Install quacked games on the Steam Deck using Lutris

[@JDRos]

If this doesn't work. Make sure to comment details like What game is it? Where did it come from? Commenting "Doesn't work" will not get you anywhere as different games may require different fixes. :) You could also join our discord which is in the description if you wanna talk to people about it.

[@pawnshot]

I have a question for you and maybe I just missed this in the video but what would be the best way to get the game onto the deck? Torrenting it on my PC and then transfering it to the deck vía USB or would torrenting on the deck work. Mind you I would need a VPN on my deck since spectrum really likes to DMCA me if I even touch a torrent

[@newolku]

@@pawnshot You already have an answer for your question

[@pawnshot]

@@newolku yeah, I figured it out.

[@papajuicy880]

I cant seem to downlad the games on steam deck. I wont get link no matter where i try

[@tlon5431]

Arkham origins have the dll error but it also doesn't give you the option to use the 2gb ram install

[@TechnologistAtWork]

I've never seen anybody cover tutorials in such comprehensive details while warning us about possible obstacles in the process and how to manage them. 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@MrFrankTheRabbit]

I looked up how to play quacked games on linux/deck and all I found were people saying it's not worth the hassle, it won't work, don't waste your time etc. Then I find your video and now I have 3 quacked games installed and counting lol. Thank you very much.

[@F_Y_S_H]

I was DETERMINED to game on my MacBook without using windows or a dedicated VM. This guy is the GOAT

[@JohnRivera-yd4gd]

Im struggling i want to learn how to install quack games to my SD

[@Ethorbit]

I'm only able to get so much enjoyment on the deck thanks to you and your guides. Thank you! Never used Lutris before, didn't think installing Windows games on Linux would be nothing more than buggy, but this just works! Seeing it install Windows dependencies and work normally is mind blowing! Wine has truly come a long way and part of that is thanks to Valve's work on Proton.

[@JDRos]

Glad you're having a pleasant experience. 😁

[@FunGirlFun2000]

​@JDRos Can you please make a full tutorial on how to download games from fitgirl Repack on the steam deck 🙏?

[@macthaiguy55]

brother im relatively new to linux, just over a year. your videos are by far the most well thought out and easy to follow. I appreciate the effort and knowledge you choose to share!

[@adamdowney3274]

Only tutorial that made sense to me and got a game working that didn't with other tutorials.. almost gave up on quacked games on the deck!

[@foiredede]

I've been sitting on this tutorial for weeks until today that I decided to try it, worked like a charm, you are a blessing for the Linux illiterates like myself ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dalfvideos]

I use Pop_OS (a different linux distro) and for me the easiest way is to install like you did, but then add the resulting exe to steam as a non steam game, then manage>properties>compatibility and force a recent proton version. It's much simpler than looking for the dependencies!

[@exodusismyname]

Steam recognizes the game is pirated and won't run it

[@dalfvideos]

@@exodusismyname yeah now I do the exact same thing but run it straight from lutris , no biggie.

[@gursimransingh2800]

Just put -nosteam in arguments

[@666grimface]

Anyone having trouble with the run exe inside wine prefix not working. 1. Open Dolphin 2. Right click a random folder 3. Open Folder With > Other application 4. Select system > dolphin 5. Check "Remember application association for all files" 6. Hit Ok 7. Restart steam deck 8. Ta da!

[@tomlloyd7122]

legend, thanks for posting this.

[@jackychiew5022]

Thanks a lot! Been trying to reinstall Lutris, but now it works.

[@Snowballo]

My man!!! Thanks so much.

[@theeldritchtruth852]

Absolute life saver!

[@Cub__]

You da man

[@Jeffhomulton]

Dude you’re the man. I’m not sure I would have ever gotten anywhere without this video. Got stray, cyberpunks and nba 2k running with much of the information in this video. Stray worked flawlessly but cyberpunk and nba 2k I just could not get to load in Lutris but tinkering, reading, trail and error prevailed and I simple added the latter two to steam. I’ve gotta dig in and see why everything is not running directly from lutris. I am just brand new to Linux and was so tempted to throw windows on an sd card at first but I’m happy I didn’t now!

[@IDIOTSonalog1210]

10/10 tutorial, thank you very much! I'm not buying kingdom hearts again and now I can play it on my steam deck!

