I haven't done this yet(waiting for my sd card),but your walkthrough was definitely good to get me to make games run on steam deck! Please keep up on walkthroughs. You the man👍
Thanks for the guide, some setups cause problems on Steam, I found the solution as follows, I installed the game I was going to install on the window, copied the installed game to USB and copied it to Steamdeck, added the exe to steam and managed to run it that way.
I wonder if there is a way to use bottles to install it and then copy over the games files from there. I am having issues with some games. It goes through the install but then it doesn’t seem to save the install anywhere on the steam deck file system
Great video. I been quite successful getting most pc games to work (GTA IV, Hitman, etc...) but was having trouble with Nier Automata repacked. Seen my errors first 5 minutes, can't wait to try your method tonight!
Did you get it to work? iirc Automata ran like ass on PC in general without a fix. I know I had a bad experience with hardware that was well beyond the recommended specs
@@EvidenceFragmentary i totally forgot about this 😑. I got sidetracked and started tinkering with Model 3 emulation, Kotor on Yuzu, etc...etc... short version: YES it launched! I followed Aliens method but with a .iso mounted. Long version: never played or heard of this game ever before watching various RUclips list covering the game and I was interested. But im coming from being a regular console gamer, I don't know the level of what is trash to you, also never even dawned on me to look past the menu screen to see if it even ran til just now. But I fired it up just now and it was pretty sweet, my spaceship turned into a mech, and that blew me away! So give it a shot and maybe you'll know how to set it to your liking (and share them tips in case im running garbage)
@@hellzonehz1416 results do vary depending on what your trying to launch but everything is explained in this video, what issues are you having? Or what steps are you getting lost, I cannot hijack the video, but I'm willing to help
Hi ARG i noticed in this video that you had a trainer on your steam deck, i was wondering which one it was and how about a video on installing it on your steam deck. By the way great work on your videos which are very informative to a new steam deck user. Keep up the good work..
The game I tried installing was going for 4 hours with no change. No remaining time gets added, the loading bar stays at 0%. I have no idea what im doing wrong.
Love the videos man! I appreciate your info greatly. Is there any guidance on how to move the quacked games from the SD card to the hard drive of the steam deck? Sorry kinda a noob.... lol
Thanks for the guide. I have been trying to install Transformers: War For Cybertron on the Deck and it just won’t launch. I’ve tried to install using your method, installation via Lutris and the old drag and drop existing install (Steam and PC builds) and no dice. Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated. I have the WFC games on PS3 but love handheld gaming too much. Keep up the great work all.
try other versions of patreon when you get to the part force compatibility layer and keep trying till you find one that works but failing that not all games will run on the deck.
Subscribed and success!!! I couldn't find that critical file setup.exe in my repack. Was weird because it launches on PC and the Steam OS recognize it but still required purchase... but I kept getting ERROR 1 launching the game. So after researching more, I found my .iso copy, mounted it and found that setup.exe file i needed to complete your method. And it worked flawlessly 👌 I need a huge favor, I searched your channel , do you have a tutorial to setup Xenia on Steam Deck? No one has a real tutorial uploaded on getting this running, just a bunch of showcase videos 🙏🙏
Your steps still works for me. Steam needs a better approach, installing games like this is very sloppy. A keyboard is needed for sure. The onboard keyboard will cover the typing area.
This is not how you would install a game that you bought. This is piracy stuff, you either put up or shut up and buy the game from the steam store so that you dont have to do all of this.
So im trying out this method for elden ring using fitgirl, managed to get to the point to setup but it seems to be stuck unpacking, not even past 0.1%, not sure of the reason why unless anyone else here knows?
i was able to install god of war with this method from fitgirl repack but now i cannot install batman arkham knight. error shows checkransum error i tried installing dbz kakarot with fitgirl error shows insufficient ram/internal storage which doesnt make sense
So I followed the instructions here but every time I turn on my steamdeck the repack installed apps don't work in steam and I have to add the .exe to steam again and that wipes all the saves in the game . Anyone else having this issue?
I was running at low settings and I didn't change anything else. I no longer have the steam deck due to getting Legion Go so I can't go back and have a look.
Do I need to have the internet on all the time to start the game and play or is it enough to use the internet to enter steam and start the game and I can play without internet?
Hi. Thank you for the great tutorial. I followed your guide for installing dodi replaced Forza horizon 5 but when I run the game it start another process and prompt to purchase the game. How do I fix this?
if i already installed the game on my pc then copy the folder of the game from windows to steam deck and set up the proton and add as nonsteam games will that work as well?
