Want to get Minecraft working simply on Steam Deck or a standard Linux desktop without much fuss? Here is a technique you could do it and it makes it simple. For this I picked the PolyMC launcher (a fork of MultiMC) accessible on Flathub, as the present official Minecraft launcher Flatpak doesn't save your password on Steam Deck and PolyMC in fact offers with modding too.
Here is a recent video information for you, with textual content steps below:
You will discover this video also on the Steam Deck section of the PolyMC Wiki!
Textual content steps:
- Install PolyMC from the Discover Software program Centre on Steam Deck, or Flathub straight for desktop Linux.
- Launch PolyMC and add your account in the highest proper nook. It supports each Mojang and Microsoft logins.
- Go into the main PolyMC Settings, click on Minecraft in the left panel and click on the option to close PolyMC when the sport window opens. In any other case, loading in Game Mode / Deck UI on Steam Deck it should flicker between the 2 windows.
- Ensure within the PolyMC Settings that Java is about to the most recent version, which is required for the newest Minecraft.
- NBJYXSPA.COM on Add Instance in the highest left, then choose either regular Minecraft or find some mods with the built-in search and it installs every thing you need for you.
- To be able to launch immediately from Steam: go to the Video games menu up the top -> click add a Non-Steam sport after which discover PolyMC in the listing.
Some YouTube comments steered trying out some optimized modpacks, but really I didn't see a giant sufficient difference by way of efficiency or energy use to make them truly value it on Deck compared with vanilla Minecraft when testing on the identical map seed. Controller mods had been also recommended, but they're rarely updated and infrequently solely work with specific Minecraft variations so sticking with Steam Enter and just adjusting just a few keys is your best option for that.