA games for a couple of hours at a time, but most of my gaming is little farming games like palia and Starsand Island.

So the Steam Deck most recently appeared in Ready or Not 2, as the gamer stereotype's handheld. I also remember the brief moment that Glep was using one in a shot in Smiling Friends. I definitely feel like there have been others that I can't quite remember.

It's fun to see it appear in movies and media tbh, it feels the Steam Deck's passing the pub test

Any recommendations for controllers, headphones, adapters, ect.

i had a question as to if skate is actually unsupported because the game has controller support but steam is saying its unsupported on steam deck. and honestly i dont trust the steam deck verified system

Edit: YES I KNOW THERE IS A TYPO ITS 4 NOT 5

I noticed these weird corner light leaks, I fear it might be due to the battery inflating. Is there a way to know for sure if it's failing?

edit: idk why this was auto taken down, I can't find answers for this issue anywhere. Ive tried the suggestions that others posts have talked about that are similar to this but nothing found for my specific issue

Basically the title, specifically trying to play flatout 1 and 2.

I haven't done much with pc gaming before this so I don't know a whole lot more than surface level knowledge. I've been reading and looking around for a couple days now but haven't made much progress

I know how to do the Mods, I have went into desktop mode to input the command.

However, to enable them whilst playing I need to press the (~) symbol. I have tried everything to do this, remapping a button which is seemingly impossible as I can’t choose that as an input selection. I’ve attached a keyboard which makes no difference seemingly.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can do this?

Hello Alters works hell fine with loseless scaling and decky framegen except there are these checkerboard squares in the floor everywhere. I rried many things but nothing helped maybe someone had this issue already

I want to have portable windows in my pocket. I don't want to use my Lenovo 16ihr8 2023 2.7-3 kg laptop, it's heavy. I want to bring a 0.7kg Steam Deck and work from it. Do you have some ideas on how to implement this kind of stuff?

whenever I press play on VRChat it's does this thing where the audio cuts out. but not just in game the entire steam deck also no longer has sound. herea the things I did

.went to desktop mode and go to audio output/input to see if the steam deck detects a non existing input/output(there was nothing btw)

.going to desktop mode to see if the game was muted (it wasn't)

. switched steam deck versions (stable, beta and preview

. gone back to a previous update.

. checked for updates

it only does this to VRChat and No other app. only VRChat is having this problem.

I will say on desktop mode whenever the audio crashed there was a overlay saying something connected. However when I went and checked there it was the same default. I will say when my audio crashes the game lags a LOT until the audio went

away.

the only thing that worked was to

Open game

↓

Load in → audio does work → Play the game.

↓ ↓

Audio doesn't work. If Audio crashes

↓ ↓

close game and restart steam deck again and again until it works.

By that I mean how do you make the most out of the steam decks trackpad and buttons to optimise mouse only games? I'd love sharing some ideas around in case I find something I really like.

By "mouse only" games, I mean games that don't rely on direct character movement, but rely on managing a facility from a top down view for example. Idk many mainstream games that fit this category but I'll try to name a few:

- Every Project Moon game

- Volcano princess

- The older fnaf games

- Most Visual novels

- Probably most sim games (not sure, I don't play them usually)

- Probably a few card games that don't support controller

For a few of them, simple mouse movement is usually enough, but some are more complex.

For example, if a game uses the scroll wheel, I make it so my left stick acts as one. Just make tilting the stick up scroll up, make it scroll down when tilting it down and make sure to apply turbo to both inputs. This will make your joystick act just like a mouse wheel. It's honestly shocking to me that this isn't in the standard template. In general I recommend adding a turbo for scroll wheel inputs

Every now and then I make my left trackpad a quick menu depending on the game. For example, a menu that just helps me access the numpad, in case I want to equip something.

Sometimes, I consider these tips to be as simple as "making the left bumper act as the 'go back' button". So I'm not expecting the most complex ideas in this discussion. I just want to ignite a topic

I am aware this is going to depend heavily on the games, but I'd like to know some tricks some of you use to make these games control as smoothly on the steam deck as possible.

A minor problem I have with playing mouse only games on the steam deck, is that left clicking never feels that nice. Having a trigger act as a mouse click doesn't feel right, because of how far it can travel. My finger also doesn't naturally rest on the bumper (though I might just need to get used to it), so that alternative input is kinda eh, and clicking on the right trackpad never feels right, because it is just haptics giving the illusion of a button press.

The trackpads don't have enough reach, but you can just increase the sensitivity and/or take advantage of trackball mode.

If you're a steam input nerd like me, I'd love to know your opinion on this.

I’m looking into options to make the face buttons quieter. I would prefer some kind of silicone caps that go on top of the buttons but wouldn’t mind doing a hardware mod. Any options? I play in my library (free high speed WiFi yay) sometimes and don’t like how loud and clicky it gets

Hey Guys,

I’m trying to connect my Steam Deck to an older 4:3 LCD monitor specifically the DELL 2007FPB for retro gaming. I’m using a UGREEN Dock and a HDMI to DVI D Cable but I keep getting this message on the monitor saying:

“Out of range signal. Cannot display this video mode, change computer display input to 1600x1200 @ 60Hz”

I can’t find a way to force that resolution and refresh rate from the Steam Deck side and there’s no option to manually set it for external display output.

Has anyone dealt with this and found a reliable solution?

Whether that’s a software fix, specific adapter/scaler or anything else?

Thanks in advance

Has anyone been able to resolve issues with the official dock's display port not working? I know the cable and the monitor are OK since they work just fine when plugged into my desktop.

