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Minecraft launcher PolyMC version 1.1.0 is out now with an essential Steam Deck option

By Liam Dawe,
3
PolyMC is a fork of the popular MultiMC launcher for Minecraft, giving you an easy way to install and manage mods. This release also brings an essential feature needed on the Steam Deck.
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Here's how to mod Stardew Valley on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
11
Want to get Stardew Valley setup on the Steam Deck with mods? It's quite easy to do but there's a few steps you have to go through, here's a guide on what to do.
Grand Theft Auto V

Steam Deck Verified has issues, Grand Theft Auto V edition

By Liam Dawe,
41
As I continue to use the Steam Deck that Valve sent over for both work and play, I tried Grand Theft Auto V and the initial setup was a massive nuisance.
Steam Deck keyboard theme

Steam Deck gets a 15FPS option, new keyboard themes

By Liam Dawe,
34
Valve has a fresh upgrade out for the Steam Deck giving you even more performance control, plus you can now buy new keyboard themes in the Points Shop.
Heroic Screenshot

Heroic Games Launcher now on Flathub, even easier to run Epic Games on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
14
Heroic Games Launcher, the community-made open source app for the Epic Games Store, is now available as a Flatpak on Flathub making it even easier to install and setup on Linux and Steam Deck.
Minecraft

Getting Minecraft and mods on Steam Deck is nice and simple

By Liam Dawe,
8
Want to get Minecraft working easily on Steam Deck or a normal Linux desktop without much fuss? Here's one way you could do it and it makes it easy.
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Space Crew: Legendary Edition gets Steam Deck fixes, noted as Playable

By Liam Dawe,
1
Space Crew: Legendary Edition is another game that has been updated for the Steam Deck, with official verification noting it as Playable.
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Proton Experimental fixes Apex Legends, Xbox login and more for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
5
Proton compatibility with Windows games is going to be an ongoing improvement for many years, and Proton Experimental is where all the latest comes in first for Linux and Steam Deck.
Xbox Game Studios - Steam Deck

Even Xbox Game Studios are talking about Steam Deck compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
12
Yes, even a fair few games that Microsoft / Xbox publish will work out of the box on the Steam Deck.
The Four Nerds

Four nerds talk about Steam Deck, Valve, Linux and more

By Liam Dawe,
13
I had the absolute pleasure of a very long and relaxed chat with some other Linux content creators: Nick from The Linux Experiment, Jason from Forbes / Linux4Everyone and Gardiner Bryant.
Steam Deck render

Windows drivers roll out for Steam Deck but Valve won't support it

By Liam Dawe,
61
Out of the box, the Steam Deck comes with SteamOS 3 Linux and overall apart from early quirks and bugs it does work very well but they're now providing Windows drivers — with a big caveat.
Bottles

Here's how to get the EA App on Steam Deck with Bottles

By Liam Dawe,
9
Another guide for you today. For those of you who want to use the EA App on the Steam Deck (or a Linux desktop!), here's one of the possible ways to do it using Bottles.
Steam Deck Verified

There's already over 1,200 titles either Verified or Playable for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
27
While there are issues with the Deck Verified system, Valve continues on noting down more titles as being either Deck Verified or Playable.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck software updated with lots of controller configuration fixes

By Liam Dawe,
3
Valve continue working quickly to fix up issues that are flowing in against the Steam Deck software, with a new update out now and ready to download onto your Deck.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
21
The day we've all been waiting for right? Apex Legends from Respawn and EA has now been officially Steam Deck Verified.
Epic Games logo

An update on installing Epic Games on Steam Deck, plus accessing the SD Card

By Liam Dawe,
5
This is a short update to my previous guide on installing the Epic Games store on the Steam Deck using Proton, plus how to enable access to an SD Card.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck update brings an FPS-only mode for the overlay

By Liam Dawe,
7
Valve has release the latest client update for the Steam Deck and it brings a highly requested feature.
Persona 4 Golden

ProtonUp-Qt got upgraded, here's how to use it on Steam Deck and Linux

By Liam Dawe,
3
ProtonUp-Qt is a very helpful application that can help you install extra compatibility layers on Linux and Steam Deck.
Albion Online

Albion Online now testing gamepad support and ready for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
0
If you need another MMO fix in your life, Albion Online is pretty good and has a lot of players. It's available as a direct standalone download and on Steam. Looks like it might end up quite good on the Steam Deck.
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The itch.io app works on a Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
23
Do you own a lot of games on itch.io? I do, and a huge amount more from past charity bundles I've yet to go and claim so maybe the Steam Deck will help me and you get through them all.
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