10 Steam Deck Tips To Get The BEST Experience For Beginners and Advanced Users

[@danbooke2001]

But, but, but Alex, you didn't suggest I should get an SD card or a screen protector. WTF AM I GOING TO DO!!

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Bro...seeing that stuff...just made me rage

[@k45oz29]

What did I missed?

[@danbooke2001]

@@k45oz29 was just pointing out that most of the top 10 videos are obvious and more to what Alex was saying at the beginning of the video. Those videos don't really help you. No joke you should get an SD card or screen protector, or carrying case. Alex's video actually tells you something useful here. So was just poking fun at that is all 😄

[@k45oz29]

@@danbooke2001 ahhh ok ok

[@iyeetpaste3797]

Pro Tip: Cover your entire Deck with plastic wrap.

[@TimothyBozemanJr]

Thank you for this video! Keep them coming! Can you do a tips and tricks for offline play, as I will be traveling with my steam deck soon and would love to get that figured out before getting on the plane!

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Start your games when you have internet BEFORE you get on the plane

[@CraigHooligan]

Weird how this wasn't clickbait and was actually useful information. Not used to this, especially in the Deck space.

[@BradyPartain]

Just ordered mine, I'm a console noob so all your videos will help me immensely.

[@AmartharDrakestone]

"I'm a console noob" Why does that matter? The Steam Deck is not a console.

[@christianr.5868]

@@AmartharDrakestone I think he means he only played consoles til the steam deck

[@bossedup957]

Bro same here... Maybe we can give each other tips. This is all so new to me.. Maybe we can talk in ps5 chat an help each other out

[@part4693]

I've only had consoles I'm glad this video is not full of PC language that I don't understand

[@B727X]

@@bossedup957 I’m down add me on ps brentanyl. I’m good at hackin and editing consoles and phones but was a mac user lol

[@dillpicklewes50]

I'm gonna be ordering my steam deck sometime this week. I've been watching a ton of videos to get amped up and get prepared. Your video is by far the best one I've seen. VicariousNick did a pretty good one too but yours definitely goes a lot more in depth. All the other videos are just "Buy a case, buy a screen protector, you gotta get an SD CARD!" Two thumbs up, and a sub.

[@ZandoZone]

Man I’ve been on the same wave lol I’m getting one next week

[@valg.3152]

Did you get your steam deck? I just purchased by last night I was working out for you?

[@dillpicklewes50]

@@valg.3152 It works great. I love it. I'm selling my desktop to replace it with. I have a few things i need to learn how to do though.

[@jorgeo1492]

Rip

[@jorgeo1492]

​@@dillpicklewes50just got the 90 fps oled version. Its pretty cool

[@blest.3345]

its crazy typing in a topic and seeing an OG PSP member on the front page love to see it!! but yea they def show basic stuff

[@PDudley]

Got the steam deck a few months ago for an introduction to pc Gaming. I have a feeling I will be coming back to this channel often. Great video dude

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

BRAVO ON GIVING ACTUAL TIPS PEOPLE CAN USE THAT ARE INTERESTING AND USEFUL MOST IMPORTANT 👍😊

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ar0474]

Thank you so much!! I'm getting my Steam Deck tomorrow so I NEED to know some of these tips ahead of time!

[@Nicktechnoo]

Great tips video! I like seeing people making tips and tricks videos for advanced users as well as new users of the steam deck! I've been making content on the steam deck for a little while now and even I learned something new from this video. Great work!

[@emshomar]

Here is another pro tip I haven't seen anyone mention: If you run out of space on your internet storage, you can move a folder to your sd card and create a link(/shortcut) from the original path. The system will continue to act like that the folder was on the original path but physically it's no longer there using your storage.

[@bssitsmmsunrr]

Had to think a few times about what you meant by internet storage.. you meant internal storage!

[@BIaccCat]

@@bssitsmmsunrr hopefully he did….😂

[@paro2210]

I think you can just move the game to the steam library on the sd card.

[@user295.]

Finally bought a Deck this week. This is still the best video I've seen on this topic. Thanks for actually including useful info instead of just 'buy a screen protector' like 100 other channels have said. Really helpful, thank you :)

[@hekwon5717]

i don't have a Steam deck but whenever I do ... this is a really good go to video ... thnx Alex

[@Space__Rooster]

I watched one of your videos when I 1st got my steam deck. Totally oblivious to PC and steam or any of that kind of stuff. I just always used consoles other than I played starcraft on the family computer as a kid. I appreciate you explaining stuff, without your videos I would just be playing great on steam deck games. I still have very little idea what the hell I'm doing but I'm having alot of fun learning and it feels awesome getting these games running. Thanks man!

[@JTheraos]

What's wrong with playing great on steam games? Lol

[@Space__Rooster]

@JTheraos I dunno what the hell I was trying to say there lol.

