r/steamdeckhq

Hi everyone, I've had my Steam Deck for a few years now, and it's been great for me as device to play shorter sessions on. Mainly in the Persona games using the Sleep function, but I think it's also a great device for those older, arcade style games when you might only play for 10-20 minutes at a time.

Anyway, Switch-Out is an arcade style, fast-paced match 3 game which I designed around short play sessions. It's inspired by games like Bejewelled and Zookeeper if you're old enough to remember those! I've just updated the game today to make sure it runs nicely on the Steam Deck, you just need to set the Game Scale to 150% in the Settings.

I love to hear your thoughts, good or bad.

Big announcement! AMD is bringing FSR 4 to older GPU architectures, including the one the Steam Deck uses. This may mean we are getting an official version for the Deck. Now they don't specifically say it in the video, but it does show an ROG Ally and Legion Go, which are both handhelds. It is speculation, but if it is compatible with RDNA 2, we should be seeing support for the Deck.

Hello! So we reviewed Forza Horizon 6, and boy is it a wonderful time on the Steam Deck. Putting things realistically, it runs with solid visuals at 30 FPS, though there is some minor drops to 28 FPS in the city. Still, for the low preset and TAA anti-aliasing (not using any upscaling), the game looks and feels good to play on the go.

If you downloaded Cemu 2.6 in its x64 AppImage for Linux of Ubuntu zipfile between May 6 2026 and May 12 2026, you might have downloaded a compromised package.

More details here : https://rentry.org/cemu-security-psa

If you use a tool such as EmuDeck and updated its emulators in that time period, your copy of Cemu is also possibly compromised (as EmuDeck uses the Cemu AppImage).

To make sure your copy of Cemu is legit, verify the SHA256 signatures :

Cemu-2.6-x86_64.AppImage 0c20c4aeb800bb13d9bab9474ef45a6f8fcde6402cad9b32ac2a1bbd03186313 (sha256)
cemu-2.6-ubuntu-22.04-x64.zip 5e4592d0dae394fa0614cb8c875eff3f81b23170b349511de318d9caf7215e1b (sha256)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess PC Port (Dusk) was released yesterday, and it's amazing on the Steam Deck. The TwilitRealm team has done an amazing job with it, and it's the best way to experience the game now. It's super easy to set up on Deck, too, so we made a video to show how to do it!

We also wrote a guide, which can be found on our website.

Hi I discover that I can use steamLink on my Tv and can t retain myself to try it with my SteamDeck. At first sight it works flawlessly; I can t found for now how to connect my ps4 controler to my tv but it s not even a thing because connect to my steamdeck there will be no input lag (I found in my search that it could be the major issue).

I tried the perf by playing Dave the diver; from the deck, the resolution is in 1080p, 60fps, 9watt. From the side of the SteamLink, I let the default settings and it said that thé connection is more that enough. I noted some minor lags (not in the input but in the "streamflow"). Is lowering the video quality from the steamlink app could résolve this behavior ?

If you already use the couple steamdeck/steamlink, what are your recommandation ?

Is there a way to turn of the screen of the deck while using it as a contrôler during a session on steamlink ?

Thank you for your advises 🥸

Hi All

STEAMDECK Request - Reaching out to this great community for a recommendation please.

Currently in a bit of a gaming rut, and wanting an 'everyday game' to keep me busy for next 2-3 months whilst travelling with work.

I'm ideally looking for something with a similar gameplay loop to Monster Hunter, something where I can work constantly/daily on updating my build and skills.... where I can play solo/offline for majority of time but also jump in to a co-op session with randoms during hard battles!

I've put 800hrs into MH Rise, and 500 in to World. Wilds had me interested, but the steamdeck performance is still just a little rough for my liking.

I really enjoyed the level of character customisation in these games, and the sheer diversity of builds/armor/cosmetics that make your character truly feel unique. There is also a good level of challenge, especially in the DLCs.

Some notes:

- Online only is OK, but there will be periods of travel where internet is reduced/lacking, so ideally want a game I can play offline solo at times (but with potential to play MP when I have internet connection)

-"Preferred Genres", Really enjoy MH style games, have also played WildHearts.

- Would like something that is still 'active' today, where matchmaking wouldn't be an issue

- Will be playing exclusively on handheld. 30 fps is not a big issue for me, providing it is essentially a locked 30fps. Also I'd prefer not to get in to the territory of LS/FG if this can be avoided.

- I'm not anti MMO, although I'd say that the complexities of the MH games are perhaps the ceiling of how far my intelligence can be stretched in terms of managing complicated and numerous mechanics!

- I plan to play FF14 when it launches on Switch2 in August, so currently ruling that out.

- Diablo 4 and Granblue Fantasy Relink both have me interested... but really not sure if they are what I am looking for here.

"Previously Enjoyed Games" - My taste in games are quite varied, and titles I've enjoyed recently include D:OS2, Khazan, MH Rise/Wilds, Resi9, Nine Sols, Hades 2, Wildhearts, Lies of P, Pokopia. I usually enjoy a mix of challenge and build diversity.

"Budget", no limit

Thanks everyone, I'm really stuck as to where to go here.... and this sub is usually a great spot for recommendations.