[@T800-eh1sz]

Hey brother, tested this as of Nov 2023 and followed your steps exactly. It’s working flawlessly, thanks for this. Joining the 🦆 army…

[@donelleii]

MAN you save my day! I've been pulling my hair out and then I found this guide and then BOOM! everything works! oh my god thank you

[@EHLxDIOS]

Which site are you using to get the games

[@spicycheese7638]

You do a superb job of linking troubleshooting into your descriptions and in your videos. You're goat'd. I've never seen a tutorial that goes over what to do if something didn't work mid video. It adds such a quality to your content that is extremely valuable. Thank you a million times over

[@JDRos]

sorry for the late reply. glad I helped, thanks for watching.

[@Ledplous]

You absolute incredible gentleman, u r awesome and deserve everything anyone has.

[@javiermorenasturon5384]

This guide has become my bible for installing games in my new steam deck. I've even taken notes from it. Thank you very much!

[@yuan-jia]

I watched out of curiosity, but one mist respect the amount of infos and the preparation you put in this video :)

[@gsharpshooter80]

Thanks so much for this tutorial everything has been working flawless for me so far on Steam os 3.4.8 at the time of this comment. I had one game that wouldn’t run (F.E.A.R 3) and I installed the appropriate dependencies that I saw on the installer through Lutris’s wine tricks menu for visual c++ 2008 and the extra modules that go for Visual c++ 2008 and then game ran flawlessly! Thanks so much my man! Please keep making videos and here is your sub

[@horaciogonzalez4026]

Absolutely awesome, unique guide, greetings from Uruguay, thank you!!

[@Kommander696]

I love your content dude. The way you explain how to do things is straightforward and simple. Thank you sir.

[@Omenbutstoned]

Just got my steam deck tonight and your tutorials have been such a great help.

[@shotbysierra2979]

i just got mine too but i’m struggling. did this videos get any games working for you ?

[@jasperpascual3195]

Same

[@Dr3wTheHedgehog]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@nelsonr.mariona2313]

I was having trouble to run games but with this tutorial now everything its running fine thanks man

[@ZurcNosa]

Amazing guide. Thanks for this. Been trying to get my first game working and then Baldur's Gate 3 finally ran!

[@miyamotokojiro]

Thanks a lot for covering this topic. Now I am playing games on manjaro flawlessly. Thanks for the tutorial. No one covered it like you did. Thank you.

[@_blackpinkx_]

just managed to get Horizon Zero Dawn to work on the deck!!! Thank you so much for the video, I followed your instructions step by step and it worked like a charm!

[@av3477]

I never expect that doing this kind of things in were so easy. Thank you so much.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

Dude thank you so much, I finally got BF1942 to work!! No one will ever gonna make a tutorial on that game lmao

[@paraflax9198]

I had a game where even Linux RuleZ wasn't working. Then I tried your Lutris guide. I can now play thank you JD

[@user-dt6tr2gb4b]

got my 2TB steam deck last day..tq so much! got bless u admin! done installing Dreadout just now 💥💥

[@koleaid5523]

best tut ever covers everything i just wanted to play a play i already bought 2 times on xbox and ps4 tysm

[@zeusmatthew4003]

Thank you! I was able to install the Ori's and Sekiro.. will try Tekken 8 (will buy it eventually but since it does not have lots of Characters yet so... :D )

[@sensasianone_battlestation2433]

Thank you! Always informative, think I might go back to Steam OS and wipe windows out

[@gamesapp22]

"SpoonGirl" 🤣

[@JDRos]

😂😂

[@aiki6378]

What is that? I couldn’t find it

[@theogbaka9588]

@@aiki6378 it's fitgirl it was a joke

[@edouardlhuisset7146]

​@@JDRoshello,how to open ISO files elden ring

[@pushkar998]

​@@edouardlhuisset7146 use winrar or nanazip

[@gram.]

Captions: "now i'll check if I have _uterus_" Hehh.. loving the steam deck and thank you for sharing this, very considerate of you 👍

[@CADstruction]

Excellent guide. Far superior to installing via steam app

[@Cub__]

You're the GOAT bruh and a Genie who's for the people, shout-out to you man!

[@ccdani2]

It wont work for me every time i vreate a prefix folder it dissapears and i get a mesaage invalid wine prefix path

[@tizocwave7729]

was able to get tmnt shredders revenge running with this guide. thanks for the help!

