


It’s actually pretty simple to set-up, as well. While many may choose to simply use a flash drive to manually drag and drop files on hardware, the Steam Deck supports SSH which allows savvy users to wireless transfer entire folders to and from the Steam Deck. More advanced means are possible to get all types of games functioning on the Steam Deck, such as emulators and the like, but understanding the basics will help users expand into more advanced territory.

Related: Will Steam Deck support GOG? Playing non-Steam games on the Steam DeckĪt its most basic, all you need to play a game on the Steam Deck is to transfer the executable onto the Steam Deck, add it to Steam, and apply the Proton wrapper. From emulating some of the very first games ever made to playing games from the Epic Game Store, the Steam Deck will absolutely let you play non-Steam games - here’s how. This computer runs SteamOS, a version of Linux Debian 8, and can play almost every game in the world thanks to gargantuan leaps in progress with a wrapper called Proton that translates Windows-based titles to Linux-compatible packages. The Steam Deck, at its core, is a tightly packaged computer surrounded by a controller.
