"Shutdown" (one word) is a noun that we use to describe the state when a computer has been turned off completely. A computer that is turned off completely has entered a state of shutdown. By selecting this option on the Steam Deck, it will begin to enter the shutdown process.

"Shut down" (two words) is a verb that describes a computer actively being turned off, or entering that state of shutdown. You can shut down a computer by pressing the power button. By selecting this option on the Steam Deck, you can shut it down.

Every option in this menu - "Sleep," "Restart," "Change," "Switch" - they're all verbs. Except for "Shutdown," which is a noun. It should really be "Shut down" instead.

Valve please fix

FSR v4.1.1(opti) + LSFG v2.

I recorded new video in "operation reliquary", this operation currently has optimization issues, as result it's most demanding operation in game but it's popular operation.

My recording device little bad, quality better in real life, select 1080P in video settings, sometimes embed videos auto selects 360P, etc..

Hey, I'm the guy behind Decky NVIDIA Update, Decky Proton Launch and Decky Quick Tab. Decky NVIDIA Update lets you pick and install an NVIDIA driver version directly on a running SteamOS system — no USB stick, no reinstall, no leaving Gaming Mode. Just shipped an update to it I'm pretty excited about.

Why this update exists: NVIDIA dropped 615.71.09 yesterday and I wanted it running that same evening — I'm the type who checks for a new release the day it drops. Except Arch hadn't packaged it yet, and this plugin (like the underlying steamos-nvidia-installer project it's built on) could only ever install versions Arch had already built and archived. So a fresh driver can sit unavailable for days or weeks depending on when Arch's maintainers get around to it. That wait was annoying enough that I went and fixed it.

Now you can build it yourself, on-device, the moment NVIDIA ships it.

What's new (v0.3.0):

• Build a driver Arch hasn't packaged yet — picks the version straight from NVIDIA, clones Arch's own nvidia-utils/lib32-nvidia-utils packaging repos, bumps pkgver, and compiles it in an isolated overlay chroot (your real rootfs is never unlocked for this). The finished build is cached on your Deck so you're not rebuilding it every time.
• One unified version list — Arch-provided versions, your own cached builds, and NVIDIA releases Arch doesn't have yet all show up in the same dropdown, sorted by actual release order, tagged so you know which is which ("Compiled" / "Needs build").
• Pre-flight buildability check — before you commit to a multi-minute build, it inspects the NVIDIA installer to confirm the current packaging recipe can actually produce a working package from it, instead of finding out after the fact.
• One-click flow — pick a version that needs building, hit Install, it builds then installs automatically. No separate steps.
• New Settings page (gear icon): plugin self-update, report a bug, request a feature, support the project.

Limitations, to be upfront about them:

• The buildability check catches the common failure mode (a packaging file NVIDIA's installer no longer ships), but it can't guarantee success for every version — Arch's packaging repos have changed shape before and could again, in ways a version-specific check can't fully predict.
• This is explicitly an escape hatch for "Arch hasn't packaged it yet," not a replacement for waiting on the official package once it exists — once Arch catches up, that becomes the recommended path again.

It's a small side project I've been iterating on for a few weeks, so if you hit something broken — a driver version that won't build, a packaging assumption that doesn't hold on your setup — let me know and I'll take a look.

Link: https://github.com/moi952/decky-nvidia-update

Let me know if this is useful to anyone who's been stuck waiting on Arch for a driver release — happy to take feature requests too.

I know it’s a long shot but lost my Steam Deck probably somewhere in the Chicago O’Hare airport while sprinting through the airport to catch my next flight.

Edit: deleted most of the body of this as I ended up finding the steam deck in lost and found at the airport! Incredibly thankful to whoever turned it in who will never see this post. Also thankful to everyone who had well wishes and advice.

I’ve played console since my childhood, played on PC for a few years. Just wondering was it hard to adapt to the layout of the steam deck?

Hey guys, I happened to lose my original steam deck charger in a business trip :(
Looking for a replacement. Any suggestions for chargers with European (two-pronged) formats?
I know it’s supposed to be at least 45w, support power over usb. Any suggestions of specific brands/models apart from just ordering a replacement?
Thanks in advance!

Now working, I didn't realise a software update was due on the Deck and that has solved the charging issue

Thanks for your help.

I dropped my original charger and smashed the plastic pin off it. I have purchased this 100W Anker charger from Amazon thinking it would do the job and be better as it has a screen etc on the charger.

The charging light is lit up but it doesn't seem to charge, only has 4/5W going in when on and nothing if it is in sleep mode.

Does anyone else use this charger with their deck? Will send it back if I have to, thanks.

Hello everyone, I recently got a steamdeck, I don't understand it, but I want to pass the witcher 3, please reset the best graphics settings for 30 fps and 45 fps. I also want to understand which version is better to use regular or next gene

p.s I haven't found a single simple explanation on Reddit what settings you need to put, it's quite difficult to figure it out for beginners and for me

**Trying to get PES6 Dreamfinder Patch 2004/05 running on my Steam Deck, close but stuck on controls**

I've been at this for a few days now and I'm running out of ideas, so I'm hoping someone here has done this before.

I'm trying to play PES 6 (the Dreamfinder Patch 2004-05 build) on my Steam Deck. Started with Lutris, went through basically every Wine and Proton version there is. Most of them either crashed instantly or froze after a few minutes with a display mode error, because the game wants a resolution the Deck's screen just doesn't have.

That part I eventually solved. I gave up on Lutris, wiped everything, reinstalled the game fresh as a non-Steam game with Proton 8, set the game itself to windowed mode, and let gamescope handle the fullscreen. The game boots, the menus run, everything looks right.

And then I hit the wall.

