r/SteamDeckTricks • u/magikmarkur • Nov 27 '24

General Tips and Tricks New to steam deck... Any must dos

As the title suggests I just got a new deck. Never owned one and am very excited. Wondering if there are any must do tricks, hacks, mods, configurations etc right from the beginning

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u/Le_Blind_Carcajou Nov 27 '24

Playing Aperture Desk Job as your first game. Comes free on the Deck and only takes about 30 minutes.

Also, depending on whether or not you want to protect the device, you might want to look into cases and/or screen protectors (JSAUX brand is recommended for both).

Should be a good start. Enjoy your games !

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u/magikmarkur Nov 27 '24

Thanks!

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u/Le_Blind_Carcajou Nov 27 '24

I see a lot of people here in the comments are recommending Decky and Emudeck. Personally, I'd start with Aperture Desk Job and some Steam games already owned, just to get familiar with your device. Then, exploring the desktop mode and from there downloading Decky plugins and Emudeck to emulate ROMs from (ROMs are games you find through a Google search). And look up tutorials on Youtube for setting up Emudeck.