Instead of having several different emulators, engines and frontends on your Linux/SteamOS system you only need one: RetroDECK.
The RetroDECK Wiki & FAQ
Please check out the these links for even more information:
Basically just download it from Flathub, put your roms/games and needed bioses and just play.
Read our getting started guide here:
RetroDECK currently supports:
- Steam Deck
- Linux Desktop
For more information read up here:
RetroDECK is a EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE) powered Linux Flatpak application that thanks to its RetroDECK Framework it builds-in and manage a variety of emulators and other software that allows you to play your favorite retro (and even not-so-retro) games in one complete package.
It means that RetroDECK provides all the emulators, systems and a frontend. RetroDECK configures them for you and puts them into one application you can download from Flathub.
By being one application RetroDECK can put all important files in one location for all the emulators, instead of having them spread out over your entire system and even add features on top to orchestrate them seamlessly.
As previously mentioned, RetroDECK also adds the RetroDECK Framework on top of the emulators and ES-DE interface which allows deeper integrations between emulators and easier exposure to a variety of features that you otherwise need to set on a per emulator basis to create a uniformity between them.
The RetroDECK Configurator is a Utility that exposes some parts of the RetroDECK Framework to the RetroDECK users.
What can the RetroDECK Framework and by extent the RetroDECK Configurator do?
It can help with:
- Compressing games
- Easier
Texture PackandModmanagement - File management
- Tools for troubleshooting (BIOS Checker, Multi-File Structure Checker, Partial or full reset of functions)
- Auto installing some free BIOSes
- Install prebuilt Steam Input profiles for devices like the Steam Deck and external controllers
- Easier management of
mods,roms,texture_packs,scraped media,screenshots,saves / statesgamelistsand more - Give access to global presets that can be activated to configure things over many emulators in one go like:
RetroAchievementsBordersWidescreen ModeSwaping A/B X/Y for Nintendo Games
For our long term vision you can check out the following wiki page: RetroDECK: Visions and Goals
Use the supports channels on Discord 🤝-community-support and 🆘-support.
Website
Wiki
Discord
Lemmy
Subreddit
Yes, here you can read more about the beta period:
Yes, off course!
Read up here on how to help out, there is something for everyone:
How to: Contribute to RetroDECK
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| RetroDECK | This one, our main repo where the core of the project is |
| RetroDECK-cooker | Where we publish our test build, no code is hosted here |
| RetroDECK-Wiki | Where our wiki source code is |
| RetroDECK-website | Where our website source code is |
| RetroDECK on Flathub | Our little space in Flathub's organization |
| RetroDECK-MAME | MAME is big to build, so it's pre-built here and then imported in the build |
| RetroDECK-ES-DE | This is where we store our patched fork of ES-DE |
Please check out the Wiki for even more information.
The RetroDECK FAQ on the wiki has a vast variety of questions and answers.
Use the supports channels on Discord.