[@Sephsplaces]

I think some basic terminal tool tutorials could be a good idea for steam deck users. Things like symlinks can be so useful and very versatile. Eg a symlink for your boot animations in your home documents folder could be very valuable, or a symlink for a highly moddable game in your documents folder

[@hardbrocklife]

The thing that's annoying the heck out if me is not being able to xompilw things from source. No matter if I run the base devel common or the base decel cmake command, it it update, I still get constant "alpm.h does not exist". I got stdlib.h to go away installing base devel cmake, but can't get alpm.h failure to go away.

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

true. Plus it makes it more fun to show off

[@John3_16_]

Excellent video Alex! Thanks for educating us plebs! Linux (in general) and Steam OS are truly hidden gems.

[@double_joseph327]

Just ordered the limited edition white! Can’t wait to get it. Glad I found your channel

[@zevolta88]

Thank you 🙏 I just got a steam deck and have watched so many videos of top 10 tips. Yours is the best one

[@tobiast.6283]

amazing video! I’m waiting for my steam deck to arrive tomorrow and this was by far the best Video of all the „first things to to“ vids

[@ElisBuenas82]

As an experienced Linux user, I was looking for a video just like this. Thank you so much for such informations. You got a fan!

[@ahobodude]

I've watched so may tip videos on steam deck today since I've just got one. Things by far the best. You didn't repeat the same 10 things everyone else does and you went so much more indepth with why you reccomend things. Earned a new subscriber and I'll be turning to you for a lot.

[@StrongmanLovesAnimals]

I've been binging steam deck videos since I got one this week, your content is top tier- thank you

[@CODzombiePS3]

Would like to add "steam deck repo" you can find it in discover apps. It lets you change your boot intro video for others made by the community directly from steam deck repo, it's as easy as just choosing whatever intro you like, hit donwload and voila it'll display after reboot. You are also given the option to revert back to the original intro if anything

[@emdee8029]

Just purchased a Steam deck today, hopefully arriving tomorrow so while waiting decided to look up some tips. This dudes legit! Have subbed. Thanks for the info

[@INSEIKYU01]

I got some useful tips from those other video, but these have really given me a better idea of what's possible on this little gaming portal. Thank you

[@mohit7636]

Lutris also supports the use of AMD FSR on all games, you will have to use proton ge, or lutris-wine to enable it's support and you have a toggle switch in your lutris game settings

[@MikeHawksSmall]

Bro thank you so much! Your right every other video claiming tips and tricks all say the same stuff. This video by far has been the most helpful for me! Thank you my dude

[@RedouaneSebbar]

Mr Guy, I have my steam deck about as long as so I have also seen my share of top 10s. At your intro I was like BS That's what they all say. But you made good on your word. Great video thank you!

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Thanks man

[@RedouaneSebbar]

No problem, glad to be subscribed to your channel now. It was my fist vid of you! Keep up the good work!

[@i1KiCK1BUTT]

as a big time linux user i know learning the steam deck can be scary for some. desktop mode will be new to people im glad you covered the file system. knowing where steam hides stuff can be useful.

[@sublimetxtx1]

Wow this is the kind of tips video I have been looking for. Thank you.

[@lufasumafalu5069]

liked and subbed for the great info , to be honest your content adds to the other content creator's basic info on steamdeck for newbies.. so you all should be thanked for all your effort making guides , whether it is beginner guide or intermediate guide like your's

[@chrls.1093]

Bro, thank you to actually show things to DO instead of things to buy. No no seriously, thank you !! 👌🏻

[@Seanbo88]

Great video, super helpful. Didn't know about Steam Grid DB, thanks :) Please add chapter markers though.

[@ShadyPlatinum777]

I love finding a tips video that is actually useful. Thanks

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Glad it was helpful!

[@IcoKirov]

Some lutris love! Great thing. Most people suggest heroic and while it is good, some games don't run with it, while they run with lutris

[@crespo1392]

Great content, new to the steam deck community, and these tips are exactly what I was looking for! 👍🏼

[@WyvernDotRed]

For the formatting of SD cards, any Windows game you want to run on Linux should be formatted for the Deck. This is due to the way Wine and Proton works. Linux native games do work fine on Windows (NTFS or exFAT) formatted cards, unless they rely on filesystem specific features. The Steam Client does, so that will need the Deck (EXT4) formatting.

[@Thiniking]

Wow, an actual must watch video about the Steam Deck. Subbed.

[@ReviewArchiveUSA420]

Great video, Alex. I find it very helpful!

[@nathanlamaire]

5:01 There's an equivalent of disk analyser that runs on native KDE called 'Filelight', which also integrates well with KDE and Dolphin. When you click on the space left on the bottom right of Dolphin window, it shows the option for Filelight too.

