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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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Thanks to the Deck I have discovered the joys of gaming (self.steamdeck)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by howler to c/[email protected]

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My laptop is old enough to vote, and therefore anything beyond Stardew Valley made it collapse, but it works great for my daily tasks. However, after trying a Switch recently (I consider the Lite to be the perfect handheld, size wise), I got an itch that could only be scratched with more games.

I found a second hand Deck for a reasonable price and I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS MISSING SO MANY THINGS.

Particularly I've been amazed by No Man's Sky, because I can see other players!!!! And visit them!!!!!! I can't do that on Switch!

I'm also enjoying Witcher 3 and Rimworld!

Discovering that the SD can be used as a computer too, with all the bells and whistles has been very fun.

My one and greatest complaint is its size... I get that it's necessary to add such a big amount of buttons, but my fingers are getting a full workout trying to remain in position.

Still, amazing, amazing machine!!

(Y'all can feel my enthusiasm levels by counting the amount of "!" In this text)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Discovering that the SD can be used as a computer too, with all the bells and whistles has been very fun.

A useful side note on that, the desktop app "store" is Flathub

https://flathub.org/

I recommend Konqueror as a good file manager/web browser hybrid that you can run fullscreen in gaming mode on your Steam Deck if you add it to steam as a non-steam game.

https://apps.kde.org/konqueror/

I recommend CoreKeyboard as an alternate touchscreen keyboard to Steam's for when you are in desktop mode or can't use Steam's keyboard for some reason.

https://flathub.org/apps/org.cubocore.CoreKeyboard

If you want file sync, try out Syncthing/Syncthingy, it is like DIY cloud file storage but it is actually really easy to set up.

https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.zocker_160.SyncThingy

Inkscape is a great vector image editor that runs really nice in fullscreen/gaming mode on the Steam Deck

https://flathub.org/apps/org.inkscape.Inkscape

Kdenlive is a fully featured video editor that runs really nice in fullscreen/gaming mode. You can record clips and then edit them right there on the deck which is really handy once you learn your way around Kdenlive.

https://flathub.org/apps/org.kde.kdenlive

One final recommendation, CoreHunt, this app doesn't run well in fullscreen/gaming mode on the Deck but it is such a useful and quick file search utility (with good fuzzy search too) that I have to recommend it. If you are still getting used to the file structure of the Steam Deck and get lost/can't find a particular file or folder location CoreHunt can save you a big headache just run it in desktop mode.

https://flathub.org/apps/org.cubocore.CoreHunt

[–] howler 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Daaamn. Thank you for such a thoughtful answer! I'm going to spend a lot of time playing with them! I'm familiar with Linux, but there's always a lot to learn :D

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Honestly I have really fallen in love with using normal programs fullscreened through steams gaming mode. It feels like a natural evolution of a window manager like i3, so much new stuff to learn and the exciting thing is this is all new for everybody!

Also in the realm of space games, Overload is a BLAST on the deck, especially in short bursts. It is a great way to quickly get locked into the Steam Deck for high intensity flying and fine aim control.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/448850/Overload/

[–] howler 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks!!