Master your Steam Deck with these 22 tips and tricks

While Valve’s awesome $399 Steam Deck is a capable enough gaming system out of the box, some of its best features are easy to miss. If you know where to look, you can customize the Steam Deck to your liking, minimize annoyances, and even expand your game catalog well beyond the built-in Steam storefront. Here, then, is a lengthy list of tips and tricks for the Steam Deck, loosely arranged from simple to more advanced: Know your quick commands Jared Newman / Foundry Long-press the Steam button, and you’ll see a list of quick commands you can invoke from anywhere. A full list appears in the above screenshot, but here are a few that you should try committing to memory: Adjust brightness: Steam + Left Stick Up/DownForce game shutdown: Steam + Long-press BTake a screenshot: Steam + R1On-screen keyboard: Steam + X.Temporary cursor: Steam + Right Stick or Trackpad. Use R2 to click. Get game suggestions Jared Newman / Foundry Not sure what to play on your Steam Deck? A couple suggestions: From the home screen, scroll down, then over to the “Recommended” tab. Steam will helpfully suggest untouched games from your backlog.Hit the Steam button and select “Library.” The first tab (“Great on Deck”) suggests games that are fully-optimized for the portable.Try playing some of the smaller-scale, indie games you’ve been neglecting. Chances are they’ll be easier to pick up and put down than, say, Elden Ring, and they may burn through less battery life as... Continue reading at 'PC World'

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While Valve’s awesome $399 Steam Deck is a capable enough gaming system out of the box, some of its best features are easy to miss. If you know where to look, you can customize the Steam Deck to your liking, minimize annoyances, and even expand your game catalog well beyond the built-in... Continue reading at PC World

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