I have several games working this way. A few working that I tried are Wild West, Gotham Knight, Ready or Not, Deep Space 2, Battlefield Hardline, Ao Tennis 2 and PGA 2K21 to name a few
this is another way to add games yes so drop the games folder and add a non steam game and point to it's exe and then test a few different proton versions. It is very much a trial and error system with non steam games.
When i start the game It send me to the store... Help me please! GoW and Spider-Man both the same, Do i have to use Proton Exoerimental or GE Proton instead?
ohh its work , and installed to D drive in my case , but what if we not apply steam compact mounts command ? is this still work to choose D drive usually ?
Isdone.dll is my error code trying to download max payne 3.. I'm new to computer gaming period so this is my first pc so I have no idea how to do anything.. plz help
I haven't done this yet(waiting for my sd card),but your walkthrough was definitely good to get me to make games run on steam deck! Please keep up on walkthroughs. You the man👍
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the guide, some setups cause problems on Steam, I found the solution as follows, I installed the game I was going to install on the window, copied the installed game to USB and copied it to Steamdeck, added the exe to steam and managed to run it that way.
I wonder if there is a way to use bottles to install it and then copy over the games files from there. I am having issues with some games. It goes through the install but then it doesn’t seem to save the install anywhere on the steam deck file system
Will it work if i copy using the C type connected to SD from pc ?
I don’t even have a steam deck but I found this tutorial enjoyable
I fucking love this idea.
Shout out to DODI who's in the hospital right now.
Wishing him / her a speedy recovery
Did he get Quacked?
he got shot in ukraine ?
Get well soon mate
@@lufasumafalu5069 he's Indonesian dude.
You the MVP, ARG. I feel so ready to roll once I get my Deck.
Great video. I been quite successful getting most pc games to work (GTA IV, Hitman, etc...) but was having trouble with Nier Automata repacked. Seen my errors first 5 minutes, can't wait to try your method tonight!
Glad I could help
Did you get it to work? iirc Automata ran like ass on PC in general without a fix. I know I had a bad experience with hardware that was well beyond the recommended specs
@@EvidenceFragmentary i totally forgot about this 😑. I got sidetracked and started tinkering with Model 3 emulation, Kotor on Yuzu, etc...etc... short version: YES it launched! I followed Aliens method but with a .iso mounted.
Long version: never played or heard of this game ever before watching various RUclips list covering the game and I was interested. But im coming from being a regular console gamer, I don't know the level of what is trash to you, also never even dawned on me to look past the menu screen to see if it even ran til just now. But I fired it up just now and it was pretty sweet, my spaceship turned into a mech, and that blew me away! So give it a shot and maybe you'll know how to set it to your liking (and share them tips in case im running garbage)
Can you explain how you run repacks??
@@hellzonehz1416 results do vary depending on what your trying to launch but everything is explained in this video, what issues are you having? Or what steps are you getting lost, I cannot hijack the video, but I'm willing to help
Great job.. some people just follow the steps blindly, which you should never do. You have to understand the steps, and you did great explaining that.
This is how ive already been installing them! I somehow figured it out lol thank you for making me feel smart 😅
I will try this when I get home, it really seems more practical than most methods. THANKS 🤙
You should have way more subs. I've subbed. Keep up the good work bud.
Fantastic, money was the only thing stopping me from playing all these amazing games on the go. Not any longer 😈😈😈😈
Hi ARG i noticed in this video that you had a trainer on your steam deck, i was wondering which one it was and how about a video on installing it on your steam deck. By the way great work on your videos which are very informative to a new steam deck user. Keep up the good work..
Awesome job. Thanks man. Just what I needed. Auto sub and like
Thank you, this helped a lot. I will like and subscribe for your easy to follow video.
Thanks for the sub!
EXTREMELY HELPFUL!
Glad you think so!
you look like bubbles from trailer park boys!! i love that show, tysm for the info
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Going to try this for Transformers War for Cybertron when I get home. Tried 2 different downloads last night. Didn't go so well.
Great Job, thanx from France
Thanks for the video!
Thanks alot very informative im having a blast!!
You good man, ty for help me i owe you a lot
Bro, you're a legend.
Fantastic. fitgirl repack worked on the steam deck. took ages for the setup though. few hours. maybe dodi is faster?
They are both about the same.
Awesome tutorial thanks man! Time to sail the seven seas with a bottle of rum ;)
Rock on!
this really works, even with elamigos games for example.
Thanks for the video. It was really helpful!
You're welcome!
Awesome explanation. Kudos to you!
The game I tried installing was going for 4 hours with no change. No remaining time gets added, the loading bar stays at 0%. I have no idea what im doing wrong.
