Steam Deck is one of the biggest promises in the portable video game world. Now, while the console is great for gaming, this youtuber something else happened to him. What if Steam Deck could serve as the basis for creating a game?
On YouTube channel Video Tranasus, youtuber published a demo How did you get it, why did you do it and what was the end result. It is here that he explains that, apart from appearance, a Steam Deck is, in essence, a computer. In fact, there are several ways to run it on Windows 10 or 11 and it works great.
After about 40 minutes, Tranasus prepared his game. For his development, he used the Unity engine., quite popular among independent video game studios. The results were even better than we expected, with the test title running at around 60fps.
The truth is the possibilities of Steam Deck seem endless. A few months ago we saw another youtuber managed to run games in 4K and 60 FPS by connecting an external video card to the console.
How did this YouTuber manage to develop a game for Steam Deck?
To begin, Tranasus started with a simple Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Without using an external monitor, the YouTuber decided to create his title on the Steam Deck’s 7-inch screen. According to comments from computer gamer, Valve consoles didn’t even have to work hard to get it. In 40 minutes everything was assembled and ready for testing.
The YouTuber also comments on the reason for this idea. In the video, he claims he wants prove to internet users that you don’t need “PC Master Race” to get things. With the Steam Deck closest to your computer, you can get a lot more out of it than just playing the latest games available on the Valve store.
The result is a very simple “game”. This is a cube that moves by turning on a flat stage. Although not overly complicated, it serves to validate the motivation behind the idea: anyone can create a gameeven if you don’t have a supercomputer.
Even Lawrence Young, designer at Valve, He saw the video and the result was quite impressive.. On Twitter, he commented, “Look, game development on Steam Deck. No other PC required! It’s one of the things we were really excited to do with Steam Deck and it’s amazing to see people getting their feet wet.” .
Of course, maybe that’s a pretty big oversimplification of what it means to make a game. However, if you don’t have access to anything other than Steam Deck, this might at least help you get familiar with development environments. You have to start somewhere, and Tranasus shares one of the most interesting ways.
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