SteamDeck

This page contains information useful for developing Minetest for the Steam Deck. Contact rubenwardy with any questions.

Usage as an end user

See rubenwardy's blog post

Installing a dev version

AppImage

• Download or create an AppImage. Minetest's GitLab pipeline does this automatically
• Enter Steam Deck desktop mode
• Get the AppImage on the device at ~/Minetest.AppImage
• cp /usr/lib/libcrypto.so libcrypto.so.1
• Create desktop file at ~/minetest.desktop, see below
• desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications ~/minetest.desktop
• update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
• Go to start > Games > Right-click "Minetest dev" > Add to steam

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Minetest dev
GenericName=Minetest dev
Comment=Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox
Comment[de]=Mehrspieler-Sandkastenspiel mit unendlichen Blockwelten
Comment[es]=Juego sandbox multijugador con mundos infinitos
Comment[fr]=Jeu multijoueurs de type bac à sable avec des mondes infinis
Comment[ja]=マルチプレイに対応した、無限の世界のブロック型サンドボックスゲームです
Comment[ru]=Игра-песочница с безграничным миром, состоящим из блоков
Comment[tr]=Tek-Çok oyuncuyla küplerden sonsuz dünyalar inşa et
Exec=/home/deck/Minetest.AppImage
Icon=minetest
Terminal=false
PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true
Type=Application
Categories=Game;Simulation;
StartupNotify=false
Keywords=sandbox;world;mining;crafting;blocks;nodes;multiplayer;roleplaying;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.26

Uploading a build using Deck DevKit

Note: I don't know how to make portable Linux builds yet, so have been using the AppImage option

Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames

• Name: Minetest
• Local folder: /home/user/dev/minetest/
• Upload filtering [Include only] /bin/*** /builtin/*** /games/devtest/*** /games/minetest_game/*** /textures/base/pack/*** /client/shaders/***
• Check "Delete remote files not present in local folder"
• Start command: bin/minetest
• Save config
• Click Upload