Steam Deck fixes
Real fixes for real games and launchers that need a mouse or keyboard the Deck's controller and on-screen keyboard can't give you.
Ubisoft Connect, EA App, Rockstar, Battle.net and Epic all forget your Deck login — here's how to stop retyping it.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition opens the EA app on Steam Deck. Click through it and the Launchers notice with your phone as the trackpad, in Game Mode.
Launcher loginsRed Dead Redemption 2 installs the Rockstar Games Launcher on first run. Click through it with your phone as the mouse, in Game Mode, and reach the main menu.
Launcher loginsThe Witcher 3 Remastered opens REDlauncher on Steam Deck. Use your phone as the trackpad to browse it, sign in with a QR link and press Play, in Game Mode.
Launcher loginsType your Ubisoft Connect e-mail and paste your password from your phone with Deck Pointer, tick Remember me, and the next launch signs in by itself.
Launcher loginsGTA V Enhanced installs the Rockstar Games Launcher on first run. Use your phone as the mouse to click through, scroll the terms and paste your e-mailed code.
Launcher loginsThe original Black Flag makes you retype your Ubisoft Connect password on the Deck every time you play. Record the login once, replay it with a tap.
Launcher loginsGet your Epic Games Store library running on the Steam Deck: one free launcher, and an Epic login you send from your phone instead of the on-screen keyboard.
Launcher loginsInstall Battle.net on Steam Deck with NonSteamLaunchers, using your phone as the mouse and keyboard in Desktop Mode, then log in and install games.
Launcher loginsFar Cry 3 makes you retype your Ubisoft Connect password on the Deck's on-screen keyboard every time you play. Record it once, replay it with a tap.
Point-and-click, grand strategy, tactics — games that were built for a mouse and only tolerate a controller.
The Steam store is slow to browse with the Deck's stick. Use your phone as a trackpad and scroll wheel to browse the sale, wishlist and check out in Game Mode.
Mouse & cursorFull Throttle Remastered wants a mouse and keyboard on the Steam Deck. Load Deck Pointer's ready-made preset and add your own hotkeys mid-game.
Mouse & cursorBrowse, type, and run the terminal in Steam Deck Desktop Mode from your Android phone — plus a custom Ctrl+T key and a bigger left mouse button.
Mouse & cursorCrusader Kings III is Steam Deck Playable, not Verified, because it needs a real mouse, keyboard and hotkeys. Here's how to get all three from your phone.
Wi-Fi passwords, Discord, Steam itself — input problems that show up before you even launch a game.
When Bluetooth keeps dropping, connect Deck Pointer over Wi-Fi: install it on the Steam Deck from deckpointer.com/deck, enter a code, done. Every screen shown.
System & setupInstall Decky Loader from Desktop Mode with your phone as the mouse and keyboard: download, rename, run the installer, and open the plugin store in Game Mode.
System & setupPair an iPhone with a Steam Deck over Bluetooth, screen by screen — the app's connect wizard, and the Deck screen that answers each step.
System & setupPair an Android phone with a Steam Deck in a minute with Deck Pointer's wizard: every screen on both devices, the 20-second code window, a clean restart.
System & setupShare your Wi-Fi password on Android, paste it into Deck Pointer, and send it to the Steam Deck. No hunting for 30 or 60 characters on the on-screen keyboard.
System & setupCopy your Wi-Fi password on iPhone, paste it into Deck Pointer, and send it to the Steam Deck. No hunting for 30 or 60 characters on the on-screen keyboard.
System & setupPair once, then use your Android phone as a Bluetooth trackpad, keyboard, and controller for Steam Deck—no app on the Deck needed.
Pairing fails, the link drops, the Deck won't see your phone — what is going wrong and how to get it working again.