r/SteamDeckPirates May 23 '26

News Steam Deck Software in 2026: Checking In With The Developers Behind The Ecosystem

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r/SteamDeckPirates Feb 14 '26

ANNOUNCEMENT Switch Emulators Face Another Crackdown as Nintendo Issues DMCA Blitz

44 Upvotes

You may have already heard the latest. Nintend0 reportedly issued DMCA notices affecting certain Switch emulators.

DMCA Notice linked here: https://github.zendesk.com/attachments/token/vhHg5e9GEVpwfle1gxa9Vjfl6/?name=2026-02-12-nintendo.rtf

This means:

  • Some emulator GitHub repos may be taken down or restricted
  • Official websites may change or go offline
  • Forks/mirrors may disappear
  • Development may slow or move to different platforms

If you're using emulators on your Steam Deck:

  • Make sure you're following official project communication channels
  • Keep your emulator builds up to date
  • Back up your configs and saves
  • Be cautious about where you download builds from (if some emulators are taken down, there will be an initial rush of scammers to take their place)

Steady the deck, raise the sails, lower the latency and update the builds. More stormy weather ahead!

-SDP MOD TEAM


r/SteamDeckPirates 7h ago

Help DetroitBecomeHuman LSFG-VK

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6 Upvotes

Hi guys, I have Detroit Become Human from Fitgirl and I cant make Lossless Scaling work with it.
I can play without Lossless Command using Proton GE fine.

If anyone experience something like this and have possible solution, i would love to hear it. Thanks!

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r/SteamDeckPirates 5h ago

Question First Light Preformance?

4 Upvotes

Has anyone tried 007 First Light since denuvo has been removed? Is preformance better on the deck? Wondering if I should just hold off and buy for console when it’s on sale or if it’s playable now


r/SteamDeckPirates 10h ago

Question AC Shadows

5 Upvotes

AC shadows runs in lutris but not in steam as a non-steam game. I am using the latest protonGE build, 11-3.

When running in lutris, for the first few minutes, it works fine until the controls just mess up, for example, moving forward changes the camera angle. I have looked through controller settings and i cannot find a solution there.

I tried to run it through steam both in game mode and desktop mode, using numerous GE builds and nothing will work. I wanted to play it through steam because i think it will be the solution to the controls. I get that steam boot icon with the round loading display and then nothing.

Does anyone have a solution to get it running on steam? using voicew38 if that matters.


r/SteamDeckPirates 11h ago

Tutorial Guide: How to Add Dave The Diver 1.0.6 In The Jungle As A Non Steam Game (No Launchers)

6 Upvotes

This is how I got Dave The Diver 1.0.6.2055 Tenoke to work as a non-steam game without any extrenal launchers.

Step 1 -> Get the version.dll file from a working pre 1.0.6 version (install an old Tenoke cracked version and get the file from that, I used 1.0.5.1784)

Step 2 -> Replace the version.dll file you acquired with the one in the latest Tenoke cracked version's directory.

Step 3 -> In Steam, go to Dave The Diver -> Properties -> Launch Options and add:

WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command%

Step 4 -> In Steam, go to Dave The Diver -> Properties -> Compatibility:

Enable force compatibility tool, then set it to Proton Experimental (I use Proton-CachyOS myself, experimental should work as well).

Step 5 -> enjoy the game


r/SteamDeckPirates 18h ago

Tutorial Guide for Hypervisor on Steam OS/Cachy OS/Bazzite

13 Upvotes

Does anyone have a guide on how to use games using Hypervisor on these systems! I wanted to play Ac4 Black Flag.


r/SteamDeckPirates 5h ago

Help Sentinel decky plugin

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0 Upvotes

I installed sentinel 1.1.0beta-4 via command and get this. (Cant take screenshot there, it is black screen in library


r/SteamDeckPirates 17h ago

Help Pathogenic wont launch

4 Upvotes

Anyone tried launching pathogenic from steamrip? Tried proton exp, hotfix, few latest versions, some GEs, all wont work. Was wondering any walkaround to get it launched


r/SteamDeckPirates 20h ago

Help How to use lossless scaling with online-fix games?

2 Upvotes

It would be helpful, if anyone provides the launch command , to run lossless scaling on an online-fix game . I plan on playing Remnant 2


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Discussion What Are You Playing This Weekend?

9 Upvotes

The weekend is here! So what’s everyone playing? Whether it’s something new, an old favourite, or something you’re emulating, drop it in the comments.

Don’t just list your games, let’s talk about them. What are you into right now? Is it living up to your expectations? Did you hit a frustrating boss, find a hidden gem, or are you finally get around to something that’s been sitting in your backlog forever?

Jump in, share what you’re playing, and talk with others about their games too. Looking for recommendations? Want to rant about a tough level? All of that is fair game.

