

For this method you just need to download Yuzu through the Discover Store on Linux. We’ll go further into how to do this later in the article. Once you’ve done all this, all you need to do is dump all of your ROMs and firmware onto the Steam Deck itself. It’s not too much of an extra effort to install every single emulator, but if you want you can only install Yuzu Emulator.

The Steam Deck itself is basically open-source, and you’re able to install whatever you want on it as long as you can find a workaround to any potential issues. It’s actually relatively simple to install Emudeck onto your Steam Deck. The Emudeck Method will install a wide variety of emulators other than Yuzu, including emulators for the following systems:

We’ll explain how to do this, but you do need to actually own the game before you can play it on a Steam Deck. It’s important to note that there are steps here that you will need to do yourself using your Switch, such as pulling your keys and firmware and dumping your Switch ROMs. The first way will also install a myriad of other emulators that you can use to play your games on a Steam Deck, and the second method will dive into how you can install JUST Yuzu on your Steam Deck. In this guide, we’re going to explain two methods of installing Yuzu on your Steam Deck, it’s one of the best Nintendo Switch emulators on the block. You could mod your Switch and risk being banned by Nintendo, or you could install Yuzu Emulator on your Steam Deck so that you can still play your Nintendo Switch games when you’re out and about. Still, it’s nice to have the option to play your Switch games on other systems, and also to have the ability to mod a Switch game if say, you’d like to do a challenge run on Pokemon that you can’t do otherwise.

While it’s absolutely not the most powerful console currently available, it does a lot of work with the power it has. The Nintendo Switch is a wondrous marvel of a console, able of providing a wide range of games.
