Steam Deck

This article includes sales estimates for different handhelds from market research firm IDC.

They place total handheld PC sales of the Steam Deck, RoG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw at almost 6 million units for the past 3 years. It's estimated that the Steam Deck makes up between 3.7 to 4 million of those sales, more than all the other major handheld PC manufacturers combined.

Raid: World War II, you might remember this game coming out? I don't. It certainly has a bland name (though you can't fault it for being unclear about what the game is lol) but suffice to say the story goes that on release this game flopped compared to similar co-op heist/raid shooters like it even though the development team was well situated to make a hit on paper.

The weird thing is, at some point since a small passionate team of developers were given more creative control, and all of a sudden diehard fans of Payday 2 and similar games are singing the praises of Raid: World War II, in 2025, which is a game released in 2017 on an already out of date engine..... Weird, but the reason that should matter to you is that the game is far cheaper than it should be for the quality and amount of content in the game and the only real drawback is the game is made on an engine clearly long in the tooth (I mean I love Xonotic so... it is all a matter of perspective I guess lol).

Also, it just feels especially relaxing right now to blast Nazis and steal their gold!

The tutorial is very quick, fun and doesn't require a big investment of focus or time, you get to the fun bits fast. This a great pick up and play game on the Deck to play with friends or by yourself.

I would describe the feel of this game to something like Warhammer Vermintide 2 but with guns (though I believe this game is literally made on the same engine as Payday 2, so that is a good comparison as well). There is a ridiculous amount of enemies and battles can be quite frantic (there are almost always mounted MGs placed in convenient places for you to use for example). There is also stealth mechanics/options too.

This game is a blast on the Steam Deck, though I guess it is worth noting that I play all kinds of shooters (PVE and PVP) on the Steam Deck using the onboard joysticks and gyro so your personal comfort playing with the onboard controls may vary.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/414740/RAID_World_War_II/

On the other hand if you are looking for a PVP heist game that seems to have similarly fallen on its face (though it is much earlier in its development cycle, being in early access) despite actually being an awesome game underneath, check out Due Process which is currently a whopping $1. This seems like the kind of game that might go FTP, so you might end up being able to get it for free one day, but I think the amount of game on display here already is easily worth $1, especially because it combines common FPS PVP and PVE tropes in ways that R6 Siege seems to have largely failed to do as successfully. Watch some gameplay before judging it as a $1 shooter.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/753650/Due_Process/

I'm going to upgrade the micro SD card I use for emulation to one with more storage. What is the best way to close the micro SD card I have in my steam deck now to a new one so I can just plug in and go with all my games and save files?

Cases, docks, controller, usb dongles, etc. Anything you use to improve your deck experience that isn't the deck itself.

Mostly sharing this for Marvel Rivals, since Indiana Jones still probably runs poorly on Deck due to mandatory ray tracing.

Indiana Jones did get both the green eye bug fixed and improved FSR support recently though, so it is in better shape on deck now than ever before.

It has flip out thumb stick locks to protect the thumb sticks as well, and can be used as a kickstand in the back of the deck.

It's on Kickstarter right now. Seems like an interesting idea, although I think I'll stick to cases like the Killswitch/modcase for protecting my deck in a backpack.

Hadean Tactics, Backpack Hero, Death Roads Tournament and The Way Ash Of Gods are all great deckbuilders for $16

(are game deals for games I think are good on the deck considered ok/relevant here or should I post them elsewhere?)

Metaphor: ReFantazio startup movie now available in the point shop.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38020983

Before We Begin
Hello deck-ers, this guide walks you through installing Waydroid, a tool to run Android apps on your Steam Deck. Links are included below for troubleshooting and updates. Enjoy ;)

Step 1: Set Up a Password

Your Steam Deck’s terminal (Konsole) will ask for a password during installation. If you haven’t set one yet:

1. Switch to Desktop Mode and open the Konsole app (found in the taskbar or applications menu).
2. Type passwd and press Enter.
3. Create a password. For simplicity, a 4-digit code like 9876 works, but use something stronger if security matters to you, (as it should).
   • Note: The password won’t show as you type, this is not a bug.
   • Re-enter the password when prompted to confirm.

Why? This password grants temporary "sudo" access to install software.

Step 2: Install Waydroid

Prerequisite: Ensure your Steam Deck is connected to the internet.

1. Open Konsole (still in Desktop Mode).

2. Copy and paste these commands one by one, waiting for each to finish:

   Command 1 – Download the Installer:

   cd ~/ && git clone https://github.com/ryanrudolfoba/steamos-waydroid-installer
   

   This downloads the necessary files to your home folder.

   Command 2 – Run the Installer:

   cd ~/steamos-waydroid-installer && chmod +x steamos-waydroid-installer.sh && ./steamos-waydroid-installer.sh
   

   This makes the script executable and starts the installation.

