Want to get Minecraft working easily on Steam Deck or a standard Linux desktop without a lot fuss? Here's a technique you possibly can do it and it makes it straightforward. For this I picked the PolyMC launcher (a fork of MultiMC) obtainable on Flathub, as the current official Minecraft launcher Flatpak would not save your password on Steam Deck and PolyMC in fact deals with modding too.
Here's a latest video information for you, with text steps beneath:
You will find this video additionally on the Steam Deck part of the PolyMC Wiki! Mundo's Blog
Textual content steps:
- Set up PolyMC from the Discover Software Centre on Steam Deck, or Flathub directly for desktop Linux.
- Launch PolyMC and add your account in the highest proper corner. It helps each Mojang and Microsoft logins.
- Go into the primary PolyMC Settings, click on Minecraft within the left panel and click the option to shut PolyMC when the sport window opens. Otherwise, loading in Recreation Mode / Deck UI on Steam Deck it can flicker between the two home windows.
- Guarantee in the PolyMC Settings that Java is set to the newest model, which is required for the newest Minecraft.
- Click on Add Occasion in the top left, then pick both normal Minecraft or find some mods with the built-in search and it installs every little thing you want for you.
- To be able to launch immediately from Steam: go to the Games menu up the highest -> click add a Non-Steam sport and then find PolyMC within the checklist.
Some YouTube feedback advised attempting out some optimized modpacks, but actually I did not see a giant sufficient distinction when it comes to efficiency or energy use to make them truly worth it on Deck compared with vanilla Minecraft when testing on the same map seed. Controller mods were additionally prompt, but they're hardly ever up to date and sometimes solely work with particular Minecraft versions so sticking with Steam Enter and simply adjusting a couple of keys is the only option for that.