RetroDECK on the Steam Deck

RetroDECK in application that brings a sandbox environment to catalog and play your retro games directly on your:

Steam Deck
Linux Desktop (after the BETA period)
SteamOS Device (after the BETA period)

It's inspired by embedded emulation systems like AmberELEC, EmuELEC, CoreELEC, Lakka, and Batocera.

Powered by EmulationStation Desktop Edition, which uses RetroArch and other standalone emulators to allow you to import and play your favorite retro (and even not-so-retro) games in a tidy contained environment.

Visit our website and Join our Discord!

RetroDECK is tailored to the Steam Deck during the BETA period.

The goal is tha tall the configurations are ready to go and tweaked to get the best graphics and performance on the Deck without having the hassle of choosing, installing and configuring tons of emulators: just put your ROMS & BIOSes in the corresponding folders and start your games.

Short FAQ

Please read the Wiki for even more information.

Do I have to partition or format my disk/sdcard to install it?

No, partitioning or formatting is note needed at all. RetroDECK (differently from AmberELEC, Batocera and others) comes as a flatpak: just install it as any other application and launch it from your desktop or Steam library.

Is it available on Windows?

No, RetroDECK doesn't support Windows, but the project is fully open source so you can port it if you wish. As an alternative, Retrobat offers similar functionality (but may not be compatible with RetroDECK's rom paths).

Do you support the Linux Desktop?

RetroDECK does work if you do some input changes on the Linux Desktop but is not officially supported during the BETA period and there could be other issues. But we do plan to support it in the future.

Do you support other SteamOS based devices?

We do plan to support other SteamOS devices in the future.

How can I install it?

Just install it from Discover store on the Steam Decks desktop mode or for the the Linux desktop download it from your normal software channel.
However if you want to test the cooker version you can follow the Installation instructions on the Wiki

Can I contribute to the project?

Yes! Everybody is welcome to contribute in any way possible if it is personal time or funds, just check out our Discord!

• Do you know how to code and want to contribute? Please join the development team!
• Maybe you know graphics, art or UI & UX design? Join the discussion!
• You can just help by helping others in the support or guide people on various social media and communication platforms.
• You can also help by just finding and testing the best configurations for the emulators and the roms.
• Or just help us by doing bug reports on all the issues you find (please check old issues first before submitting a new one).
• By joining the ✨-new-helpers-start-here channel on Discord and keeping an eye on the issues tab as well as the Roadmap tab, you can be up to speed on the latest developments on RetroDECK.
• We have a Patreon page if you want to help us keep our build servers running or just buy us a beverage

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