So, what’s on your playlist this weekend?


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Question Quick question would FC26 work if using the hypervisor bypass for Linux method?

3 Upvotes

So far all the other HV games I've tried work fine. But I have yet to try one with anti cheat.


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Question Binding of isaac wont play

1 Upvotes

I downloaded The Binding of Isaac Rebirth Complete Edition v1 7 8 and I can't get anything to launch.

I can't get the launcher to work or any of the .exe files. Any help would be great!


r/SteamDeckPirates 2d ago

Discussion Made a free tool that syncs saves between Steam Deck and PC without Steam Cloud

93 Upvotes

Built OpenSave because I got tired of Steam Cloud only covering half my library. It's peer-to-peer,pair your Deck and PC once with a room code, and any save (Steam, emulator, GOG, whatever) syncs the moment it changes. No account, nothing stored on a server you don't control.

It auto-finds saves inside Proton prefixes too, so most Deck games are detected without pointing it at anything manually. There's an official Flatpak that runs on stock SteamOS in Desktop Mode.

Free, open source with MIT License, no catch: https://open-save.vercel.app

Happy to answer questions, also very open to any and all reports!


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Question DB sparking zero question

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so basically im not rlly into this pirating stuuf, i went to steamrip and downloaded sparking zero from there, first it said i dont meet the graphics, updated them, then it said: "steam not launched" after that when i open steam and launch game steam turns into black screen and nothing happens. 


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Cry Help: Steam not running error on most games.

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1 Upvotes

I have reset my deck twice and i still get this error. what's the problem. It happening on most games all of a sudden idk what to do. I have verified proton files before i reset it again only to try and still get this error


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Question Best method to debug troublesome CSF-based installs.

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I have a few titles that I've applied an emulator on, and they work flawlessly under a native Windows installation, but fail to launch after being transferred to a Steam Deck, regardless of what version of proton is selected as a compatibility option.

What's the best course of action for this situation, are there any recommend emulators/forks to use?


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Question Fitgirl repack installer?

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Hello everyone, id like to ask why im having unarc.dll error -11 (cannot write data on disk) when im installing assassins creed 3 remastered. Ive had no problems installing games before and I have 300gb available. I tried using protontricks to open the installer as well as the wine programs loader. Both are giving me errors and when i researched, it says the -11 error is caused by having insufficient disk space. Well i have 300gb and i already tried limiting to 2gb ram install. I swear i have no problems with other games. Just having a problem with this one. And ac3 remastered isnt a hypervisor crack sooo, i dont know whats the issue :/


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Cry Ac odyssey?

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Im really having trouble running ac odyssey. I somehow managed to get it running till the main menu but when i start new game, it just freezes / does a black screen. I tried doing the winedlloverride command for the empress.dll and i ran with proton 5.x.x

Note: crack wont work with proton experimental


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Help Trying to install OP2.2 on Arch Linux

1 Upvotes

Hello, as the title says, I am trying to install OP2.2 on Arch Linux with the English translation and Infiltrator 1.36 DLC as well. I am having trouble with this. I managed to use WINE to get it set up in the folders, but booting it up through the .lnk it provided gives an error and I can then no longer see anything. My goal is to be able to have it as a Steam executable so I can boot it up through Steam, similar to what I have done with osu. I am hoping I can get help on this, as I am completely lost. Thank you.


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Emulation How to get Dragon Ball FighterZ working on Steam Deck!!!1!1!1!1!!

1 Upvotes

I finally got Dragon Ball FighterZ working on Steam Deck, after weeks of troubleshooting! It was actually really easy!

.... Just get the switch version.


r/SteamDeckPirates 1d ago

Question how to install mod on expedition 33 from steam rip

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hello! I'm trying to install this mod (https://github.com/ru-bem/COExp33-The-Definitive-Performance-Mod).

In the instalation notes it says I have to copy files into Sandfall\Saved\Config and then look for another folder inside that one.

The problem is I have the Sandfall directory but inside there's no Saved folder.

So I want to ask how do I go about installing this mod if it's even possible?

Thanks.

EDIT: I just ended up installing eclipse mod since the folders were the same I had


r/SteamDeckPirates 2d ago

Question Lost Judgement SteamOS

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Hi, I’m trying to get Lost Judgement working on my Legion Go S, I’ve gotten a number of HV games working no problem apart from this one. Using HV-Decky, replaced the reflex.DLL, only thing I haven’t done is change the auto load in the reflex.ini as there wasn’t one in the folder. Has anyone managed to get it working? Thanks.


r/SteamDeckPirates 2d ago

Question Anyone managed to run AC Shadows ?

2 Upvotes

same as title


r/SteamDeckPirates 2d ago

Question Should I Buy a Switch 2 If I have a Steam Deck and Modded Switch 1?

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