Sure, so here’s the thing. I stumbled onto this crazy idea that Steam Deck isn’t just about Steam games. I know, mind blown, right? It’s still like the king of handheld gaming. But, yeah, everyone thinks you’re stuck with just Steam games. Plot twist: you’re not.
You can actually get your GoG, Amazon, and Epic games onto that bad boy. I found myself tinkering with the Heroic Games Launcher, and let me tell you, it’s a game-changer. I hoard games like they’re going out of style—freebies mostly, and somehow they just sit there. Now, they’re finally gonna have their moment.
Alright, so here’s the thing. The end game for me was to, like, merge Heroic Games with my Steam stuff. So I can game away from the couch. Here’s how I kinda lost my mind doing it.
First off, hit the Steam button, switch to this desktop thing. It’s confusing, but stick with me. There’s this Discover app—I know, weird name—four over from the left. Hit that up ‘cause it’s where all the app magic happens.
Type in Heroic and boom, there it is. A few clicks and it’s installing. A solid few minutes that feels eternal when you’re just vibrating with excitement. Then, you open it, ignore the pop-ups trying to be super helpful but like, not, and set up your first account. Epic was my pick since I can’t get over how cool Shredder’s Revenge sounds.
Pick a game, dive into the Wine settings—Proton Experimental anywhere?—and cross your fingers it behaves. Mine mostly did, except Cyberpunk 2077 was a beast with its 40-minute tantrum to get going. But hey, that’s gaming life for ya.
After all that downloading drama, you just play and hope for the best. Deathloop sorta went wild with screen resolution stuff, which was super weird, but the rest? Smooth as silk.
Heroic runnin’ on the Steam desktop was cool and all, but why stop there? Integrating it into Steam itself was calling my name. Gotta make it official, you know?
So, like, with a few right-clicks here and there and heroic sleuthing for artwork on steamgriddb, I made that integration look sweet. Artwork and everything—like a pro, even if it was chaotic.
Now, every time my Steam Deck roars to life, I’m a button press away from gaming glory. Endless options right at my fingertips. Just how I like it.