3. Wait for the magic to happen!

   • The installer sets up Waydroid and applies custom configurations.
   • Installation takes ~5 minutes (varies with internet speed).
   • When finished, close Konsole and return to Game Mode.

Step 3: Launch Waydroid

1. In Game Mode, navigate to your Library > Non-Steam Games.
2. Find and launch the script named Android_Waydroid_Cage.sh.
3. Waydroid will boot, give it a moment to initialize.

Need to Uninstall?

1. Back in Desktop Mode, open Konsole.
2. Paste these commands:

   cd ~/Android_Waydroid && ./uninstall.sh
   

   This removes Waydroid and its files.

Troubleshooting & Tips

• Issues? Check the official GitHub for known bugs, compatibility notes, and updates.
• Keyboard/Mouse Not Working? Some users report needing a Bluetooth or USB input device for setup.
• Performance: Close background apps in Desktop Mode and try again, otherwise I recommend checking opened issues over on github.

Enjoy your Android apps on Steam Deck! 🎮
Credits to ryanrudolfoba and the Waydroid contributors, cool guys!

Last tip: If this is your thing, check the AndroidTV installation option for a cool docked experience !!!

I had 3 configs I was testing for No Man's Sky, and since the last couple updates the community configs are broken. If I launch the game those configs come up as totally empty of assigned controls. I can switch to a Hello Games config and it works fine. I can't seem to find any way to delete a configuration once it's been downloaded. I was hoping that deleting and re-download would fix the issue.

From the linked patch notes:

• Reduced polling rate while the Steam Frame Limiter is active to save additional power. This can save up to 6% on battery life when running at 30fps in a low-power game like HL2

Has anyone had success getting FreeTube to run full screen when in game mode? I've messed with settings to no success, and can't find anything online about it either. It always has black bars top and bottom that take up a good portion of the screen.

Edit: I've added a picture to show what I mean

Don't sleep on the splitscreen potential of your deck!

I am on mobile I will have to edit with links later

Devador

Folk Hero

Battle Planet

Flipon

Galactic Thunderdome

Nom Nom Galaxy

Ultra Foodmess 2

Danger Scavenger

Jelly Car World

Bunny Hill

Super Volley Blast

Plunder Panic

Dungeons Of Sundaria

Herosiege

Hyperbrawl

Pool Panic

Suika Shapes

Bones Cafe

Endgame Road To Salvation

Dunk Lords

Mutant Football League

Shadowkin

Wizard Of Legend

The Crackpet Show

Shipped

Unspottable

Cosmos Quickstop

Super Blood Hockey

Lumencraft

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix

Rubber Bandits

Blazing Beaks

Critter Crunch

Full Metal Furies

Petal Crash

Ms. Splosion Man

Chronicon

So far I only found some obscure mention of this issue on reddit (somewhat buried too), but for the sake of not relying on that platform anymore I thought the info should be on lemmy.

I recently got an 8bitdo ultimate 2c wireless controller to try out with my steam deck which I mostly use docked in TV mode. (Edit: I use the jsaux 6-in-1 dock.)

After initial testing looked good (2.4g mode connects, all buttons work, rumble works) I quickly ran into an issue where the controller would disconnect and shut down every minute or so or begin to rumble continuously without apparent reason. Not so in Bluetooth mode or with a cable.

What fixed the issue for me was connecting the 2.4 dongle not directly to my dock (which only has USB 3 ports) but doing so via an extension cable (edit: just a cheap male to female USB extension, the shortest one I could get).

Apparently, the active USB 3 port causes some kind of interference with the 2.4g signal, which is fixed by a few cm of physical distance. My dongle is now lying maybe 5cm away from the dock and the controller works flawlessly.

For anyone unfamiliar with DeckFilter, it's an android/iphone app that lets you view info on games from your library and wishlist.

For games it will show you:

• Deck verification status
• ProtonDB rating
• Steam user rating
• HowLongToBeat times
• Steam tags
• IsThereAnyDeal prices (wishlist games only)
• Game settings from ShareDeck
• Links to game's Steam page, PCGamingWiki, SteamDB, SteamBase, and SteamCharts.

The app also lets you filter your library/wishlist by things like compatibility, tags, ratings, how long to beat, and more. It's a really good way to pick out games to play.

The app just got updated with much faster sync (up to 10x faster), fixed wishlist sync, IsThereAnyDeal integration, steam API support (no longer requires your steam library to be public), sort library by last played, and more. See here for full changelog.

I'd also recommend SteamDeckHQ's recommended couch co-op games list. This one isn't limited to games $5 and under.

I'm having some trouble finding an answer for this. While in the gaming mode, just navigating the regular steam ui, the default behavior of the left trackpad acts as a redundant directional pad. I'd like that trackpad to control the screen navigation behavior instead (swipe up/down to scroll vertically, swipe left/right to scroll horizontally).

Is there an easy way to do this?