Steam Deck Build Pipeline

✍ Last Updated : January 26, 2023

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1. How to start setting up Unreal Engine Build Pipeline for SteamDeck
2. how to build and deploy Unreal Engine Packaged Game to Steam Deck
3. Additional information and tricks that could help build process

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Steam Deck = Linux

Steam Deck Support both

How to load and run games on Steam Deck

How to load and run games on Steam Deck (Steamworks Documentation)

Title Upload Example

Devkit Example

Change Steam Deck Mode

The Set session will change the Steam Deck mode between Game Mode or Desktop Mode

gamescope is Game Mode the rest is Desktop Mode

Change OS Client Mode

The Steam client Change to will change the Steam Deck client mode between dev or non-dev

to get more detailed logs the client must be in dev mode

List Titles

get the uploaded games list

Delete Titles

to delete a game fill in the Title then click Delete Title(s)

you can get Title from Title List

to delete all games check the Delete all devkit titles, Title will be ignored

CEF console

to get a remote view and control of the Steam Deck

SFTP to Steam Deck

Problem

[2023.01.27-16.03.10:666][465]LogPlayLevel: UAT: rsync: [sender] change_dir "/cygdrive/d/Work/UE_5.1_InstalledBuild/Engine/Build/SteamDeck" failed: No such file or directory (2)
[2023.01.27-16.03.10:666][465]LogPlayLevel: UAT: 
[2023.01.27-16.03.10:666][465]LogPlayLevel: Error: UAT: rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1330) [sender=3.2.3]

Solution

Create a SteamDeck folder inside /Engine/Build/