[@darmemos15]

Tysm I was wondering why my game wasn’t starting with proton now I can play dark souls remastered 👍

[@mrsolodolo5066]

Many thanks ! i was so sad cause i couldn't get tactics ogre running, whatever i do. But with this clear tutorial, step by step, now he is running with correct language (wich was impossible before). I will follow your chanel if there is updates or other methods to quack my games. Thank you sir

[@Not_ur_Buddy]

Honestly, I wouldn't have to quacked if they would have been selling. FIFA 11 16 23, Prototype 2, NFS RUN, OLD Spidey Games etc.

[@Honeymoon0]

10/10 Tutorial and worked first try. Actually, i took a game i had already installed on my desktop and moved the game files over via Warpinator, then ran it through lutris and got the dependencies and it worked first try. I don't totally recommend just moving the game files over straight from your computer since it could cause issues but just confirming that it *can* work

[@kingofall9262]

Thank you for the great tutorial. I was able to get atelier Ryza running with lutris.

[@geologstarrk6652]

Can you show how to add an already installed steamunlocked game?

[@SuperiorElectronics]

WOW! So well done and helpful, THANK YOU!

[@supergimp112]

Your videos have been the most helpful with setting up my new steam deck. Thank you!

[@wii-mortal]

awesome, i was trying to run mk 9 - can't buy anymore - so you saved my best days of game on this master piece. So hyped for the new MK1

[@HendraWijaya1983]

where do you download the game mortal kombat 9?

[@jafhar1]

@@HendraWijaya1983type into google fitgirl repack or Dodi repack is another option for you.

[@majoglives]

Thank you so much! I was missing a few keys things - the video really cleared things up!

[@kavishgour3267]

You're the best!! Long live linux.

[@siraprem]

thanks :3. getting a lot better fps in linux arch than windows

[@brasileirosshelton]

Took a bit of time for me but I finally was able to get the game onto my steam deck using this method here. Wheeeww! Thank you so much for your help. New subscriber here!

[@ONEB3AST]

I don't usually comment but this video was soo helpful, thanks man!

[@dambros]

What are the benefits of installing this way via lutris instead of the other way you explained on the other video?

[@Kingshukpalchoudhury]

One thing i would like to add.. this tutorial is about installing games..but if the game is already installed, then one can directly mention the prefix folder, and set the executable as the game executable and it's good to go.. Sometimes game launchers need arguments to launch in windows too.. Another reason why it might sometimes not launch even if all dependencies are present.. Lutris works much better with other non linux partitions like ntfs, while steam has problems sometimes.. And finally, prefix folder can be same for different games..but, if that one folder gets messed up, all games break.. So one can chose to have a backup of that prefix folder, and if with a new install something breaks, just delete the current one and get a copy from that backup.. The reason one might want to do this is, if there are 10 games, each with its own prefix folder, it takes up a lot of space..as prefix folders can be in the range of 800-100MBs.. But if one has only two, with one backup and another one working one.. Then space taken up is much less as then the games share the required dependencies and not install everything again and again in each prefix.. Basically if the initial intended OS versions match for the games, everything should work nicely with a single prefix folder.. Very helpful video...

[@axhingREDragon]

Liked and subscribed holy moly man you're a god damn life saviour

[@sorryitspo]

Dark souls remastered wkuldnt work but following this made it launch! Cheers.

[@GokBingLam]

You're my hero, spent hours trying to figure this stuff out to no avail. Thank you!

[@Neoguy123]

Why is it outdated? (I did it before the title change)

[@silvercelica73]

Thank you so much for this. Really helps!

[@bryanlee5195]

I'm getting "invalid Wine prefix path" error. Made a lutris prefix folder like you have and created the folder for the game I want to install. Don't know what I'm missing. Any help would be appreciated 🙏

[@chrry_pnk]

Hi your video is so helpful THANK YOU!! I tried other guides and it did not work but this one did !! I found Lutris and ProtonUp in Discover Store and just followed what you instructed. And I found that it was much easier for me to install the games in my PC and just copy the installed folder in my steamdeck and just go to the last part of just adding the game also I was able to change the Poster Icon , Header and Font on the Steam Image Library it look so much better No Blank Icons on my Library!! ^_^

[@sharkdude30]

So you can just literally copy paste the games folder from pc to steam deck? and then add the game to lutris?

[@JDRos]

yes

[@klazerftw562]

Bro, you are the best! Thank you for such a helpful guide!

