

Add the Launcher to steam as a non-steam game by opening the Steam desktop app, click on 'Games' -> 'Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library.' -> click on 'BROWSE.' -> find the location of the Launcher you downloaded and select it -> click 'Open' -> click 'ADD SELECTED PROGRAMS' Visit the Launcher Download page,, or click this link to download the latest (at time of writing) launcher Switch to desktop mode on the Steam Deck Step 1 - Download the RSI Launcher and add it to Steam as a non-steam game Warning! this will require the use of elevated root privileges, use at your own risk! Hello there fellow Steam Deckers (Deckians?) / Penguins!īelieve it or not, Star Citizen's Persistent Universe WILL run on the Valve Steam Deck! Depending on the in game location, you can expect anything from ~10fps to ~35fps (at least so far in my quick testing).īelow are the steps I took in order to get it to run and not crash at every launch (due to lack of RAM) directly through steam, no Lutris or Bottles required.
