Steam Deck Shortcuts: The Ultimate Guide

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If you’re looking for a complete list of Steam Deck hotkeys for Game Mode and Desktop Mode, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll show you every Steam Deck shortcut, plus how you can remap buttons and create custom Steam Deck keyboard shortcuts in Desktop Mode.

Steam Deck Game Mode Shortcuts Steam Deck Shortcuts in Desktop Mode How to Remap Button Bindings on Your Deck in Desktop Mode How to Create Custom Steam Deck Keyboard Shortcuts

Let’s start with listing every Steam Deck shortcut in Game Mode. Before we delve into the list, here’s a freebie Steam Deck tip for our favorite handheld gaming PC: you can see the entire list of Game Mode shortcuts by long pressing the “Steam” or the “Quick Access” button —the button on the left with three dots. This works anywhere in Game Mode, even when in-game.

This Steam Deck Game Mode hotkey allows you to exit any game that has no “Quit” or “Quit to Desktop” option, such as Lumines Remastered. It’s also great when a game freezes.

This shortcut comes in handy when you need to enter something with a keyboard while in-game. For instance, when entering your character’s name after starting a new game or in a title such as Roadwarden, which includes a ton of typing.

The Steam Deck magnifier feature might not sound that helpful, but once you start a game with a brick load of tiny text, such as older RPGs like Baldur’s Gate or even a newer RPG like Disco Elysium, you’ll be thankful for having a tool to magnify text with.

The good old screenshot shortcut on your Steam Deck works perfectly and is very snappy when producing screenshots. It also works excellently when in-game.

If you don’t know how to right-click on Steam Deck while in Game Mode, just press Steam Button+L2.

To left-click