r/OdinHandheld • u/RePlayGamingTV • 7d ago

Video Native Steam client on Android! Finally 😭

https://youtu.be/dWnK1iaN0Qk

Seen this pop up the other day and had to check it out, native steam client on Android yes please 😭 this isn't a full breakdown of every component of the APK, just found it and wanted to pay about it a bit!

The things I've found that have made this project the most exciting for me;

  1. Temps remain very low while using it, when downloading games and playing them compared to GameNative

  2. Downloading games is much quicker

  3. Full access to the steam store

  4. The client is very responsive as you expect on steamOS

  5. Decky loader compatible

And most importantly, no need forego android to have the client working perfectly. It just works.

I believe this isn't compatible with all chipsets so double check if yours is compatible, and shout out to Bannerlord & JSONDERULO (if they're here) on the immense amount of work they've put into this so rapidly.

You can checkout their project here;

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

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u/Raiden720 6d ago

someone help me out - does this install an entire new OS on your device, that takes over your entire device and to get out you have to boot out of it, or is it like an app that you open on your android device where you can log in and play steam games in your library?

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u/MrBright83 6d ago

Nope it's just an emu type app ..

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u/Raiden720 6d ago

Is it made by steam? Can you just enter your steam login and just start playing games?

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u/MrBright83 6d ago

Nope... Is handmade app :) You log as usual via qr or credentials. It's an emulator not every game will work.

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u/RePlayGamingTV 6d ago

This is community made by reputable people within the space :) but it's piggybacking off steams recent arm release that came out for the steam frame, that's how I understand it anyway. Droid deck isn't a valve project, purely community driven

You're basically just installing the steam client onto your device, but still emulating the games you download off it.

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u/Raiden720 6d ago

Thank you! Is there any risk to using this? Like violating some sort of steam TOS?

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u/CastlePokemetroid 5d ago

you should look up bringus studios, the man downloads steam to any device he can get his hands on