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The steam deck is not made for VR

Tinker Steps:Other

Had to install ALVR in desktop mode and pair to headset.

Difficult To Read Text:

Most text was unreadable due to the very low resolution

Performance:Significant Performance Problems

The game is unplayable. It gats 30 FPS max in VR which causes motion sickness very quickly

It's possible to make this game run on the Steam Deck with VR using a Quest headset and ALVR, but the SD is not made for VR games. More of a fun fact than a viable way to play

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Beat Saber

Works well with ALVR

Runs on a Quest 2 headset with no probems provided your PC and WiFi setup are good enough. ALVR can be a bit hard to configre (audio required some messing around in the settings) but overall it's not bad.

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Black Mesa

Works with minor issues

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

High graphics settings on the native version caused significant artifacts around lights. Fixed by either lowering the settings or switching to Proton.

Instability:Occasionally

Every 1-2 hours the game would slow down significantly and after a few minutes crash with a memory related error.

Whenever the game slowed down I had to restart it to prevent losing progress.

I played this a while ago but I'm just now subbmitting the report. I saw that a big update (Necro Patch) released after I finnished that included changes to DXVK. It's possible that these bugs have been fixed.

Proton Experimental

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Proton Experimental

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Cult of the Lamb

Works no problem

Battery Performance:Made Changes To Improve

Lowered graphics settings to save battery life.

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Factorio

Runs better then on Windows

Tinker Steps:Changed configuration

Enable non blocking saves. Not required for the game to run but it's a usful Linux/MacOS feature that allows the game to save without stopping.

Native

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Native

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Hades

Really good game on the deck

Runs out of the box with no probems

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Half-Life 2

Runs perfectly

Proton 9.0-2

Half-Life 2: VR Mod

Frezes on the loading screen. Doesn't even connect to Steam VR

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

Tried on a Quest 2 with ALVR. Tried multiple Proton versions.

Proton Experimental

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Proton Experimental

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.10.6-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.2.2-arch1.1

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.57, 6.10.6-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Hardspace: Shipbreaker

Runs with no problems

Proton 9.0-2

Proton 8.0-2

Proton 8.0-2

Runs with no problems

Proton 7.0-5

Instability:Occasionally

Sometimes crashes on startup. No crashes when in game.

► Multiplayer

Overall (online):Excellent

Didn't test the multiplayer a lot but it seems to work perfectly.

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.3.9-arch1-1

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 23.1.3

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (navi23, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 3.52, 6.3.9-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.3.9-arch1-1

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 23.1.3

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (navi23, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 3.52, 6.3.9-arch1-1)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core

No Man's Sky

Difficult To Read Text:

Text that is rendered as part of a 3D model (for example starship speed) is very blurry and pixelated on the default graphical settings.

Instability:Occasionally

Often freezes when exiting the game. Also sometimes crashes when starting up. No stability issues when in game.

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

No Man's Sky

Audio:Other

Often audio would drop out when using my monitors built-in speakers. Works fine with laptop speakers.

Windowing:Other

Game freezes and requires a restart when Alt + Tabing.

Instability:Frequently

Often crashes on startup. If it launches sucesfully the stability is perfect.

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.3.9-arch1-1

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 535.54.03

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.3.9-arch1-1

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 535.54.03

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics

Outer Wilds

Runs almost perfectly. One of my favourite games on the steamdeck

Battery Performance:

Set graphics settings to low to save battery life

Audio:Other

Occasionally after resuming from sleep there would be minor audio crackling. Restarting the game fixed it.

Proton 9.0-2

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Proton 9.0-2

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Pacific Drive

Very poor performance

Performance:Significant Performance Problems

The game runs at between 10-15 FPS no matter the settings. Hardly playable

The game runs fine on Linux, but the Steam Deck is just too weak to play it smoothly.

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Scrap Mechanic

The game runs with no problems

Proton 7.0-5

Subnautica

Runs with no tweaks required

Proton 7.0-5

Subnautica: Below Zero

The game opens and runs with no problems.

Proton 7.0-5

Superflight

Runs perfectly out of the box.

Proton 8.0-3

Tabletopia

Installs but dosen't open

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

Proton 7.0-5

The Lab

If you manage to get Steam VR running it runs fine.