If you have cloud storage available, either by a company or self-hosted, you can look into Ludusavi and OpenCloudSaves, both open source and using the same savegame path database.

Ludusavi is more mature with more features.

OpenCloudSaves aims to target better usability with the Deck specifically.

Recently finished outer wilds on the deck, and now I’m working through the dlc. If you’re hooked, you are in for a ride. My advice is don’t look at walkthroughs if you have the patience. Sometimes if you stare at the problem for long enough it might just solve itself. ;)

As much as I like to use steam streaming for how straightforward it is, this is one of the issues you’ll get for seemingly no reason. The things I can recommend is trying the separate steam link software that should be in the discover store, or keep in mind that there might be issues with hardware acceleration or with the beta client. If tinkering with these doesn’t fix it, I would also wholeheartedly recommend sunshine/moonlight. Takes some effort to set up (some extra effort if streaming from nvidia on Linux and want hardware acceleration for example) but when it works, it works wonders. Much smoother especially on WiFi.

I don’t know how statistically prevalent it is, and where you’d get it varies. Sounds great that you don’t have to deal with it either before or after.

For me initially it was around the usb port when I press down on it. Nowadays, I get it when I do a twisty motion with both hands while holding it, but I’ve had it for well over a year, and it has experienced a couple of bumpy falls in the meantime.

The standard shell on the steam deck can be a bit creaky if you put pressure on certain points. How’s the new one?