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Set Up Remote Play on Steam Deck

This section covers how to set up PlayStation Remote Play (using chiaki-ng) on your client device [i.e., Steam Deck]. It covers installing the chiaki-ng package, configuring an automatic (scripted) launch, and adding chiaki-ng to Game Mode with icons and a custom controller configuration to boot. Please switch into Desktop Mode for this process.

Open This Documentation on Your client device [i.e., Steam Deck] for Easy Copy/Pasting

If you open this documentation in a web browser on your client device [i.e., Steam Deck] (such as using the Firefox flatpak), you can easily copy and paste commands by clicking the copy icon to the right of each command (appears when hovering over the right end of a code box):

Copy

and pasting with Ctrl+V or right-click->paste in regular windows and Ctrl+Shift+V or right-click->paste in konsole windows.

Enabling Keyboard Navigation on MacOS

  1. Open System Preferences and go to the keyboard Settings

  2. Enable Keyboard Navigation

    Enable Keyboard Navigation MacOS

MacOS Versions Prior to Sonoma

For MacOS versions prior to Sonoma, you will have to go to the shortcuts tab to enable keyboard navigation.

Enable Keyboard Navigation Older MacOS

Switching into Desktop Mode on Steam Deck

  1. Hit the Steam button on your Steam Deck

  2. Navigate to the Power section on the menu

    Steam Menu Power

  3. Choose Switch to Desktop

    Switch to Desktop

Navigating Desktop Mode

This install requires entering into Desktop Mode. Please connect the following to your Steam Deck:

  • external keyboard (You can use Steam + X to bring up and use the virtual keyboard and make liberal use of copy/paste if you really need to, but it is a much worse experience)

  • external mouse (can use the touchpad/trackpads on the device instead)

  • external monitor (can use the native Steam Deck screen instead)