[@beardtm]

Seriously amazing video. I’m really liking your content. Keep it up! 👍🏻

[@valg.3152]

Aloha thank you so much for the video. I am definitely a newbie and I don’t know anything about this. I’m going for the big ride. I ordered my last night and I can’t wait to get it. Please keep on showing us video so we can learn. Thank you again keep up the good work.👍🏼

[@mcgee113]

Refreshing to see a content creator that is actually helpful. That's gained a like and a sub 🤙

[@JuzehCorreia]

Best new steam deck tip list video I've seen so far, got me to sub... Thanks and keep it up... Will be deep diving into your emulation videos...

[@jblev736]

14:52 Another easy was to do this is to use any usb stick/external drive etc to put your roms from computer --> usb drive. Then plug that drive in and transfer usb drive --> Steam deck. Works like a charm

[@sketchpen777]

Just in time bout to throw in my 512gb SSD in the Deck , upgrading from a 64gb drive. Can't want, awesome videos as always Alex.

[@Sheebert]

Same my ssd is coming today

[@MooseyGeek]

Nice vid. Def subbing after this. Just got my Deck Saturday so still getting used to it.

[@ricogt7092]

Love the steam deck tutorials keep up the good work! In the future could you make a video on how to install mods

[@netwatch7261]

Can you install mods? I was under the impression you'd have to duel boot windows to do that.

[@dustinryan1336]

This video has been the single most helpful “beginners guide” for the SD.

[@RunningOnReefer]

Def earned my sub, with this video. I look forward to checking out the rest of your content.

[@diquejohnny]

Going into bios and changing the alias to 4gb changed everything ✊

[@paulwinter5609]

Phenomenal video. You are my go to guy for steam deck 🔥🔥

[@papagoth5621]

Thank you, not enough OS/gamer KZbinrs talk about ProtonUp and Luxtorpeda, with steamdeck

[@papagoth5621]

ProtonUp and luxtorpeda are great in any Linux distro tbf

[@funkybreadz1014]

This was a great video, thanks for your hard work and great tips.

[@76sagman]

Disc Analyser was a first when i got mine. Good shout.

[@daved1216]

Good vidéo as always bro.Keep up the good work man !

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Appreciate it!

[@zackdreak1870]

by far one of the best tips videos I have seen!

[@walaszek]

Outstanding tips - thank you.

[@NotaVampyre111]

I just ordered a 64GB SD today. I have also ordered a 1TB micro SD card. I am watching as many videos like this one so I'll know what to look for once it arrives, As far as I can tell, this device is full of potential. I am looking forward to not only gaming with it but exploring all of it's nongaming functionality as well.

[@valg.3152]

I just purchased my last night. How’s it going with you with your steam?

[@NotaVampyre111]

@@valg.3152 Specs wise everything is great but I am doing something wrong. I've tried connecting via air link and cable and both methods fail.(not at the same time) My headset and controllers are paired up and show green but Steam VR says I need to plug in the headset. I will figure it out. Don't know what I did but I got it working with the cable. I did a little No Man's Sky and Skyrim. Once my headset is recharged. I'm trying for the coveted Air Link connection.

[@JTheraos]

What is the point of buying a 64GB SD card if you bought a 1tb card? You'll never have any use for the 64 gb one.

[@NotaVampyre111]

@@JTheraos I think I was referring to the size of the internal memory of the Steam Deck and worded it poorly.

[@gamedad1984]

This is exactly what i needed thank you for this bro very helpful.

[@sonnieslim5973]

Awesome video. A few things I wasn’t aware of. 👍

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Kinger_of_the_circus]

That first step is the one I needed the most

[@TaylorTEK]

Such a good video and actually different than all the others! Thanks man

[@jefferrrson1x]

Subscribed just bc of this video. Thank you so much. I’ll try this!

[@michaelparham4577]

Def a great video! I’ve been looking into a steam deck but im not a pc guy nor know anything of it. This is def informative! 🤟🏽

[@jangelelcangry]

Alexx is one of my favorite Linux Gaming Content Creators.

[@Imperator837]

I was always thinking Verified meant they just didn't try the game out yet 10s of thousands of games, I can't imagine they've gotten to a fraction of the games yet.

[@sniperwolfe0361]

Other creators be like Tip #1- use my link to get all my accessories. Tip #2 - this video is brought you to by… RAAAAAIIIDDD SHAA…. *click* 😂

[@stodakhizzle9049]

Good stuff, subbed.

[@kimmyksbro3116]

From protondb Sniper Elite 5 Gold status, runs perfectly after tweaks

[@bazzy5644]

This was a great video! Very helpful. If you do more of those there are some more complicated things, which nonetheless would be very useful, like mapping the right back buttons on the deck to act like mouse buttons valve themselves made that stuff available on the deck, but getting there and understanding how and what to configure can be a pain in the ass. Other than that, I just got my deck yesterday and am still in the process of setting emulation up and getting the hang of how to use it. It's been a lot of fun as of now!

