PUSHPLAY

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Get PushPlay on your Deck

For Steam Deck and other Linux PCs with Steam.

  1. Switch to Desktop Mode

    Press STEAM, then Power → Switch to Desktop.

  2. Open Konsole and paste this

    Find Konsole in the app launcher (bottom-left). Paste with Ctrl+Shift+V, then press Enter.

    curl -fsSL https://pushplay.gg/install | bash

    It downloads PushPlay to ~/Applications, briefly closes Steam to add it to your library with its artwork, then reopens Steam. No password needed. Read the script.

  3. Return to Gaming Mode and play

    Double-click Return to Gaming Mode on the desktop. PushPlay is in your library under Non-Steam. From now on it updates itself.

Prefer to do it by hand?

  1. Download the AppImage (x86_64) and move it to ~/Applications.
  2. Right-click it → Properties → Permissions → tick Is executable.
  3. Open Steam → Games → Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library → Browse → pick the AppImage.
  4. Back in Gaming Mode, open PushPlay. It names itself and sets its artwork after Steam restarts.

Troubleshooting

The buttons don’t do anything in PushPlay

In Gaming Mode, press STEAM while PushPlay is open → Controller settings → set the layout to Gamepad.

“Close Steam first” or “Steam didn’t close”

Quit Steam from its tray icon (bottom-right of the desktop), wait a few seconds, then paste the command again.

How do I update?

You don’t need to. PushPlay downloads new versions in the background and switches on the next launch. Running the install command again also updates it.

How do I quit a game?

Hold Start + Select for 1.5 seconds in a web game to open the pause menu. In a native game, hold them for 3 seconds to close it, or use the game’s own menu or Steam’s.

How do I uninstall?

Remove the PushPlay shortcut from Steam, then delete ~/Applications/PushPlay.AppImage. Games and settings live in ~/.local/share/pushplay and ~/.config/pushplay.