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Play Epic Store Games on Your Steam Deck
One of the first things you’ll want to do with a Steam Deck handheld gaming PC is figure out how to install non-Steam games on it. I’ve already gotten some games from GOG.com running on the Steam Deck, but following this tutorial from Gaming On Linux (an excellent website and YouTube channel) got me playing…
SheepyChris
March 7, 2022 at 3:58 pm
It would be great if you guys could credit who made this guide to begin with, hard to digest that something like CNET would suddenly become experts at Linux right after Gaming on Linux uploads their guides and content…
Jersh
March 7, 2022 at 4:01 pm
Could have an added the mention at the start from the dude who you learned this from. Not just in the article
The Flip 🇵🇭
March 7, 2022 at 4:06 pm
I just want to play the Shenmue Trilogy, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and God Of War (2018) on the go. I think my phone covers most retro games up to GameCube/Wii. Has all my top 25 favorites from 3rd to 6th gen. Deck will handle 7th and 8th gens.
kaz
March 7, 2022 at 4:16 pm
Not to fussed getting this to run because I have xbox series s I am having one more ps5 exclusive on the go steam games I can not play on the xbox
Nutty McCashew
March 7, 2022 at 4:24 pm
Would be cool, but that would require using the Epic store, no thanks.
Chippym8
March 7, 2022 at 6:20 pm
Lol
tld8102
March 7, 2022 at 4:27 pm
Can you run Microsoft simulator 2020 on the steam deck? Like imagine tilting like and ipad to turn the plane
Mantis: Mega Outlaw Star Fan
March 7, 2022 at 4:28 pm
“One of the first things you’ll want to do with a Steam Deck handheld gaming PC is figure out how to install non-Steam games on it.”
Oh really? That’s quite the assumption. I play my Windows games through Steam so I don’t need Epic freebies on my Deck. Emulators, yes. (Really not hard to add emulators to the library though.) Just not sure why you think everyone wants to know how to put Epic on a Deck. Tim lost his battle against Steam for a reason. A lot of people really do not like Epic, and most of those who do use the launcher run off as soon as they’ve got their easy pickings.
Moskeeto
March 8, 2022 at 4:53 am
Epic has somehow convinced games media that the amount of people mooching on them for free games is larger than it is. There’s a reason games still make sure to release on Steam as soon as their exclusivity contracts are up though. There’s just a lot more users on Steam actually willing to pay for their games for a good experience on a superior platform.
Arrow Knee
March 8, 2022 at 5:32 am
There will be plenty of people who will want to run the different launchers on this. I’m not a huge fan of the epic store as its feature set is lacking, and it is very slow to load between different areas. But getting my gog library on the deck when I get one will be huge for me.
TechViewer
March 7, 2022 at 4:49 pm
Does it work with Blizzards launcher? If so what games work?
Marco Pereira
March 7, 2022 at 4:52 pm
I just order a 512gb model on Friday lol finally pre-order, but obviously it’s going to be a loooooong time before my order is even available, but gives me time to decide if I want to keep it or not. Especially since there might be more competition in this space + a steam deck 2 maybe next year. Thanks for showing us how to install Epic games store.
Jay T
March 8, 2022 at 10:04 pm
Why would they release a “Steam Deck 2” next year.
Manaurys Suazo
March 7, 2022 at 5:21 pm
So you basically took someone works posted as your own with no reference to the original creator, how nice it most be
Nayibmc
March 7, 2022 at 5:36 pm
Please credit GamingOnLinux
Ddarke11
March 7, 2022 at 5:40 pm
I love the versatility of a Steam Deck, but oof, that was clear as mud.
NobodyButCat
March 7, 2022 at 5:42 pm
that’s illegal LMAO ntr steam
LostThoughts909
March 7, 2022 at 5:49 pm
You guys came up with this all by yourselves? 🤔
Perry Goodheart
March 7, 2022 at 5:56 pm
Great video! waiting for my order email!!!!
Zombl337
March 7, 2022 at 6:14 pm
or dont use EGS at all, and when it dies out, all of those games will come to steam
Zer01neDev
March 7, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Can i know you’r Keyboard please ?
BlackWorm
March 7, 2022 at 7:06 pm
Actually a much better way of getting Epic games running on Linux is to install the Heroic launcher. Because this launcher is built for Linux, it has scripts that’ll help you set up these Windows games properly to work.
Ronin van der Werke
March 8, 2022 at 3:53 pm
Isn’t that not available due to steam os being write only?
prof ty
March 8, 2022 at 4:23 pm
tried this, you cannot get games to actually launch from the steam UI for epic or GOG (it just fails) and for me cloud saves did not work at all.
BlackWorm
March 8, 2022 at 4:27 pm
@prof ty Works fine for me. Install ProtonUP-QT so that you can add Proton-GE support to Heroic. Then install the games using the Heroic launcher. You can then if you want to, add the games as non-steam games to the Steam UI.
Viktor Pettersson
March 8, 2022 at 4:51 pm
@Ronin van der Werke what?
iOS&Droid718
March 9, 2022 at 12:27 am
Will that launcher (HEROIC) you mentioned work with 2k games? Looking to grab one to play GTAV and WWE2K22 just to highlight some games I’ll be playing full time.
Wakko Warner
March 7, 2022 at 10:29 pm
Dan is looking more and more like Gaben the Wise each day 👍🎅 and I approve.
M Wish
March 7, 2022 at 10:42 pm
Neat video. But I won’t contaminate my Steam Deck with Epic’s garbage.
acwbit
March 7, 2022 at 10:58 pm
Heroic launcher is better
rick mcintosh
March 7, 2022 at 11:37 pm
Lol. Wonderful piece of hardware, that much I have to say.
Brett Dickstein
March 8, 2022 at 12:06 am
That’s amazing! Thank you!
logirex
March 8, 2022 at 1:39 am
If only you could add windows on the steam deck with the “promised” drivers 😉
ALL HANDS ON STEAM DECK
March 8, 2022 at 4:08 am
GABE TOLD AMD TO TAKE THIER TIME GETTING THOSE DRIVERS OUT FOR WINDOWS ON THE STEAM DECK THATS THE WORD IVE HEARD
Vincent Kang
March 8, 2022 at 5:59 am
My question is how is Linux performance versus windows performance.
Manny B.
March 8, 2022 at 10:39 am
Is good and improving daily. Some games Linux is more performant , on a few others windows is a bit more but not really worth the hassle unless is a game not compatible with the Linux Proton layer.
So unless you want to run games that don’t run at all (like some kind of anti cheat) then not worth the time installing windows.
gilkesisking
March 8, 2022 at 11:09 am
Use the Heroic launcher but NEVER pay for games from EPIC to run on Linux, they don’t support the system and will NOT help you or refund you if it doesn’t work or an update breaks it. Free games only, thank me later.
언제나 내곁에 고양이
March 8, 2022 at 3:34 pm
Ark survival possible or impossible?
Mr B
March 8, 2022 at 5:44 pm
Hi My Steam deck Confirmed for q3 2022 so around october 2022
Osama Anees
March 8, 2022 at 9:27 pm
Heroic launcher is better.