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Emulator playable on Steam Deck
Steam Deck runs not only Steam games, but also various emulators. Here is a list of emulators that can be played on Steam Deck.
Posted at: 2022.12.26
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Emulators for Windows and Linux are playable
Steam Deck can play console emulators for Windows and Linux.
| emulator | platform | official page |
|---|---|---|
| Yuzu | Nintendo Switch | https://yuzu-emu.org/ |
| Cemu | Wii U | https://cemu.info/ |
| Dolphin | Wii | https://ja.dolphin-emu.org/download/ |
| Dolphin | GameCube | https://ja.dolphin-emu.org/download/ |
| Simple64 | Nintendo 64 | https://simple64.github.io/ |
| Snes9x | SNES | https://www.snes9x.com/ |
| FCEUX | NES | https://fceux.com/ |
| RPCS3 | PlayStation 3 | https://rpcs3.net/ |
| PCSX2 | PlayStation 2 | https://pcsx2.net/ |
| DuckStation | PlayStation | https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation |
| Xemu | Xbox | https://xemu.app/ |
| Xenia | Xbox360 | https://xenia.jp/ |
| Citra | Nintendo 3DS | https://citra-emu.org/ |
| MelonDS | Nintendo DS | https://melonds.kuribo64.net/ |
| mGBA | Game Boy Advance | https://mgba.io/ |
| PPSSPP | PSP | https://ppsspp.org/ |
| Mednaffe | PC-engine | https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe |
Among the emulators picked up this time, the PS3, Nintendo Switch, and XBox have the highest graphics performance, and many videos have been uploaded showing them all running comfortably.
PS3 emulator running on Steam Deck
Nintendo Switch emulator running on Steam Deck
XBOX emulator running on Steam Deck
XBOX360 emulator running on Steam Deck
If you want to enjoy emulators on Steam Deck, you want to include "EmuDeck" and "SteamRomManager".
EmuDeck can optimize the emulator environment on Steam Deck (Steam OS) by preparing both "EmuDeck", which can manage multiple emulators at once, and "Steam Rom Manager", a ROM management manager.
Specifically, you can add emulators to Steam Deck with EmuDeck and add ROM games to Steam Deck's game interface with Steam Rom Manager.
This makes it possible to play the emulator as if it were a standard Steam Deck game, making it very seamless to enjoy the emulator.
Steam Rom Manager is included in EmuDeck, so there is no need to download it separately.