[@yngvie659]

I do need to save this video but plug in maybe? Most people have done pretty basic stuff with the plug-ins. It seems that you really know what you’re doing and you go the extra mile to make your steam deck, work better and plug-ins I heard can help with battery life make the screen look better and etc.

[@neekz320]

Def the best tips video out there, thank you!

[@lammasmike]

The Steam Deck is not for the faint hearted and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who doesn’t understand computer hardware and technical specifications. That being said, if you can overcome and handle this beast, then this device would be right up your street and you would be in for a real treat to know how powerful this device is! The steam deck is a portable handheld gaming PC and it is so powerful, it’s even backwards compatible and plays almost all of those classic retro games across many platforms through software emulation. The Nintendo Switch has serious competition on its hands and with the new arrival of the Steam Deck & judging by its amazing success so far this year, I can safely say that the Steam Deck blows away all of its competitors!

[@okokokok1457]

It’s honestly quite easy to use right out the box

[@Chemical_Symphony]

Just ordered a 1TB OLED. Until watching this I had no idea this thing ran KDE! I will be right at home.

[@texasnativr4550]

just wanted to say fantastic video also a bit of feedback you may need a pop filter for your mic.

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Nah I just got real close to it early on

[@TheNewGamePluss]

This is true, Resident evil 3 remake said is not supported. Runs perfectly fine at max setting around 60FPS, there are some random drop but you could lower some settings.

[@AnotherWatchChannel]

How could you not recommend any D Brand stickers?!?!? Haha…. Thank god someone on YT finally recommends tips we can use.

[@mohit7636]

Btw if you want to emulate dos games (arena, doom, etc) you can use Boxtron

[@ospididious]

Thanks! This was actually helpful

[@dralberthofmann]

Subscribed for Steam Deck content. I never came across your videos before except I recognize you from some steam deck hating weirdo complaining about a video you did many months ago lol.

[@isaiahsmith2296]

Thank you this was very helpful deserves a subscribe

[@craigc5106]

Great video some really good tips I will definitely check these out 👍👌

[@Ronin1977-v6l]

Awesome video, more helpful than those so-called steam deck experts and other content creators

[@caco3017]

Holy shit finally no bullshit straight up fire content! Subscribed.

[@Zilanto]

Great video. The only thing I was really missing was some UEFI stuff like changing VRAM/UMA Fram buffer size. And some other tweaks that could optimize performance in more demanding games.

[@N3xTw1tN3eS]

Do you have any suggestions on where we can find solid overviews on how to do these more intricate changes to the deck?

[@Zilanto]

@@N3xTw1tN3eS Cryobyte33 has a good video that both explains how to change VRAM and also a script that tweaks the swap file stuff for better performance in games that are using alot of resources.

[@SNKNostalgia]

Impeccable knowledge!

[@patrickstoute4085]

Great video Alex😎👊🏼!!!

[@smittytibbins]

Can u make a playlist of anything and everything u make related to steam deck? I just got one today for my birthday and have never played pc or steam games so I’m a COMPLETE noob. This video is definitely something I’m gonna try and do but anything helps thanks Alex

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

I mostly do emulation videos for it. Check the emulation playlist

[@submissions72]

This was awesome thank you!

[@Steepcase]

Great video Alex! Will save it for when my steamdeck arrives. Completely unrelated but, has anyone tell you that you look (and sound) like ben affleck? Must be the beard haha.

[@bhargavjoshi275]

Extremely useful video!

[@jackburtonwii]

Thanks Alex ;) great Tips , got mine 3 days ago 🥰

[@OhNoItsAlexx]

Enjoy it

[@zergtoss1]

What is a Flatpack?

[@kill3r94]

Great tips, only thing I want to highlight it no one has already is that you'll want to close out the steam client before installing or changing compat packs. Otherwise, you won't be able to see them once you're in gaming mode. Other than that, great video! :)

[@vcblueworld123]

Finally!!! Actual tips

[@tennohack6704]

I love Ambient Gold! Great song choice! Hey, how are you getting a clean screen feed from your steamdeck? I cant find how to do that anywhere!

[@havanowoncheese]

In regard to verified games Alan Wake is a good example of how verified can be bullshit. I had Alan Wake freezing every half hour to an hour. I forced the most recent version of Proton GE and it stopped crashing. I have to say your Steam Deck videos are some of the best for sure.

[@ToniArcadia]

Alex doing gods work 😎👊

[@judie9853]

Tried to play se5, like above...crash, using any proton and ge "general protection fault" message showed 😂