you might also use cloud game streaming services on your Deck.

You should see a small button with an arrow shown next to the larger Play/Install button.

Once you choose the desktop option, the large Install/Play button will switch to a button reading Stream.

A leaked screenshot of the aleged Oblivion remaster.

Press the Stream button, and the game will launch on your PC and stream to your Steam Deck.

For starters, the performance in Game Mode is less than ideal, far from it.

Theres constant microstutteringwith occasional massive lag spikes, and you could do nothing about it.

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Also, from our experience, using certain mods can break the Steam Deck Remote Play experience as well.

If you dont have GeForce Experience, go to theapps download pageand download and implement the app.

Once you install GeForce Experience, open it and hit the configs button.

‘Figment’ in a Galaxy Z Fold 6 next to an 8BitDo Pro 2 controller.

Next, poke the Shield tab, and once there, verify the GameStream toggle is turned on.

Now, take your Deck and switch to Desktop mode.

Next, locate and open Moonlight.

How to Stream to Your Steam Deck Featured Image showing a Steam Deck with the GeForce Now website opened

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verify that GeForce Experience is running on your gaming PC, and then grab the locked icon in Moonlight.

Now smack the PC icon, which is now unlocked.

The following menu should contain a Steam icon.

First of all, select the small arow button next to the install/play button and press it with the A button

Press the Steam icon, and the streaming window will launch.

By default, launching Steam from Moonlight launches the app inBig Picture Mode.

Now, all you have to do is launch any game via Steam and play it on your Deck.

Out of the two options, select the one that doesn’t read This Steam Deck

Below, you’re able to see Moonlights controls menu.

There, you might tweak streaming quality and other options.

Youll have thin borders on top and bottom, but at least the image wont be stretched.

Now you should have the main button change from Install or Play to stream, press it to stream the game from your PC via Steam Remote Play

This is easier than pressing the default four-button combo to end the stream.

Regarding performance, its pretty solid but not flawless.

Firstly, open Steam on your Steam Deck while in Desktop mode.

Blue loading screen that shows when Steam Remote Play stream doesn’t work as supposed

nudge the Games tab and then nudge the Add a non-Steam Game to My Library.

Moonlight should be listed on the app list that opens next.

Locate it, select it, and smack the Add Selected Programs button.

Once you’re inside the GeForce experience options menu, go to the Shield tab and then make sure that the GameStream toggle is turned on. If it’s green, it’s on

Luckily, theres an open-source streaming app called Sunshine that you might use instead.

The company might remove the GameStream feature from GeForce Experience, too, sooner or later.

Go to theSunshine GitHubpage and download the latest Windows version, as shown below.

While you’re in Desktop Mode on your Steam Deck, search the store for Moonlight, Then hit the Install button next to the first result

Next, load the app and check whether you want to let the Sunshine service launch on startup.

Dont touch other installation options.

Once youve done that, go to theSunshine documentation web pageand accessthe Usage tab.

After Moonlight shares the four-digit PIN GeForce Experience will open a small dialog box on your PC’s desktop. Enter the PIN in the box and hit the Connect button

There, you could find the address of the Sunshine web UI.

Go to the address shown there and create a username and password.

ensure to save the username and password to be able to access Sunshine web UI later.

A screenshot showing Moonlight Streaming settings. We recommend streaming games in 1080p resolution or higher

This is the name youll see after you open Moonlight.

Rename Sunshine to something familiar, and then open Moonlight on your Steam Deck.

You should now see a locked PC icon that bears the name you gave to the Sunshine host process.

To add Moonlight to Game Mode you first need to open Steam while in Desktop mode, click on the Games tab and then click the Add a non-Steam Game to my Library button

Can I Use Cloud Streaming Services Like GeForce Now and XCloud on Steam Deck?

The answer is yes, it’s possible for you to use both GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

The first order of business is to download and install Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

Once you open the window that includes non-Steam apps and games locate Moonlight, click the box next to it to select it, and once you’ve selected it hit the add selected programs button

Use Chrome for GeForce Now and Edge for Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Once youve done that, its time to open Konsole.

Konsole is a Command Prompt-like interface that only accepts typed commands.

After you land on the Sunshine GitHub downloads page, look for the sunshine-windows-installer.exe file and download it to your PC

you’re free to find it in app Launcher > System.

You should now see the Launch Options field in the Properties tab.

Instead, go to the end of the string and then add the commands listed above.

During the Sunshine installation procedure you can decide whether to let Sunshine to launch on startup or not

confirm theres a single space between the end of the default command string and the one youre adding.

Note that you dont have to enter thekioskcommand.

We also recommend renaming the two surfing app shortcuts in Steam and applying custom artwork.

After you access Sunshine UI, go to the Configuration tab, find the Sunshine Name option and pick a name for the Sunshine process that will show in Moonlight

you might find more on how to do this in our guide onadding non-Steam games to your Steam library.

Once there, poke the “Web web app” button under the “Current Layout” label.

Next, find the Gamepad with Mouse Trackpad layout and click it.

After you acquire the four-digit PIN from Moonlight, open Sunshine web UI, go to the PIN tab, enter the PIN in the apropriate dialog box and then click the send button

Now, we want to change the trackpad click behavior from Right Stick Click to a mouse left click.

So, nudge the R Click button.

Very handy since the GeForce Now website, for example, has a lot of menus you could enter.

To install Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge open the Discover store, type Chrome or Edge in the search field and then hit the install button located on the right side of search results

Quality-wise, the two services work mostly fine if your internet bandwidth is up to snuff.

Youll most likely experience occasional slowdowns or drops in image quality, but thats normal.

Can I Stream Games Locally From My PS5 or Xbox to My Steam Deck?

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If you own an Xbox, no dice.

The only way of playing Xbox games on your Steam Deck is by streaming them via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

you’re free to find the app on the Discover store or download it from itsSourcehut repo.

To add Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge to Game mode open Steam, click the Games tab, hit the Add a non-Steam game to my library button, locate Chrome or Edge in the following window, click the box next to their name to select the browser, and then click the add selected programs button

The setup process is a bit convoluted since you need your PSN Account ID to get the setup working.

Once you open the controller layout menu, click on the large Web Browser button located at the top of the controller layour menu

once you open controller templates menu look for the Gamepad with mouse trackpad template and click it

After you select the gamepad with mouse trackpad controller template a visual map of the layour will show. Locate the Right Trackpad box and click it

In the following menu, click the Right Stick Click button

Once the next menu opens, go to the Mouse Tab and click the Left Mouse Click button

After you click the Left Mouse Click button the visual map of the current controller template should appear. Make sure that the right trackpad click is mapped to the left mouse click and then press the X button to apply the layout or click the apply layout button with your mouse