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Not enough people seem to get that the Steam Deck isn’t just a console that runs PC games, it’s also a console that runs mods. The first games I played on mine didn’t stretch its graphical capabilities, they were just games like Stardew and Minecraft that I could have played on the Switch, but only on the Steam Deck could I play them my way.

Everything from this 2023 reddit post

• 65w usb charger
• usb-c cable
• slim usb-c hub from anker
• piece of string, to turn the box into a cradle

i also carry in my purse:

• 3d-printed microsd organizer
• small bag of usb adapters, for charging friends’ phones or connecting a flash drive, etc
• dualshock 4 controller, modded with back buttons, a usb-c port, and a phone holder
• slim mouse and folding keyboard

I used to carry a battery pack but its heavy and rarely used, so now I just carry a second usb-c cable and a c-to-c extender and hopefully i’ll be able to reach an outlet.

I bought the deck so I could play modded games on the go, and its been great for that! Lately I’ve been playing PlateUp with mods like Fry That, a difficult chicken wing themed menu that will test your ability to manage your kitchen pot stack.

If you want a budget controller with lots of features, go on ebay and get a used Dualshock 4 (PS4 controller). It’s got a touchpad and gyro so you can do some interesting stuff with it.

right pad for mouse, left pad for hotkeys, all the way. Great for games that use the entire left half of the keyboard.

I’m in the same boat. I’ve looked around and there really isn’t anything. You could buy some third-party joy-cons but you’ll have the same issues.

Workaround for now is to make sure you have line of sight between the joy-con and the steam deck. Their reception is fine when unobstructed.

Short version: probably not. Most emulators don’t support networked multiplayer.

If the game natively supports LAN play on PC, like Minecraft or Among Us, then yes, it’s possible to connect a Steam Deck to other machines via shared wifi or an ad-hoc network.

However, if the game was designed for a custom multiplayer protocol, like a GBA or 3DS game, then you’re out of luck. There are rare exceptions; some games are so popular that they have mods for network play, such as Project M for Super Smash Bros Brawl. But outside of those rare exceptions you cannot play emulated multiplayer over a network.