What Is EmuDeck?

What Can You Run With EmuDeck?

It can run some Wii U games and Switch titles too, but performance largely depends on the game.

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Emulating these systems is more complicated and taxing on the hardware.

This makes EmuDeck a perfect option for creating your ownretro gaming handheld.

You do have some control over which emulators are installed, however.

A leaked screenshot of the aleged Oblivion remaster.

Confirm that you want to run it and the installer will download the necessary files, and then install.

From here you’ve got the option to follow the on-screen instructions to configure EmuDeck to your liking.

Assuming you’re aware of the law, adding ROMs is fairly simple.

GameCube emulator running on a Steam Deck.

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When it comes to sourcing ROMs and game files,double-check you understand the legal ramifications of emulation.

Copy ROMs to a folder on your USB flash drive and insert it into your Steam Decj.

Save states are also a given, since emulators usually allow them by default.

The “Collections” tab on the Steam Deck Library with emulated games added.

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EmuDeck goes the extra mile and creates button mappings to save and load state automatically.

you might set a custom keybinding to save or load states.

and cut out load times or unskippable cutscenes.

Various emulators detected and installed directly on Steam through Emudeck.

Now, most emulators that run via RetroArch should automatically track your progress and let you earn achievements.

It certainly beats usingknock-off portable handhelds that suffer from terrible performance.

PS2 games in the Steam Library

Various game files inside the “PS2” ROMs folder in Emudeck.

The ROM Manager application in Emudeck

The Parsers menu in Emudeck

The Emudeck ROM manager adding games to Steam

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