Steam Deck News

Note: This client was re-released to fix an issue with the sign in screen not displaying in desktop mode.

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

General

• Fixed gamepad focus issues in Steam store
  
• Fixed footer buttons sometimes not appearing in Steam store
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed refresh login UI stretching past the bottom of the window.
  
• Other minor layout fixes in login UI
  
• Fixed context menus no longer working after closing Update news dialog
  
• Fixed issue where the list of subscribed Workshop items would not display if there were thousands of them
  

Steam Input

• Fixed issue where Steam Controller joysticks would have unintended input during Steam Button chords
  

Note: This client was re-released to fix loading and scrollbars not appearing in the Steam Library in desktop mode.

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

General

• Fixed issue where a browser opened by a game was sticking around after closing the overlay
  
• Fixed launch options dialog not closing when cancelling game launch
  
• Various fixes to make the UI scale better in higher resolutions
  
• Fixed issue where the virtual keyboard would continuously be made visible after exiting a game
  
• Added option to start in windowed mode under Settings => Display => Big Picture Mode => Windowed
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed several issues related to popup dialogs being sized incorrectly
  
• Fixed issue where game hover UI would sometimes get stuck in the upper left corner of the UI
  
• Fixed sizing of app details DLC hover
  
• Fixed regression where clicking on DLC & "view all" in the dlc rollup not navigate to the store
  
• Fixed "Move" and "Uninstall" not working in content management UI.
  

Steam Input

• Added direct navigation to controller inputs and modes from the preview screen
  
• Fixed the Xbox preview page layout having some incorrect items and missing others
  
• Added a specific Xbox Elite layout preview page
  
• Added a specific Switch Pro layout preview page
  

The Stable update channel for the Steam Deck OS has just been updated with a hotfix to enable compatibility with future input firmware. It will download an update, but there are no user-visible changes included at this time.

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Preview channel, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

• Fixed a graphics driver crash when interacting with the map in DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
  

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

General

• Fixed keyboard re-opening incorrectly on game exit
  
• Added support for the Armor-X Pro gamepad in PS4 mode
  
• Fixed long delay at startup when the Razer Huntsman Elite keyboard is plugged in
  
• Fixed the Logitech G29 controller showing up as a gamepad instead of a wheel
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed overlay scaling when resizing game window in new Big Picture Mode
  
• Fixed crash when taking screenshots through the overlay