How to Emulate Xbox 360 Games on Your Steam Deck

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Want to play Xbox 360 games on your Steam Deck? It’s possible with Xenia, the best Xbox 360 emulator out there. You can run it on both SteamOS and Windows on your Deck, and here’s how to get started.

How to Emulate Xbox 360 Games on a Steam Deck Running SteamOS Step 1: Download and Unpack Xenia Canary Build Step 2: Configure Xenia to Run on SteamOS Step 3: Add Your Xbox 360 Games to Steam With Steam ROM Manager How to Emulate Xbox 360 on a Steam Deck Running Windows Step 1: Download and Setup Steam Deck Windows Controller Driver (SWICD) Step 2: Download and Install Xenia Canary Build

To start, download Xenia to your Steam Deck. Xenia is an Xbox 360 emulator that works okayish on Windows, but, again, its stability and performance on SteamOS, and Linux in general, is far from ideal. The emulator doesn’t have a native Linux version, so we have to download and run the Windows version via Proton.

We’re using Xenia Canary because the emulator is in active development, and each new Canary build of the app usually comes with fixes and better overall performance. If you encounter issues with the Canary build, you can try the stable build but note that it probably comes with worse performance.

First of all, switch to Desktop Mode by going to the “Power” menu on your Steam Deck or by long pressing the power button and then choosing the “Switch to Desktop” option.

Next, open Firefox or any other browser you’re using on your Steam Deck and go to the Xenia Canary GitHub Release page. (If you encounter crashes or other unsolvable issues, you can get the stable version by visiting the Xenia stable version GitHub page.) Download the latest Canary build labeled “xenia_canary.zip”, and Firefox will automatically save it in the