A new menu will pop up.įrom this new menu click on “Properties”. Place the cursor over the launch file name and click it with the left trigger.

Your main launch file should now materialize below the search box. In this, type the name of your launch file (not the game). Open up the main Steam app and click on “Library”. Once that icon vanishes, move on to the next step. Click on that with the right trigger and a small Steam icon will show up next to the cursor. A new submenu will appear with a host of options. Using the left trigger, left-click on the. Once you have the launch file in your sights, you’re safe to move on. If that doesn’t work, try simply searching for “.exe” and looking at which files it finds. If you’re struggling to find it, try searching “YourGameName.exe” in the search box to the upper right of the window. In Clone Hero’s case, it’s “CloneHero.exe”.

What you’re searching for is the main launch file, usually ending in “.exe”. Locate your game in the Dolphin File Explorer (the blue folder icon). In this example, I’ll be using the free-to-play title Clone Hero, which isn’t available on Steam and can only be played on the Steam Deck as a non-Steam game. The next part is to open up your game folder. To do this, load up the Steam Deck as usual and once loaded, hold down the power button until a new window appears in the center of the screen.įrom this menu, click or tap on “switch to desktop” and the Steam Deck will reload into the Linux desktop environment. Kick things off by booting the Steam Deck into desktop mode.

Cool steam icons