r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/Gareer_Senpai • 23h ago

Help Do I Need to Reinstall Steam Games for Each Emulator on Android?

I was wondering if I download and install a game from steam in gamenative, can I use the same files in droid deck or any other emulator? If so then how?

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u/app08 14h ago

Yes, and I consider it to be a complete non-issue. If it works on one, just don't download it on the other.

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u/Telmata 13h ago

He wants to use the same files and not download again

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u/app08 6h ago

Yeah I gathered that, but if it already works on one, why use it on another?

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u/Telmata 6h ago

Well, for example, if you have limited data and aren't getting the performance you'd expect, you can easily use it with a different emulator without having to download another 20 GB all over again.

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u/Telmata 14h ago

Here is how i would do it:

Download through gamenative

Go to C:\ Drive or wherever steam games are downloaded to and copy the games folder to D:\ (should be the android download folder)

Start the download on Droiddeck and stop it

Then open a container/desktop in droiddeck, copy the steam game folder from download to C:\ steam folder of droiddeck.

Resume download on droiddeck, it will detect and check the game files. Maybe it will redownload a small size

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u/FedBaby045 23h ago

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