Here’s a step-by-step guide to using the Heroic Game Launcher to play your Epic Games Store library on a Steam Deck.
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What’s Free in the Epic Games Store This Week?
0:00 Intro
0:24 Switching to Desktop Mode
0:40 Bringing up the Steam Deck Virtual Keyboard
1:09 Go To Your Games Library
1:40 Making the Game Appear in the Game Mode Interface
2:16 Viewing Non-Steam Games and Adding More Games
2:54 Additional C++ Install
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@bravesfan293147
July 31, 2025 at 9:08 am
Are the epic games free, or do you have to pay for them? Or is it like Steam where you can get some for free and pay for others?
@Despair6048
July 31, 2025 at 9:58 am
he said they are free whats so hard to understand?
@Gle-lv2fm
July 31, 2025 at 12:12 pm
@@Despair6048 wrong, some games are free but most are not. Next time read the question properly before giving wrong answers, is that hard to understand?
@Despair6048
July 31, 2025 at 12:24 pm
@@Gle-lv2fm Yeah, like all the games are free. What sense does that make?
@Gle-lv2fm
July 31, 2025 at 2:34 pm
@@Despair6048 you just answered “they are free” to someone asking “are Epic games free, or some are free and you pay for others?”, I guess good reading comprehension is not you thing 😂
@Despair6048
July 31, 2025 at 2:43 pm
I know what i did
@jfconaghan
July 31, 2025 at 9:28 am
Is this like the new game Unreal Kingdoms that I keep hearing about?
@CNET
July 31, 2025 at 7:41 pm
Read more about the Epic Games Store on CNET.com: What’s Free in the Epic Games Store This Week?
@jesusdaviddesousagallardo1561
July 31, 2025 at 7:50 pm
i need help pls, i tried your method and games do not work nor they ask me to install any missing files, so far tried with overcooked 2 and zenless zone zero but no luck…
@sergeyz1597
August 2, 2025 at 4:33 am
You should start your video – Fortnight will not work.
@deleon629
August 2, 2025 at 9:20 am
The launcher can be installed, but not all games share PC-level filing functionality, which means some games you can neither load saved files (cross devices) nor create new saves for, which means you’re running great games yet left to vanilla Nintendo system save options. Unfortunately, not many outlets are speaking on this “glitch” of sorts.
@Wukie
August 2, 2025 at 12:09 pm
I don’t see why so many people are so in love with the Steam Deck, I bought one a couple of weeks ago and it has all the problems of PC gaming: fan noise, gets warm, cannot download while in sleep mode (PlayStation and Switch do that)… It’s not bad but it still need lots of refinements, a regular gaming console is way more convenient in my opinion.
@dylanlee5342
August 3, 2025 at 1:12 am
Its a portable pc? If a pc cant download in rest then than a steam deck cant also. And duh its going to get warm, portable gaming device that can still play most console games ps4 and older or some made that was build for weaker devices
@Wukie
August 3, 2025 at 2:12 am
@@dylanlee5342what I’m saying is that I don’t find it so revolutionary. It’s a small PC, so? Every portable device is a “small PC”, a portable computer that can run games