steamdeck

Are any windows users running their deck using the Big Screen mode of Steam and, if so, how is the experience?

I set option in “Power Settings” to turn off monitor on press of “power button”....

I’ve seen people ask many times why an application doesn’t have sound anymore. I’ve had it multiple times. The answer is always, go to sound settings in desktop mode, open the Applications tab and unmute the application there. But how did it get muted in the first place?...

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 landed recently, and now I’ve had time to play with it here’s a look at how it runs on Steam Deck and desktop Linux after the update. The good news is: it runs out of the box with Proton. My testing has been with Proton Experimental....

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Just got my steam deck and I found that the joysticks are very stiff so I decided to use left track pad for movement｡ But I couldn’t find a comfortable hold of the thing if I tried to access the middle of the pad....

If you’ve been collecting the free games from Amazon with your Prime subscription, you should check out the new integration in Heroic.

We are currently in a heat patch of 90°f weather; primarily we get 80°f+ weather in August. Delivering a Steam Deck would take about 2 weeks according to the website and I want to know what I should do in the case of the package being outside in the mail truck and porch for so long on really hot days?

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Every time I’m in Desktop Mode this pops up. It seems to be spawned by Steam Proton, though I’m not sure why since it happens even before I launch a game or software. Can’t figure out what exact process is running it. Hitting install either fails checksum, or nothing happens after it finishes the download, and then it just...

I recently started playing Dyson sphere program on my PC again and I get that lovely feeling of being drawn into the game for hours. But since it’s a very mouse-centric game, I don’t want to play it on a steam deck. And because I sit at a desk all day for work, I’d rather lay down on the couch and use my deck instead....

Hey everyone! I just got a deck and am looking to get a bunch of accessories, the main one being a dock. The Deck really intrigued me as a all-in-one device for both gaming and software development on the go....

A triple-A game I’ve been eyeing is finally down to a reasonable price on a third party website....

I’ve been instructed by Valve to re-image my deck (in regards to my fans running while idling issue)....

Hey everyone! Despite my efforts, my fiancé really doesn’t get into video games much. Mechanical skill limitations frustrate her, and sometimes her attention span for games isn’t high when she could read a book or watch a show, I want to try a new tactic to see if it works: games where she can be a “backseat driver.”...

Typing on the steam deck, no matter what method I use, is very slow. I have a linux laptop, but I obviously can’t plug in the keyboard into the steam deck....

This guide presents 3 different ways to play flash games on your deck, ordered by complexity. This is actually a remake of a guide I had previously made on Reddit, but seeing as that platform is failing, I wanted to move this guide elsewhere, taking the time to recreate it....

Anyone else using the main channel update and has issues with waking the deck from sleep? Mine goes to a black screen every single time. Also non steam games don’t close properly and are stuck on „exiting…“...