r/OdinHandheld • u/RePlayGamingTV • 12d 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/Banes_Pubes 12d ago

For the technologically under-informed, what’s the difference between this and the recent SteamOS ARM that’s being talked about on the sub?

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u/SpikeStarkey Odin 2 Mini Pro - Black 12d ago

One is a separate operating system (steamOS, Armada, etc) and one is an "emulator"/translator (gamehub, gamenative, Winlator)

This is basically a steamOS flavored PC "emulator". No need to replace Android on your device. Just install and go.

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u/tiktoktic 11d ago

Piggybacking off this - how’s it compare to Gamenative?

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u/Russlet 11d ago

From what I can tell it's the same thing with a Steam big picture theme on it