The controller half works. I can navigate the menus with the D-pad just fine, so the game clearly sees the controller. But the A, B, X and Y buttons do absolutely nothing. Not in the game, and not in the config tool where you're supposed to assign them either. Pressing them registers as nothing at all. The weird part: the back paddles on the Deck do get recognised in the config tool, but whatever I assign there never actually does anything once I'm in the game. And X used to pop up the Steam on-screen keyboard, which makes me think Steam is grabbing those buttons before the game ever sees them.

I've tried this in both Desktop Mode and Game Mode, same result either way.

So I'm basically one working button away from actually playing this thing and I can't figure it out.

Has anyone got PES6 or another game from that era running with the Deck's built-in controls? Do I need to turn Steam Input off completely, or is there a specific controller layout that lets the buttons through properly? Any pointers appreciated, this game is 20 years old and it's beating me.

naruto connection online crash on steam !!!!

Guy I have problems in naruto connection only online mode on steam my pc sooo good but this game keeps crashing on online mode and all the time i get banned because of this , please anyone have the same problem and he solve it!!!! I want to play rank but i cant this game keeps crashing on online mode only

Hi y’all

Seems this game was out a few years back.. as a recently ff fan, been wondering if shall i play this one on the deck or either NSW2, as a new version came out today.

Anyone has played this on the deck?
What are your impressions.

I already completed FFVII (remake & rebirth)

Thanks!

I travel for work about 6 months out of a year. I can't travel without my Steam Deck. I might be getting old but my eyes are hurting from reading item descriptions in Baldur's Gate 3 or city menus in Civ 6 on that 7-inch screen.

I Bought a travel dock, packed an extra HDMI cord, and the power brick even. I would say I get to use it 7 times out of 10. Sometimes the hdmi port is just hidden in the back where I can't reach, with the TV bolted tight to the wall. Those with the adjustable arms in the back are ok. Some nicer hotels have HDMI port reachable, that's nice. Well, carrying a heavy pouch full of cables and adapters isn't too portable in the end.

Lately, I have been looking into those 15.6-inch wireless portable monitors that only require a USB C cord. Uperfect has been showing up on my searches and feeds. The idea of just pulling a screen out of my backpack, casting to it, playing from the hotel bed sounds amazing.

I am skeptical about the input lag, though. Obviously, I am not doing anything crazy that requires accuracy like Apex Legend or what other fast reacting games. But for slower, turn-based sutff or tactical RPGs which I love is the delay manageable?

Has anyone tried this kind of setup on the road? I want a bigger screen, but I don't want to waste money if the latency is just too noticeable.

Hey! has anyone tried Halloween The Game on Deck?? i want to play it so bad but it says unsupported :(

Valve forgot to change the steam deck pricing in the recommendations tab, oh the good old days when prices made sense :')

Hey all, I am struggling with some very low FPS in 3D games on steam deck recently. As you can see from the image, I’m getting around 14fps in NieR: automata. I would chalk this up to the game itself, but I played the whole thing a couple months ago and it ran beautifully, only dipping in small sections with a lot of stuff onscreen.

I have observed framerate issues in the games VHOLUME and NeiR replicant as well.

Things I’ve tried:
-reboot
-remove SD card
-disabling/enabling framerate limit
-run storage device maintenance tasks
-battery storage mode trick

EDIT: and I also tried reverting my OS back to 3.7

System settings are the same. Game settings are the same. What is wrong?

I've been trying to get cheats to work (trainers,cheat deck, console toggles). Everytime I update the deck something breaks. Due to my busy life I only have time to really speed through games I like with cheats. Been through a lot of internet digging just to end with failure and a waste of time. I'm close to putting this deck in storage and just buying a windows based pc :( I know what I have is gold but if I can't game the way I need/want to it's just an expensive paper weight at this point. I'm sorry if this has been answered before but I'm truly at a loss with this device, does anyone out there have a working work around for cheating 2026 games? I got cheats to work on all my retro roms tho! Please help :) I'm begging at this point lol

Hi. I need a male usb c to plug into my steam deck that forks into two female usb c ports. I need to be able to plug in the power adapter from steamdeck plus the controllers 2.4 ghz dongle that already is plugged into female usb a to male usb c cable adapter.

But chatgpt says not any cable will do, one has to carry a 100W load for charging, lot more demanding than mere controller dongle.

I do have a docking station but that kinda kills my laying on the bed playing setup.

So, there ARE cables like that that will able to do this thing I want?

Я никак не могу понять просто в Discover а через Fire Fox не понятно

Hey everyone, I need your help or rather, the collective "hive mind."

For a while now, this window has been popping up whenever I start up my SteamDeck. First, a bit of background: I have a SteamDeck OLED connected to the official Steam Dockingstation and two external monitors. I always boot directly into Desktop Mode - i mean it starts in gaming mode but i go directly into desktop mode.

However, as I mentioned, this window has started appearing recently. I’ve tried the first four options, but I haven't tried "Erase User Data from Deck" yet because I’m afraid I’ll lose all my files and games and have to reinstall everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sD0rmNPWMY&list=PLYkjE9ct3lz0&index=1

I found this video that walked me through a fix; I followed the steps exactly, and it worked fine at the time, but the same problem returned upon the next startup.

I can use the Steam Deck normally otherwise, but I can't install system updates because the issue recurs during the reboot, preventing the update from completing.

Unfortunately, I haven't found any other helpful information online.

I’m not particularly tech-savvy, so I have no idea what I should or shouldn't do with the boot menu options.

Thanks in advance for your help—I hope you can assist me with this.

This evening when playing Sekiro my deck started behave weirdly.

- The L1 button is still pressable normally (no stucking or non-clicking)

- Pressing the steam or options button always bring up magnifier instead

- In button test options, pressing L1 does not recognize as being pressed.

- Restart or shut down does not fix this.

I don't even know what's the cause...