I've got the 64GB og steam deck, After almost a year of using it i had to start using the deck as a development machine as well not just for gaming. I wasn't sure how it would pan out, theoretically everything should be possible but i had couple of major blockers .. I was running out of internal storage I needed to make sure that the engines i use work on SD. Cocos Creator (Windows / Mac) Godot Engine (Windows / Mac / Linux) Unreal Engine (Windows / Mac / Linux) Unity Engine (Windows / Mac / Linux??) The Internal Storage: Since this was a 64 GB version, i kept running into the disk space issues, i had to take the leap and upgrade the ssd. Fortunately i was able to find one on amazon which decently priced. I followed the IFixit's guide to upgrade the ssd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSvdsic4_dk This was crucial if i wanted to use the deck without thinking too much about what i was going to install on OS. So if you are like me and are really afraid of breaking something
EGS ( Epic Games Store ) like it or hate it, has been giving away free games and if you like free games you would have picked up atleast a couple of them. So given that some of those games are Deck Verified / Playable, its fair to assume you would like to install the EGS on the Deck. Installing EGS on Steam Deck Switch to Desktop Mode on your Steam Deck Download the EGS installer for windows from the Epic Store website: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/download (using your web browser of choice) Open Steam in the desktop mode and add the installer as a non-steam game In the browse window, switch from .desktop files to All files. Select EpicInstaller-xxx.msi and add it to steam library. Find EpicInstaller in your steam library and open its' properties by hitting the "Gear" icon on the right side of game details page. Set the proton compatibility to latest one. Now hit the play button and go through the install screens of EGS. Once t