But youcanplay games from Epic’s store on your Steam Deck if you use these workarounds.
The oldest and the most intricate app to use isLutris.
Next, we have theNonSteamLaunchersapp, which is quite straightforward to use.
Finally, we have theHeroic Games Launcher.
Also, the apps simple to set up, and it works rather well.
In this guide, Ill cover NonSteamLaunchers and the Heroic launcher, but not Lutris.
Let’s get started.
Once in Desktop Mode, launch the Discover store, key in Heroic and press Enter on the keyboard.
you’re free to pull up the virtual keyboard by pressing the X button.
Its time to enter to the Epic Games Store and download some games.
Once you open Heroic, you should have a tab that reads get in above the Library tab.
hit it and sign in with your Epic Games Store account.
If you haveTwo-factor authenticationenabled, the EGS may ask you to enter a code you will receive via email.
Just enter the code and proceed.
Here, you will see your EGS library.
On the next window, poke the Install button again.
If you receive a warning like the one shown below, just poke the Yes button.
Clicking Yes will launch the game with the latest version ofProton, usually Proton-Experimental.
If the game launches fine, great.
If it doesnt, it might have issues with Proton-Experimental.
Now, nudge the Wine Version dropdown menu and grab the latest Proton version that isnt Experimental.
In this case, its Proton 8.0.
The procedure here is similar to the one youve used to download EGS games.
choose the Manage Accounts tab instead.
Once there, sign in to your GOG account.
Again, you have to go to Desktop Mode to do this.
The first thing it’s crucial that you do is visitNonSteamLaunchers GitHubpage and download the installation package.
Once on the GitHub page, nudge the Code button and then click Download Zip.
Next, open your “Downloads” folder with Dolphin, the default file manager in SteamOS.
Right-nudge the NonSteamLaunchers.zip file and pick the Extract Archive Here option.
Once you unzip the archive, look for the NonSteamLaunchers.sh file and run it.
Now choose the Epic Games from the list and click OK.
Note that it’s possible for you to install any other launcher you want.
Just hit Cancel and wait for the Epic Games Launcher to install.
NonSteamLaunchers will shut down Steam and relaunch it during the installation process.
Once Steam restarts, go to your Steam library.
These issues have been mostly resolved, but some users might be unlucky enough to experience them.
I was signed in to both EGS and GOG but, frustratingly, my GOG library was empty.
Luckily, the solution was super simple: exit from GOG and then sign back in.
That solved the problem.
The open Heroic, visit the Manage Accounts tab again, and log back in.
According to developers, the bug’s been fixed.
I can corroborate that claim since I havent encountered the issue for a while now.
Back when I had this bug, the solution that worked for me was restarting my Deck.
That solved it every time, but your mileage may vary.
The Steam Deck’s overnight success demonstrates that Valve has achieved something very special indeed.
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