[@doberton]

It's just trying out before i buy on steam right boys

[@sundeepsingh5552]

These steps work for Halo MCC 👌👌👌

[@trebelik]

OMG Thank you. You are an absolute legend.

[@diesel1113]

I don't know what is the reason behind lutris not appearing in the software center, but for me it was there. Yet, in the end i did with the alternative way you showed, as the Lutris from the Software center when i started just loaded, and crashed to desktop in a second. Installing Lutris from Flatpak became much more easier since your video, which is also really cool. Really helpful video thanks a lot!

[@newolku]

This tutorial is much better. Thank you!

[@PharumM]

Man many thanks for this vid keep up the good work!

[@elwen8525]

Really helpful video dude. I was wondering how I could get games working on here

[@ElementalTJ]

Liked, subscribed. Thanks! Great video!

[@pratyushgora]

thanks a lot man i can finally play expensive games for free

[@CorgiOnStilts_]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Silly question but since the release of this video different versions of proton have come out. Should we still select 7 25 when installing games or should we select newer versions like 7 48? Cheers man.

[@JDRos]

Generally, I'd the latest.

[@CorgiOnStilts_]

@@JDRos cheers man!

[@bensmith6554]

Thanks for this, i used it to install Dark Souls 2 on my Debian 12 PC. It worked like a charm.

[@jontechie]

Hi Lodi I sold my onexplayer and Got my steam deck today lodi such a amazing handheld. I didnt know that installing quack game here are so over whelming unlike on windows 😂 good thing tech savy din tayo 😁

[@sanjeevgupta1263]

controller doesnt work when lutris closed and run directly from deck

[@japacitator]

Thanks, works like a charm with everything so far

[@dieterkoch8414]

Such a great tutorial thank you!

[@RoaringImages]

Thx this help me install my first quacked..MHR

[@RG6Snipers]

How do you deal with shader cache not being available like through steam purchases?

[@LipikaKhanam]

Did you install GTA 5 same way??

[@szym5513]

Great guide. Thanks helped a lot.

[@Maya-pap]

Amazing tutorial thank you so much

[@tatsuhirosato8646]

For some reason TMNT shredder's revenge installed through Lutris won't allow me to use the steamdeck controlls when playing the game in game mode. I can play it just fine in Lutris and even in steam on the desktop mode. The other two games I have installed seem to work fine either way. Any clue?

[@archilolofr]

Same problem here. Did you find any solution ?

[@jrivera2431]

Thanks !!! It work !! 😢

[@ayahgamer4531]

Very helpful guide,, thanks mate

[@antonioarmani5153]

elden ring from spoongirl worked perfectly!!! thanks mate, subbed

[@antonioarmani5153]

already doing it with rdr2

[@user-jc8zk2zo7l]

Many thanks. Life saver.

[@libardomm.trasimaco]

following that process, only works in desktop mode.

[@ragreenburg]

For Horizon Zero Dawn it seems to be VCRun2017, just a heads up for anyone wondering.

[@JDRos]

Yes, you could also install vcrun2019 which covers vcrun from 2015 to 2019. :)

[@ragreenburg]

@@JDRos Good to know!

[@Thoxn]

Awesome, thank you. Do you use the Linux oder Windows versions of the game?

[@JDRos]

Windows

[@charathefa11en]

Hey, I followed the entirety of your instructions, but when I went to play the game I got the error - Invalid Wine prefix path /home/deck/Lutris/Lutris Prefixes/ULTRAKILL, make sure to create the prefix before saving to a registry. I created a folder called Lutris, and then separate folders inside for games and prefixes, however Lutris, or something deletes to prefix folders when I go to play the game. Why?

[@als9920]

Finally 🥳 thanks 🙏🏿

[@Echo2026]

You're best! Thank you!

[@sundeepsingh5552]

Amazing work

[@adamzk8762]

Literally you’re the GOAT of tutorials 🙏 I just installed Marvels Spiderman and it works perfectly. You are real one ☝️

[@etopolen]

Thanks a lot! You are the best!

[@jayalvinipapo9076]

super helpful thank you very much

[@mickmickymick6927]

Doesn't work. Not enough memory. Fails at 55% always. Clicking 'restrict to 2GB RAM' doesn't change anything.

[@Ollie-ge1jg]

Amazing guide. Thank you so much!