Luckily, there seems to be a work around right now.

Needless to say, this would make an awful traveling experience should you want to sit on a long flight hoping to get some nice PC gaming in on the Steam Deck. If you try to load the game, still in Offline mode, using the Desktop version of Steam, you'll see the message that it can't load with the error 'compatibility tool configuration failed'. Side loaded items like emulators work though as I was able to load up RetroDECK without any issues. Once you press on the Play button, it'll zoom out and zoom back in to the game's Steam page screen. Noire, and Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered to name a few.īut if your Steam Deck happens to reboot while in Offline mode and you are nowhere near an Internet connection, none of the games that worked in Offline mode will work. I tested this with games like Mechwarrior 5, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, L.A. If you are connected and go into Offline Mode via Settings/Internet, you're able to load up most single player games that don't rely on a third party launcher (although some Rockstar games worked) just fine. There does seem to be an issue with Offline mode on the Steam Deck though. When traveling you can't be guaranteed an Internet connection so being able to load up single player games is something I really wanted. One of the key things I got it for was offline gaming on the go. I've had the Steam Deck for a few weeks now and really love having a portable PC gaming machine in my hands.

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