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Here's how to take better quality screenshots on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
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

By Liam Dawe,
Good news Cloud Gaming fans, as it appears the version of Chrome available on the Steam Deck is now the correct version needed to detect the gamepad. With two small quick fixes, you can play GeForce NOW on Steam Deck easily.

Ubisoft Connect on Steam Deck guide with SD Card access

By Liam Dawe,
A guide that I've seen quite a few comments ask for across YouTube and our social media pages, so here's how to get the Ubisoft Connect launcher working on Steam Deck.

Syncthing is a great way to transfer files from PC to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I did a guide using the Warpinator tool to transfer files from PC to Steam Deck, here's another way using the wonderful tool Syncthing that you might prefer.

Alice: Madness Returns appears on Steam again, works well on Steam Deck with 60FPS fix

By Liam Dawe,
Alice: Madness Returns is an absolute classic from Spicy Horse Games and EA. It vanished from Steam for years and it recently arrived back.

Here's how to mod Stardew Valley on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
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.

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

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Getting Minecraft and mods on Steam Deck is nice and simple

By Liam Dawe,
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.

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

By Liam Dawe,
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.

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

By Liam Dawe,
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.

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

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

The itch.io app works on a Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Here's how to transfer files from your PC to a Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Want to transfer files to and from your PC to a Steam Deck? It's easy and here's how you can do it in a few minutes.
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