Same here, any updates?
Love the videos man! I appreciate your info greatly. Is there any guidance on how to move the quacked games from the SD card to the hard drive of the steam deck? Sorry kinda a noob.... lol
this is all i needed to know 1:54 thanks
Hi. is there any downside to installing the repack on a Windows PC then just copying the installed folder with the .exe file over to the Steam Deck?
you can do that and i have seen loads of videos with people doing it and i can't see any downside to it.
Did it work?
@@climaxic3517 It does, I had done it 2 times and both of them worked
@@anjigo5974 thanks for taking the time to reply ! I'm gonna try it myself, appreciated 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Great explanation 🙏🏻 thanks
Great job JP Thank you.
Thank you. 😭
I finally managed to make the games start and run, I almost giving up.
Please take my like 👍 and subscribe. 🔖
Thanks for the guide. I have been trying to install Transformers: War For Cybertron on the Deck and it just won’t launch. I’ve tried to install using your method, installation via Lutris and the old drag and drop existing install (Steam and PC builds) and no dice.
Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated. I have the WFC games on PS3 but love handheld gaming too much.
Keep up the great work all.
try other versions of patreon when you get to the part force compatibility layer and keep trying till you find one that works but failing that not all games will run on the deck.
@@ARG I’ve sadly given up and will just play on my PS3. I’m usually persistent but just had enough. Thanks all the same mate.
The installer didn’t pop up for me when I started up gta 4 and the walking dead so I can’t install it to my sd card, what should I do
Subscribed and success!!! I couldn't find that critical file setup.exe in my repack. Was weird because it launches on PC and the Steam OS recognize it but still required purchase... but I kept getting ERROR 1 launching the game. So after researching more, I found my .iso copy, mounted it and found that setup.exe file i needed to complete your method. And it worked flawlessly 👌
I need a huge favor, I searched your channel , do you have a tutorial to setup Xenia on Steam Deck? No one has a real tutorial uploaded on getting this running, just a bunch of showcase videos 🙏🙏
i will add Xenia on Steam Deck to my list of future videos so keep an eye out for it.
Hello Jim. I thought it was you from PC world! It's Warren.
yeah hows it going? wow its been a long time
I have a problem, i installed a game on the internal ssd and i cant find the exe. Some other guides say it is somewhere in Compat. Can you help`?
I'm the same, so annoying
Your steps still works for me. Steam needs a better approach, installing games like this is very sloppy. A keyboard is needed for sure. The onboard keyboard will cover the typing area.
This is not how you would install a game that you bought. This is piracy stuff, you either put up or shut up and buy the game from the steam store so that you dont have to do all of this.
Good boy its ok for me!! Call of duty modern warfare remastered 👏🏽👏🏽
You made it look too easy. Thank you.
thanks dude!
What does the Sd card command do? Is that to mount the SD card while in Gaming Mode?
Hi, thank you for the video. I have a question which method should be preferred the one on this video or using Lutris? Thank you for the answer.
do i have to enter the SD command everythime i want to install a non steam game? great video though. worked like a charm.
Great video is there a way you can move non steam game file to external hard drive n how do you find that drive on steam deck ?
Any fix for the game will run at first but a couple hours later it will just crash and the properties folders will have the target completely changed
thnax for your video great job question can I just install on window first than just add unpacked folder to steam deck.
What do you do if the screen when it launches its in full-screen mode.
Hey do you think you can do a video on how to get unreal tournament 3 on the steam deck
So im trying out this method for elden ring using fitgirl, managed to get to the point to setup but it seems to be stuck unpacking, not even past 0.1%, not sure of the reason why unless anyone else here knows?
Hi, Deleting setup.exe on steam seems to delete game from compdata folder. what is the reason?
i was able to install god of war with this method from fitgirl repack
but now i cannot install batman arkham knight.
error shows checkransum error
i tried installing dbz kakarot with fitgirl
error shows insufficient ram/internal storage which doesnt make sense
After I've installed the game do I delete the folder I dragged over?
Thank easy, any problem with run virtuel c++ run Time, for another non steam game ? HL and how to charge a picture on big picture. Thanks
i tried this with a steamunloacked game and got "no lisence" when trying to launch the game
DID ALL SAME AS YOU SOON AS I TRY GAME IT JUMPS BACK TO START GAME AGAIN DOES NOT RUN
So I followed the instructions here but every time I turn on my steamdeck the repack installed apps don't work in steam and I have to add the .exe to steam again and that wipes all the saves in the game . Anyone else having this issue?
