# How do I install RetroDECK on the Steam Deck? ## Quickstart guide - Switch the Steam Deck to Desktop Mode: `Steam button` -> `Power` -> `Switch to Desktop`. - Install RetroDECK from Discover. - Start RetroDECK for the first time in Desktop Mode. - Choose where RetroDECK should create the main folder `retrodeck/`: `Internal Storage`, `SD Card` or `Custom Location`. - Put the BIOS files inside `retrodeck/bios/`. - Put the ROMs & game files inside `retrodeck/roms/`. - Choose to install Steam Controller Templates for RetroDECK (this should be checked by default) during installation. - In Steam desktop, go to the `Games` tab, press `Add non-Steam game to My library`, and select RetroDECK to add it to your library. If that doesn't work, right-click on the RetroDECK desktop icon and press Add to Steam in the menu. - Switch to game mode and go to RetroDECK on the Steam Grid under `Library > Non-Steam` - Add the `RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Neptune` Official Template under `🎮 Controller Settings` -> `Controller Layouts` -> `Templates`. Choose either the SIMPLE raidal layout or FULL radial layout. - Launch RetroDECK and enjoy! **Other quick tips** - Get RetroDECK Steam Grid art and add it to your Steam library with BoilR, or add the art manually from [SteamgridDB](https://www.steamgriddb.com/search/grids?term=RetroDeck). - Read up on the: [RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Hotkeys](../../wiki_rd_controls/hotkeys-steamdeck-neptune.md). - Read up on the: [ES-DE: User Guide](../../wiki_system_guides/es-de/esde-guide.md). - Explore our other software recommendations for the Steam Deck: [Steam Deck: Software Recommendations](../../wiki_devices/steamdeck/steamdeck-software.md). - Check various optional optimizations that can make some systems run even better: [Steam Deck: Optimizations](../../wiki_devices/steamdeck/steamdeck-optimize.md). ## Full step by step guide **NOTE:** Depending on what language you have set in Desktop Mode things might be named differently. ### Step 1: Go to Desktop Mode Put the Steam Deck into Desktop Mode: `Steam button` > `Power` > `Switch to Desktop` ### Step 2: Install from Discover - Open the Discover application. - Inside Discover search for RetroDECK and press the install button. - After the installation is finished, launch RetroDECK from Discover or in the KDE program menu under `Games` -> `RetroDECK`. - Follow the first-time setup instructions and choose where RetroDECK should create the `retrodeck/` folder `Internal Storage`, `SD Card` or `Custom Location`. - You will get a pre filled choice during the Setup to Install `RetroDECK Steam Controller Profiles` (highly recommended) and optional BIOS files. - Open Steam while still in Desktop Mode. - Inside Steam go to the `Games` tab press `Add non Steam game to My library` and select RetroDECK to add it into your library. - After this is done you can now see RetroDECK in Steam Deck's gamemode after you return to it from desktop mode. ### Step 3: Configure the Steam Controller Profiles This step is only needed if you installed the profiles. If you missed installed the layouts you can always reinstall them from `RetroDECK Configurator` -> `Tools` -> `Install: RetroDECK Controller Layouts`. - Go back into `Game Mode` by pressing the `Return to Game Mode` icon on the desktop. - Navigate to RetroDECK `Library` -> `Non-Steam`. - Go to `🎮 Controller Settings` -> `Controller Layouts` -> `Templates` - Add one of the layouts for RetroDECK called `RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Neptune` SIMPLE or FULL. - You can now use RetroDECK and it's ready to populate with ROMS. If you are unsure on how to add ROMS and BIOS to RetroDECK follow the [RetroDECK: Start Using](../../wiki_general/retrodeck-start.md) **Other quick tips** - Get RetroDECK Steam Grid art and add it to your Steam library with BoilR, or add the art manually from [SteamgridDB](https://www.steamgriddb.com/search/grids?term=RetroDeck). - Read up on the: [RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Hotkeys](../../wiki_rd_controls/hotkeys-steamdeck-neptune.md). - Read up on the: [ES-DE: User Guide](../../wiki_system_guides/es-de/esde-guide.md). - Explore our other software recommendations for the Steam Deck: [Steam Deck: Software Recommendations](../../wiki_devices/steamdeck/steamdeck-software.md). - Check various optional optimizations that can make some systems run even better: [Steam Deck: Optimizations](../../wiki_devices/steamdeck/steamdeck-optimize.md). ## How do I update RetroDECK on the Steam Deck? - Put the Steam Deck into Desktop Mode `Steam button` -> `Power` -> `Switch to Desktop` - Open the Discover application. - Click on the updates tab. - If there are any updates available it will be shown here. - Click on the `Update` or `Update all` button. ### Decky: AutoFlatpaks If you have Decky installed and the AutoFlatpaks plugin. You can update RetroDECK from gamemode. Read more here: [Steam Deck: Software Recommendations](../../wiki_devices/steamdeck/steamdeck-software.md).