/r/ValveSteamDeck
The (unofficial) subreddit for all things Steam Deck. The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming system developed by Valve, with cutting-edge AMD technology. It brings Steam-powered gaming to a powerful and convenient computer that you can take wherever you go.
Welcome to r/ValveSteamDeck, the (unofficial) subreddit for Valve's handheld gaming computer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Steam Deck Discord
Steam Deck Forum
ProtonDB
Rules:
Be Civil, No Religion or Political Discussion Please use your common sense when commenting - would you really want that said back to you?
No Non-Relevant Content All posts must be related to the Steam Deck or SteamOS; this also includes related products like vinyls, cases, docks and games. Discussion of competing handhelds should be limited to comments, rather than posts.
No buying/selling/trading, and no begging, giveaways, raising of funds or non-reputable stores We don't allow the above, which includes auctions sites and key shops. Giveaways are not permitted.
No links or discussion of illegal, copyrighted or pirated content Please do not share links or discuss illegal, copyrighted or pirated content.
Self-promotion should be under 20% of your submitted content, special business rules Your self-promotion content posted within the last month should not exceed 20% of all your contributions. Let's Play content is not allowed.
For businesses selling accessories: please contact the mod team before making a post, otherwise you may be restricted from making further posts permanently. To qualify to post on the sub, you need at least 10 positive feedback/reviews in the last year, at the mod team's discretion.
Do not mislead, impersonate or claim knowledge you don't have Do not pretend to be another entity, claim to have "insider knowledge" that you don't, provide intentional misinformation, or attempt to masquerade as a Valve e.
Friendly Communities
- r/DeckSupport (our sister support sub)
- r/SteamDeckTricks
- r/SteamDeckHQ
- r/Steam
- r/valve
- r/linux_gaming
- r/AMD
- r/KDE
- r/HoloISO
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LEGO Horizon Adventures Steam Deck | SteamOS 3.6
22:05 UTC
Problème de démarrage sur SteamOS
Bonjour a tous,
J'ai depuis 3 jours un gros problème sur mon steamdeck ,modèle d'origine sans modification matérielle et tournant sous steamos+win11 sans dualboot.
le Deck démarre sans problèmes sous win 11,mais impossible de passer a steamos en utilisant le commande volume- et power.
Je ne peux qu'y accéder via le bios et a ce moment la,il s'ouvre sur un page de référence de raccourcis steamos et les commandes (sticks + boutons) ne fonctionnent pas correctement.
les commandes correspondent a une configuration type trackpad droit curseurs souris et les boutons et croix directionnelle n'en font qu'a leur tête.
Qui plus est malgré une batterie dont la santé est estimée a 85% en mode bureau il me faut la connecter au secteur pour la démarrer.
La commande Power + volume bas entraine soit un clignotement de la led power soit un démarrage de Win11.
Pardon pour ce pavé,en vous remerciant d'avance pour vos réponses, cordialement.
09:24 UTC
I'm curious as to why Valve hasn't
Fixed the screen flicker Steam menu bug while in game yet?
I've been using the Steam Deck for a year and a half, I avoided the beta and preview section of the updates like it was the plague, because I'd seen that bug for nearly 7 to 8 months, now they just forcefully pushed it on everyone with the 3.6.19 and even with a 3.6.20 update there's still no fix to it.
Though there's more and more users complaining about the same issue, and there's been reports of it from at least 2 to 3 years.
Steam is Borked and Valve doesn't care, because we don't own our games, nor now do we own our Steam Decks and get mandatory updates and no choice over it along with no help or fix to it.
05:03 UTC
Exclusive carrying case was definitely worth it
15:27 UTC
Trick to customize haptic feedback: Add a Turbo "Cleared from Parent" Command
02:03 UTC
The "Other Sub" is Now Under New Moderation!
22:25 UTC
Civ 7, cyberpunk, that fallout space game?
If I buy a 1tb steam deck. A pair of Viture or Xreal glasses. And a USB keyboard and mouse. Will I be able to play them in a fun way.
I am not great with computer stuff. More plug and play.
04:32 UTC
Installing Half Life freezes Steam Deck
Whenever i try to install Half Life my Steam Deck freezes and i need to force reboot. Is this a known issue? thanks
09:30 UTC
EA SPORTS FC 25 | Steam Deck (OLED) Performance Test | Low vs Medium vs High vs Ultra | Benchmark
I've tested the performance of various graphical settings for EA SPORTS FC 25 on the Steam Deck OLED, and here are my findings:
- Low settings: ~47-53 FPS
- Medium settings: ~46-52 FPS
- High settings: ~45-51 FPS
- Ultra settings: ~51-52 FPS
- Auto settings: ~50-55 FPS
Overall, the game runs very good on the Steam Deck. However, EA Anti Cheat prevents you to play the game under SteamOS.
Since the game runs nearly the same no matter the settings I recommend playing on Ultra settings for the best experience. If you want to conserve battery life, you should play on the Low settings with a locked 30 FPS.
What are your thoughts? Has anyone else played EA SPORTS FC 25 on the Steam Deck? If so, what graphical settings did you use?
Feel free to ask any questions.
22:42 UTC
God of War Ragnarok is Officially Steam Deck VERIFIED!
19:33 UTC
Rockstar official replied that they won't support SteamDeck (Linux)
13:54 UTC
I am all for a good competition, but this ...
12:31 UTC
What's your experience with non-workshop mods on Steam Deck?
