Using Steam on PolycadeUpdated 2 months ago
Steam is an app that allows you to purchase games from their library of 10,000+ titles. Steam is the largest computer gaming platform and has both retro games and modern games.
Polycade AGS works with Steam, enabling you to access a large universe of games on your Polycade.
There are some nuances when using Steam with your Polycade, please review the following to ensure you get the best experience with your Steam games:
- Steam games rarely default to fullscsreen. Follow these instructions to fix this (must be done once for each game).
- Steam games can be intended for a variety of different controller types, not all are good for arcade controls. Learn more here.
- Steam games sometimes have non-intuitive controller mappings. For example, Pac-Man on Steam forces the player to play on the player 2 controller (right side) instead of the normal left side player 1 controls. More info.
- When launching a Steam game from Polycade AGS, sometimes it will seem like the game is taking forever to launch. It's possible the game is doing an update, Steam got signed out, or some other issue. You can check it by pressing ALT+TAB on your keyboard to see what's happening with Steam. Alternatively, exit Polycade AGS and attempt to launch the game directly through the Steam app. Once it launches, you can close it and return to Polycade AGS as the issue with the game should be sorted out.
If you're ready to add Steam games to Polycade AGS, start here: https://polycade.com/pages/helphq-2#/collection/2972/article/11899