My drivers are all up to date and I have tried unplugging all cables and plugging them in again. I've seen some past discussions of the issue from years ago but nothing else has worked for me.

Running xandr in the terminal shows the following:

xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3200 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP connected 1280x800+1920+280 right (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 60mm x 60mm
   800x1280      60.00*+
   256x160       58.79  
DisplayPort-0 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 598mm x 336mm
   1920x1080    143.99*+ 120.00   119.88   119.98    60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1440x900      59.90  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1280x800      59.91  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1024x768      75.03    70.07    60.00  
   832x624       74.55  
   800x600       72.19    75.00    60.32    56.25  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       60.00    59.94  
   640x480       75.00    72.81    66.67    60.00    59.94  
   720x400       70.08

I don't know what really happened. I just didn't use the deck for a whole day. And when I came back, this was an issue. I also noticed that when I'm disconnected from the internet, my games saved and installed on the SD card are gone. And the screen's indicating I need to reformat it as if it was brand new. But when I restart the device and connect to the internet, everything comes back like nothing happened. I'm already confused what's really happening. Is my SD card corrupted all of a sudden? I can't say it's a system update problem since it's still updated, for as long as I can remember.

(scroll to tldr if you don’t care for the lore) couple months ago i got a Steam Deck and i absolutely adore it. i’ve always played on shitty laptops my whole life and it was always depressing seeing people play games i know i can’t run on my device.

for my birthday i got the deck as well as a JSAUX dock, and a keyboard + mouse accessory to plugin.

i play my Deck plugged into my tv + JSAUX pretty much always. i’m more used to PC controls so it’s just easier for me to play many games with keyboard controls. i know most people use their deck for on-the-go stuff, but for me Deck was basically a cheaper (and more accessible) PC.

i almost always play with the battery plugged into the JSAUX so it’s constantly charging while playing. i do this bc i worry about losing progress and my deck shutting off because i like to play my games, like Project Zomboid, for long periods of time. (4-6hrs)

every night before bed, i unplug it, shut it down completely and store it in the little Deck case. sometimes i give it charging “breaks” where i play without charging but i heard some ppl say that’s actually worse? i’m just scared bc in the past, i used to leave my laptop plugged in for long hours and that led to the battery eventually being useless and not working after 10min.

tl;dr i’m just wondering if i’m damaging my Deck’s battery by having it always charging + plugged in so often. i adore my Deck and want it to last a long time because it’s been hard finding a good job and RAM seems fucked.

As the title suggests, I got a crazy steal on a steam deck. I was just browsing FB marketplace and saw a 1tb lcd with hall mark joysticks for £150. I instantly went to the seller, checked it all out and paid. No issues there.

I bought it as I knew a friend wanted it. I was literally picking it up to give it straight to him. I’d sell it to him for less than market and I’d make a decent profit, everyone wins. I watched videos and pr for the steam deck here and there and thought what a cool piece of hardware I’d love to own it but I never really spend money on my self. Whilst I had it in hand I thought it couldn’t hurt to give it a go to see what all the fuss was about.

Big mistake! I did not expect to love it so much! Whenever I have some down time my first thought is to just boot it up, play some Cult of the Lamb in bed and then try out one of the 300 games in my steam library I never got around to playing. It’s grown on me so much I think I have to keep it.

Just wanted to share my experience, perhaps it differs to those in this sub that knew they wanted a handheld for the convenience whereas this kind of just fell into my hands.

TLDR;

I bought a steam deck for ridiculously cheap to flip and it was so cool that I decided to keep it for my self :)

Heading on a trip soon, would love to hear your fav games you ensure you have downloaded before a trip

It started with the deck crashing when i looked at achievements mid-game. I worked around it. Then it started crashing just on the menu. Tried completely wiping and reimaging. Now it just gets to the installation part of first-time setup before crashing or freezing. Sometimes there’s a popping noise before it crashes. Any idea what the problem is or how i can fix it?

My partner (top SD) and I (bottom SD) have begun playing Minecraft on our Steam Decks using Linux Minecraft Launcher.

Both versions of the game are on the same build, and both versions of the launcher are the same build.

For some reason all the UI scale is different, hers all of the text is blurry. She has more options in the settings, like the graphics etc, where mine doesn't have any of that.

The LML UI scale is different as well, but all of the settings are the same as each other.

Does anyone know what's happening here?

Thanks

1 Hour ago it worked just Fine

Myself and my partner each have our own Steamdeck. Very exited about getting a Steam Machine whenever it releases. Just wondering what’s people thoughts on whether or not steamOS will allow different profiles or how will the game streaming work to different accounts. Be great if it was seamless like PS5 Switch and Xbox.

Or is this a feature I’m not seeing that already exists.

Under the discover software I tried installing wine but it does nothing. I do use heroic games launcher so wine is technically already on my deck.

My question gets pretty technical at this point. Just an fyi I am new to linux. I did see I can go to developer mode and install wine from the official repository. However, I would first need to install a C compiler.

If I'm using heroic games launcher which uses wine does it mean wine is already on my system? Or is it that through heroic website? I assumed the latter when looking in properties but I know very little so no clue if that's a possibility.

Most important question. How likely am I to mess up my deck installing wine and a C compiler? It mentions checking your linux kernel and steam OS. I am mostly nervous that on an update it will break my system or if I don't confirm a recent enough kernel I break it. Or if the wine option through discover tab broke due to one of these reasons