I'm saving up for a handheld PC next year as I want a backup computer that I can also use to play games in bed before I sleep. I'm ok with Linux for general use but I never really used it for games. I was wondering what people's experience with mods is like. I expect everything from Steam Workshop to run smoothly but how about mods from other sources? Any trouble running on Proton?
My general use case is modding older games so they run smoothly on newer hardware. I don't usually do anything fancy, just the regular "browse PC gaming Wiki to find out how I can fix what time has broken" kind of thing. But since I mostly I want to use a handheld for older games that's a big deal for me.
07:45 UTC
Checking out new tactical top down shooter Sumerian Six on the Steam Deck. TL;DW it runs at 55 FPS on Lowest settings with a battery life of about 1:30 hours
16:16 UTC
Black Myth Wukong Steam Deck | New Patch Update | SteamOS 3.6
15:13 UTC
Checking out Smite 2 on the Steam Deck - Runs at around 40 FPS on the lowest settings with battery life of 2 hours
14:25 UTC
I'm pretty good on my PC, but absolutely dog shit on my Steam Deck
13:22 UTC
Black Myth: Wukong | Steam Deck (OLED) Performance Test | Low vs Medium vs High vs Ultra | Benchmark
I've tested the performance of various graphical presets for Black Myth: Wukong on the Steam Deck OLED, and here are my findings:
- Low preset (FSR 75% and FG: On): ~45-55 FPS
- Low preset (FSR 75% and FG: Off): ~31-40 FPS
- Low preset (FSR 90% and FG: Off): ~30-37 FPS
- Medium preset (FSR 75% and FG: On): ~38-48 FPS
- Medium preset (FSR 75% and FG: Off): ~25-31 FPS
- Medium preset (FSR 90% and FG: Off): ~18-28 FPS
- High preset (FSR 75% and FG: On): ~25-31 FPS
- High preset (FSR 75% and FG: Off): ~16-19 FPS
- High preset (FSR 90% and FG: Off): ~13-17 FPS
- Very High preset (FSR 75% and FG: On): ~15-22 FPS
- Very High preset (FSR 75% and FG: Off): ~9-13 FPS
- Very High preset (FSR 90% and FG: Off): ~8-10 FPS
- Cinematic preset (FSR 75% and FG: On): ~10-14 FPS
- Cinematic preset (FSR 75% and FG: Off): ~6-7 FPS
- Cinematic preset (FSR 90% and FG: Off): ~6-7 FPS
Overall, the game runs okay on the Steam Deck, but only on the Low or Medium settings with frame generation turned on.
I recommend playing on the Low preset, FSR at 75%, FG: On and a locked 45 FPS or at the Medium preset (FSR 75% and FG: On) with a locked 30 FPS for the best experience. If you want to conserve battery life, you can lock the framerate to 30 FPS on the Low settings (FSR 75% and FG: On).
What are your thoughts? Has anyone else played Black Myth: Wukong on the Steam Deck? If so, what graphical settings did you use?
Feel free to ask any questions.
13:30 UTC
steam deck oled part
Hello Everyone!
I have been rocking my steam deck oled for quite a bit now and I love it.
I had a cracked front panel from moving around (I HAVE NO CLUE HOW)
I got new parts from IFIXIT and did everything correctly.. BUT... Somehow the ribbon cable for the audio adjustment and light sensor snapped in half. The cable right underneath the screen. I have been trying to find a replacement for days now.. Does anyone have any ideas or links for anything. Thank you!
10:54 UTC
Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool Steam Deck | FSR3 | XeSS | TSR | Frame Generation
08:42 UTC
Tomb Raider (2013) | Steam Deck (OLED) Performance Test | Low vs Medium vs High vs Ultra vs Ultimate
I've tested the performance of various graphical presets for Tomb Raider (2013) on the Steam Deck OLED, and here are my findings:
- Low preset: ~90 FPS
- Medium preset: ~90 FPS
- High preset: ~83 FPS
- Ultra preset: ~70 FPS
- Ultimate preset: ~44 FPS
Overall, the game runs great on the Steam Deck.
I recommend playing on Medium settings for 90 FPS gameplay or at the Ultra preset with a locked 60 FPS for the best experience. If you want to conserve battery life, you can lock the framerate to 30 FPS on the Medium settings.
What are your thoughts? Has anyone else played Tomb Raider on the Steam Deck? If so, what graphical settings did you use?
Feel free to ask any questions.
10:42 UTC
SteamWorld Heist 2 Steam Deck | SteamOS 3.6
22:02 UTC
And me over here with my SteamDeck
22:42 UTC
Resell steamdeck
Hi everyone, I've been on CS for a while now and I've accumulated about 3500€ worth of skins and I'd like to get the money back. Do you think I can buy some in the hardware shop like steamdesks and resell them later? Is there a risk of bans?
17:09 UTC
Is there a way to view PS and Xbox friends (whether their online, etc) like you can on Xbox or PS but on a Steam deck
I was thinking like a plug-in of some sort or something I can download easily
10:34 UTC
Question about preparation before sending steam deck out to be repaired.
Tech support says to backup my data for my steam deck and then factory reset. All I have on my deck are video games. Do I need to somehow back up everything in my storage? (300gb) or just the game data? If either, can I just use an SD card? And what is the process of saving my game data? I'm fine with redownloading my games. I just want to keep my game data/progress. Bear in mind I'm a layman when it comes to Linux and computers in general.
13:12 UTC