Do you have a tutorial on how you made the game run smoother?
I was running at low settings and I didn't change anything else.
I no longer have the steam deck due to getting Legion Go so I can't
go back and have a look.
I had an issue with re4 remake It would boot up then crash instanly
let me try and i will get back to you
I've done with this several games but my RUNE repack of octopath traveler II refuses to find the .bin haven't figured it out yet.
Are you in the guild ? If so drop me a DM and I will test my end and see if I can help you out.
Great vid but some installs take long can i keep my deck on charging while i install
Good video thanks 🙂
Does steam achievements work with it
Do I need to have the internet on all the time to start the game and play or is it enough to use the internet to enter steam and start the game and I can play without internet?
Why is the easy "add to steam" menu not on mine?
What is the install location when we install to the Steam Deck directly? Can’t find it for the life of me.
drive z:\home\deck\folder name
I’m getting a memory error on my firgirl install. Any fix ?
limit install to 2gb its the first option when you run the setup exe
@@ARGnow I’m getting origin isn’t open error. Any fix for that ? Trying to run need for speed heat and installed cracked files onto directory
You dont really need to copy the installation files to steam deck. You can just setup the game from the external drive.
How did you do that? You just open the setup.exe, on the external SSD, from the desktop, or you put the exe on the steam library ?
Linux is so intuitive, said noone ever
🤣
I installed in ssd but i m unable to find it ,where can i find installed game in ssd
I have the sims 4 ico which file do I put it in to play on my steam deck
Hi. Thank you for the great tutorial. I followed your guide for installing dodi replaced Forza horizon 5 but when I run the game it start another process and prompt to purchase the game. How do I fix this?
Will it work on Elden ring repack? I am currently downloading it😬
try it, the thing is with the deck its all trial and error and if it don't work try and force it to work lol
Does this work with repacks of emulated games? I attempted it and didn't have any luck.
if i already installed the game on my pc then copy the folder of the game from windows to steam deck and set up the proton and add as nonsteam games will that work as well?
Yes
I have several games working this way. A few working that I tried are Wild West, Gotham Knight, Ready or Not, Deep Space 2, Battlefield Hardline, Ao Tennis 2 and PGA 2K21 to name a few
Hi i have installed inside ssd but i am unable to find installed files , where can i find them
How do u fix the steam deck controller that doesn't work with non steam games...
Im on 13hrs install with dodi repack. Its close to complete but hasnt moved for a long time...help
my bro been trying to install games likenyou did but on an external disk and the deck isnt finding my disk..
does NTFS ssd work?
great video ty
I installed mine to internal memory. Can I transfer the file to my SD card later?
How to install oldgame on the Deck? Example : starcraft 1
Do i need to download the game from a pc then transfer it or can i download the game directly from the steam deck?
Hi! Can it work if I have an installed chacked game on my gamer PC and I copy the installed chucked game folder to a microSD and run it on steam deck?
Is it ok to delete the game file that has been copied on the desktop after installation?
yeah sure
@@ARG thank you! Hope you upload more videos about tips and tricks on Steam Deck.
@@raymundreiniermorales5846 100% got some good videos coming soon 👍🏼
Great video. What happens if you only have 64gb Steam Deck? There wouldn't be enough room to drag it to the desktop would there?
Buy a new ssd or sd card
you will have to install the game on pc instead of the steam deck, after that transfer the game folder to your steam deck
@@eazymo18 Couldn't you also just use an sd card to avoid transferring it?
@@itsnotzuraitskatsura5247 sure if you have the space for it.
@@davidmalkovich42 no. but you can, you have to mount the external drive first.
hye, is the command same if u want to install in the SSD?
If i put the game already installed in the SD Card will it still launch the game like normal?
this is another way to add games yes so drop the games folder and add a non steam game and point to it's exe and then test a few different proton versions.
It is very much a trial and error system with non steam games.
When i start the game It send me to the store... Help me please! GoW and Spider-Man both the same, Do i have to use Proton Exoerimental or GE Proton instead?
ohh its work , and installed to D drive in my case , but what if we not apply steam compact mounts command ? is this still work to choose D drive usually ?
Is the repack file on desktop should be deleted after installation?
is visualC++ and directX necessary? thanks
Do you have the tutorial to update the game when the latest patch come out?
How can i do it with the internal drive
Hi i have downloaded the one from dodi where its direct play no install. When i start the game i get a licensing error. Do u know how to fix it?
Isdone.dll is my error code trying to download max payne 3.. I'm new to computer gaming period so this is my first pc so I have no idea how to do anything.. plz help
when click play botton it say no license can u help me please?