Steam News11 July 20261mo ago

Steam deck split mode in beta branch!

Steam deck split! Some time ago I shared the Why of this game. It stated that one of the reasons was to have a game that you could play with someone using the same steam deck, when you are stuck, for example, on very lo

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changedSteam deck split!https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4639940/view/523122454653043497

removedHow it works?Steam post imageOf course is a bit weird to use, however, the minigames are simple enough and the main reason is to have fun together. There is only one game that has been disabled if this is activated, Battle Tank! as I was not able to have a proper aiming system.

changedHow it works?As you can see, the DPAD are now the buttons (we don't have games that needs to press more than one button at a time, and most of games only use 1 button or none), and the Left stick is the movement for player 1. Player 2 will use the normal buttons (ABXY) as buttons and the right stick as movement.

changedWhen is available?Is already available on a beta branch "steamdecksplit". You can activate it on the properties of the game in steam. Of course, this system only works properly on a steam deck and if trick the computer to try to activate it it wont work properly. If you have a pc, is easier to use keyboard and a gamepad for two players.

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changedhttps://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4639940/view/523122454653043497

removedSteam post imageOf course is a bit weird to use, however, the minigames are simple enough and the main reason is to have fun together. There is only one game that has been disabled if this is activated, Battle Tank! as I was not able to have a proper aiming system.

changedAs you can see, the DPAD are now the buttons (we don't have games that needs to press more than one button at a time, and most of games only use 1 button or none), and the Left stick is the movement for player 1. Player 2 will use the normal buttons (ABXY) as buttons and the right stick as movement.

changedIs already available on a beta branch "steamdecksplit". You can activate it on the properties of the game in steam. Of course, this system only works properly on a steam deck and if trick the computer to try to activate it it wont work properly. If you have a pc, is easier to use keyboard and a gamepad for two players.

Steam deck split!

Some time ago I shared the Why of this game. It stated that one of the reasons was to have a game that you could play with someone using the same steam deck, when you are stuck, for example, on very long trips that is common for me and my wife.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4639940/view/523122454653043497

The feature was not functional before the release of the game, but now that the game is released and all games have custom configurations possible, I've focused on this feature.

How it works?

It's simple, if the game detects you are using a steam deck resolution it will show an extra setting when selecting the controllers. If you select it, it will automatically assign the left side of your steam deck to player one, and the right side of the steam deck to player 2!

Steam post imageOf course is a bit weird to use, however, the minigames are simple enough and the main reason is to have fun together. There is only one game that has been disabled if this is activated, Battle Tank! as I was not able to have a proper aiming system.

As you can see, the DPAD are now the buttons (we don't have games that needs to press more than one button at a time, and most of games only use 1 button or none), and the Left stick is the movement for player 1. Player 2 will use the normal buttons (ABXY) as buttons and the right stick as movement.

When is available?

Is already available on a beta branch "steamdecksplit". You can activate it on the properties of the game in steam. Of course, this system only works properly on a steam deck and if trick the computer to try to activate it it wont work properly. If you have a pc, is easier to use keyboard and a gamepad for two players.

This is a very niche feature that I'm happy to have in this very little game.

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Steam News / 11 July 2026

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