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GeForce NOW app for Steam Deck has arrived

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Last updated: 29 May 2025 at 3:10 pm UTC

NVIDIA have today officially released their GeForce NOW native app for the Steam Deck, to give a better experience than using a browser with more features.

They said "The app is now available, and gamers can stream titles on the Steam Deck at up to 4K 60 frames per second — connected to a TV — with HDR10, NVIDIA DLSS 4 and Reflex technologies on supported titles. Plus, members can run these games at settings and performance levels that aren’t possible natively on the Steam Deck. To top it off, Steam Deck users can enjoy up to 50% longer battery life when streaming from an RTX gaming rig in the cloud."

This is for playing games you already own, or free to play games.

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To get it you need to be in Desktop Mode. Via the STEAM menu -> Power -> Switch to Desktop:

Then download it from their website in your browser. Installation should be easy, with the supplied installer they provide that walks you through it. You'll find it in your Downloads folder. Simply double-click it, hit Execute and then Continue and it will pop up with the installer.

After which, you can simply go back to Gaming Mode and find it in the Non-Steam section of your Steam Library.

NVIDIA gave early access to a whole bunch of other sites but did not send anything to GamingOnLinux.

Even though it has been announced and "released", the download page at time of writing has not been updated to the new app. So looks like they either forgot, or it's going to be updated sometime today. Update 2:24 UTC - the download link has now been corrected to the new app.

This will be really great for playing games where the developer has not enabled the anti-cheat.

Source: NVIDIA

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Mohandevir 3 days ago
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Wow! I can use my Steam Controllers with GeForce Now, via Bluetooth, rumble and all. Awesome!

Edit: Same goes for DS4 controllers.

Edit 2: I just discovered that my DS4 controller can wake my LCD Steam Deck from sleep, via Bluetooth. That's the only one I tested that does that, aside from my Steam controllers, via dongle.


Last edited by Mohandevir on 2 Jun 2025 at 2:51 pm UTC
dubigrasu 3 days ago
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Anyone able to use it on regular desktop? Installs fine on SteamDeck and runs excellent, on desktop though I'm able to install it but hangs at the point where is supposed to show you the pin.

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I saw the installer checking for the OS used, so I spoofed it with Steamos, reinstall etc, but the login issues remained. Turns out though, you can check the logs and manually opening the auth link is supposed to be given and finally log in. At this point the app seems to be working just fine, until you try to launch a game :) ...when it fails again when checking the connection with the cloud servers.

Edit#2: Sigh...I wish I'd seen this sooner:

https://gist.github.com/Mihitoko/bd76340e56e78ec972c8a1365abb0d55

Works just fine.


Last edited by dubigrasu on 31 May 2025 at 3:36 pm UTC
Hooloovoo 18 hours ago
It seems a bit odd that they don't have a proper Steam application to make installing this easier. Any idea why they don't?
mi1stormilst 18 hours ago
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Asking me to pay for a service six months at a time when I consider it still a very much "in development" product is a huge ask. The setup is not user-friendly in the strictest sense, and it is not what most people will expect for a console-like experience on the Steam Deck. Most gamers libraries will be much more diverse than what is actually compatible with the service. The only way for GeForce Now to be attractive is to include some paid games for free...not free games. You also lose some key Steam Deck features when leveraging GeForce Now (game suspend). I love the concept, but I think it still needs two more years in the oven.
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