Valve announced that the Steam Deck Ui is currently available now for the Big Picture mode on Steam Desktop. You can test it out now on all your devices by following the steps below.
We are preparing to update Big Picture mode with the new interface we designed for Steam Deck, and today we’re making it available for testing. This update has been a long time coming, and we’re very excited to start gathering community feedback.
This controller-first interface was designed for Steam Deck in handheld and docked mode, and is perfect for all the scenarios Big Picture mode currently handles. The updated Big Picture mode includes features like:
- New Home Screen, where you can continue playing recent games, and see what’s new with the games in your library.
- New Universal Search, that searches across Library, Store, and your friends
- New controller configurator, designed for ease-of-use of picking, adjusting, or creating custom controller configurations
- Optimized Steam Store for controller navigation
- Updated in-game overlay, with access to achievements and guides
- Press Steam / Guide / PS button while in game
- New system menu, for quick navigation to different parts of the interface
- Access this with the Steam / Guide / PS button
- New quick access menu, for access to notifications, friends list, quick settings, and more.
- Access this with Steam / Guide / PS button + A
The team is still polishing rough edges – but the interface is at a point where we’re ready to gather community feedback. If you’d like to help test, please:
- Opt into the Steam Client beta
- Edit your Steam launch shortcut with the following launch parameter:
-gamepadui
If you’re up for helping us test the updated Big Picture, please provide feedback at the Big Picture forums. Thank you!
