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Our Testing Setup

At Steam Deck Monster, I’m trying to give prospective Linux gamers the broad picture on what can be played and run on Linux. The easiest way to approach this is from the Steam Deck environment since it gives a consistent base for all gamers on linux. Unfortunately we were unable to get a testing deck […]

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Reviews Tux on Deck

Flatpak Apps we’re installing Day One

What is a Flatpak? Flatpak is a tool for managing applications and the runtimes they use. It’s a system for building, distributing and running sandboxed desktop application on Linux. If you want to learn more about the ins and outs of flatpaks, check out the Arch Linux wiki. You can explore a whole world of […]

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Compatibility Tux on Deck

5 Games We’re Most Excited to Take With Us on the Steam Deck

5. The Elder Scolls 4: Oblivion. Following the release of the Nintendo Switch, people have been able to enjoy Skyrim on the go. Now with the steam deck we can take the classics with us. 4. FFXIV That’s right boys. Compatibility may be up in the air, but on my testing machine I’ve been playing […]

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Official News Tux on Deck

Steam Deck Gets Official Launch Date

On February 25th, 2022 Valve will begin sending out emails to reservation holders in the order that reservations were made. You will have 72 hours from the receipt of your email to make the purchase of your steam deck. If you do not purchase your reserved Steam Deck in the 72 hours, the reservation is […]

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Steam Deck Hardware (an Overview)

Steam Deck was built from the ground up for an optimal PC handheld gaming experience, and hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat shows how – and why- they made it the way they did. Even more importantly, he shows how those decisions allow for developers to bring all different kinds of games to Steam Deck as an […]