A list of different resources that should be useful for Steam Deck users.
Add-Ons
- Decky Loader Swiss Army knife group add-ons in your left bar in game mode with customizable applications for easy access, system changes, and game tweaks.
- Site: https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader
- Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/eiINSEvGs_8
- Heroic Launcher Add your games from other market places.
- Site: https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
- Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/j8YdKoC6-nE
- CryoUtilities 2.0 performance boost for gaming and memory on Steam Deck.
- Site: https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities
- Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/C9EjXYZUqUs
- EmuDeck one-stop shop for installing emulators on Steam Deck.
- Site: https://www.emudeck.com/
- Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/Y5r2WZAImuY
- Proton GE change proton versions for specific games for compatibility issues.
- Site / Guide: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-to-install-proton-ge-on-the-steam-deck (NOTE: Link is a little old but as it is installed through the application store should work all the same.)
Sites
- https://steamdb.info/ Check Steam game prices, see trends, get notifications of when games are at the lowest price.
- https://www.protondb.com/ check configurations and Proton GE versions to get your games to work.
Community suggestions
- (Alpha testing only) OpenGamepadUI An open source replacement for Steam’s gamepad UI.
- Comment below: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/89865
- Commenter / Developer: @shadowapex@lemmy.world
- Site: https://github.com/ShadowBlip/OpenGamepadUI
- chiaki4deck PlayStation Remote Play on the Steam Deck.
- Comment below: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/102668
- Commenter: @derbolle@feddit.de
- Site: https://streetpea.github.io/chiaki4deck/
I hope this has helped someone in the community. If anyone has any more suggestions of tools or useful sites to add please add them below.
Hopefully we can get this community going!
EDIT: This is intended to be a living post. I will try to update when I can.
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If anyone is interested in an open source replacement for Steam’s gamepad UI, there is OpenGamepadUI, which I am the author of. It features an overlay, gamepad mappings, and plugin architecture:
https://github.com/ShadowBlip/OpenGamepadUI
I’d like to take advantage of the fact that we do not have that one extremely rude dude from Reddit freaking out about Cryoutilities to mention something:
As rude and obnoxious as he were, we should actually stop recommending this tool to users. It doesn’t bring any benefits, it does add a lot of extra storage pressure on the 64 eMMC units, and it does cause issues with random GPU crashes on a growing list of games.
I hope we don’t acquire them here too. I think CryoUtils is amazing. CryoByte33’s videos on YouTube are awesome for computer science, he goes into real depth on why the changes work.
Maybe I’m a bit too optimistic, but I do believe we will see less rude behavior on Lemmy, the community here seems united by the fact we do not have large numbers, we are not centralized, and we want to see this grow.
