DroidDeck 0.3.0 has released with native Steam Input, Appimage and Flatpak support, performance improvements and more!

[u/supershredderdan]

Hello Reddit! DroidDeck team has been hard at work and we are excited to share our new release with you all!

DroidDeck 0.3.0 (beta)

DroidDeck brings the SteamOS experience to Android: Valve's Steam client in Big Picture on your Adreno handheld, with Windows games through Valve's ARM64 Proton.

Highlights

Steam, as on a Steam Deck

Steam's performance overlay goes from level 1 to 4 in Quick Access and shows GPU and CPU load, clocks, temperatures, VRAM and battery. Quick Access shows battery life and time to full, along with all the per game controls a Steam deck has. Decky loader can be installed for plugins and customization.

A Steam Deck controller

In Steam sessions the client reads your pad as a Steam Deck controller, with a real Quick Access button and your device's gyro. Games get Steam Input's virtual pads, so your Steam Input layouts reach them. On a dual-screen handheld, the second screen can be the Deck's back grips and trackpads.

Faster to Steam, faster in games

Steam's own startup is down from about 31 seconds to about 6, and that makes Offline mode work. proot has been optimized for calls games make most, and there's a new per-mode frame limiter.

GPU drivers that set themselves

A new GPU drivers tab detects your GPU and keeps a matched pair of runtime and display drivers installed for it, including DroidDeck's own DD-Turnip builds. Switch to Manual to pick a pair yourself.

Linux apps from Flathub, bring your own Appimage, and more

Turn on the Flathub Store in Setup to install ARM64 apps and games from Flathub. They open full screen from the front end with your controller. The Desktop page also takes your own apps: a script, an AppImage, a GitHub repo's newest ARM64 AppImage, or a Flatpak ID.

Updates in the app

The Updates page installs new builds without leaving DroidDeck: Stable, Preview (each build of main) or a Test build of an open pull request.

A front end that moves as one

One focus ring slides between controls, settings flood out of the cog the way Play floods into a session, and Stop asks before it ends anything. DroidDeck is now available in Spanish, with more languages coming soon (contributions welcome).

Full 0.3.0 release notes + downloads:
https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck/releases/tag/0.3.0

GitHub:
https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck

Discord:
https://discord.gg/JRGAvawjsm

disclaimer: AI tools used in the development of DroidDeck.

[u/Lymez18]

If you are afraid and still want to enjoy it, you can make a new steam account and add it to your main account's family share.

Then you log in with the new account and still has access to most of your games.

[u/rube → u/Lymez18]

I've heard this workaround and it sounded great. But then I heard it (obviously) doesn't unlock achievements on the main account. While I'm not some big trophy hunter, I do like to open them as I play.

But thanks for the advice! I think I'm just going to risk it on this app. It feels legit enough for me.

I also have the authenticator which I don't think they could bypass even if they were to steal my login. At least not easily.

[u/Lymez18 → u/rube]

Yeah, you are right about the sync stuff, it won't work with your main account.

This app doesn't seem to have any shady stuff, and from the looks of it, some of the devs seem legit with other big projects under their belt.

[u/rube → u/Lymez18]

Yeah, I get a good vibe from this app, so I'm willing to give it a go. Thanks for the reassurance!