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Steam Deck Tips and Tricks Part 2
Since a lot of people liked the first set of tips and tricks for the Steam Deck, here's a Part 2 with just a few more that some of you might find useful.
Category: HOWTO
Top quick Steam Deck tips and tricks
Since Valve are ramping up production and a ton more people than expected will get their Steam Deck this year, plus the expansion into Asia, it was a good time to get some basic quick tips and tricks sorted for you.
Modern Diablo game engine devilutionX sees new release, how to get it on Steam Deck
Do you want to play the classic Diablo RPG? Well, not only does GOG have it and the Hellfire expansion but the Native Linux devilutionX game engine can make it even better. Here's how to get it working on Steam Deck (and Linux desktop!).
GE-Proton 7-27 has the Halo Infinite campaign and videos working on Steam Deck & Linux
Recently I showed off Halo Infinite running quite nicely online on the Steam Deck and now GE-Proton 7-27 that just went up makes the process even smoother and the campaign and videos now work too.
You can now get Halo Infinite online to work on the Steam Deck
It's taken quite a while but you can at least now play Halo Infinite multiplayer on Steam Deck (single-player not tested).
Among Us modding on Steam Deck is quite easy here's a quick guide
Among Us works quite nicely on the Steam Deck but what about if you want to get some mods going? It's actually surprisingly easy to do so here's how to do it.
Starship Troopers: Terran Command on Steam Deck and Linux — a quick guide
Starship Troopers: Terran Command just released from The Artistocrats and Slitherine Ltd. but getting it on running on Linux desktop or Steam Deck requires a few steps.
Here's how to get Steam Deck and Gamepad controls in Minecraft
Want to get a better Minecraft experience on Steam Deck or with Gamepads as a whole? Thanks to a new mod, it's easily possibly with the latest versions of Minecraft.
How to play The Elder Scrolls Online on Steam Deck
The Elder Scrolls Online is currently noted as Unsupported on Steam Deck but don't let that stop you. Getting it running is actually pretty simple.
Diablo Immortal works on Steam Deck, plus a fix for Battle.net being slow
Since Diablo Immortal is the hot new thing, I decided to attempt to give it a go on Steam Deck. Turns out the Battle.net launcher really hates some connections, here's a fix and a Diablo Immortal video.
V Rising now works on Linux and Steam Deck with Proton Experimental Beta
V Rising, the latest huge Steam hit can now run on Linux desktops and Steam Deck, thanks to updates to the Beta version of Proton Experimental.
Here's how to take better quality screenshots on the Steam Deck
Want to get some higher quality screenshots of all the awesome moments in gaming on the Steam Deck (or any Linux desktop?). Here's a quick-tip guide on what to do.
Fortnite added to Xbox Cloud Gaming, easier than ever to play on Steam Deck
Microsoft has today announced that the massive free to play game Fortnite is now on Xbox Cloud Gaming, this makes it easier than ever to play it on Linux and Steam Deck.
Bugsnax out on Steam, looking good on Steam Deck but tweak needed on Linux desktop
Bugsnax, originally a console exclusive for PlayStation and an Epic Exclusive on PC, was just released on Steam. Thankfully it works well on Steam Deck but on Linux desktops you need a small adjustment.
See what's eating up drive space on the Steam Deck with Filelight
Here's a quick tip for you on the Steam Deck: how to find out where all that drive space is going with a sweet program called Filelight.
Lutris now has a Flatpak Beta available and updated for the Steam Deck
While it's not quite ready just yet to be a one-click install, the game manager Lutris is at least now available with various improvements as a Flatpak Beta.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection broke on Linux and Steam Deck, here's a quick fix
With a recent update to the Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Xbox Game Studios included the needed Easy Anti-Cheat file for Linux / Steam Deck to work online but they broke it in the process for some.
How to give Valve feedback when Steam Deck (Proton) games have issues
While this may be something Linux users are used to, players new to the Steam Deck should be aware of how to catch issues for Valve to hopefully fix up Proton.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga runs on Steam Deck and Linux with GE-Proton
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has rolled out today, and thankfully for fans of these LEGO games you can get it working on Steam Deck and Linux thanks to Proton.
Chrome on Steam Deck now supports the Deck Controller, with GeForce NOW working
Good news Cloud Gaming fans, the version of Chrome on Steam Deck can now detect the gamepad. With two small quick fixes, you can play GeForce NOW on Steam Deck.
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