GitHub - DiscreteTom/stickdeck: Turn your Steam Deck as a bluetooth joystick on PC.

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Deprecated

See stickdeck-rs instead.

Stick Deck

Turn your Steam Deck as a bluetooth joystick(gamepad) on PC.

demo

Note

This solution doesn't implement HID (Human Interface Device), so you have to run a receiver program on your PC.

Prerequisites

For both PC and Steam Deck:

  • Python 3.x
  • PyBlueZ

Warning

Install PyBlueZ by using its source code, DON'T just pip install pybluez, you should git clone git@github.com:pybluez/pybluez.git then python setup.py install.

Note

For PC when installing PyBlueZ, you might need to install Windows C++ SDK. Just follow the tips from the pybluez.

Additional requirements for PC:

  • pip install vgamepad, this will install a virtual gamepad driver on your PC.

Additional requirements for Steam Deck:

  • pip install pyjoystick

Note

During the installations above, you might need to install some additional softwares. Just follow those error messages and install them manually.

Run the Sender on Steam Deck

First, set your bluetooth visible: Settings - Bluetooth - Configure - Visible

Note

Or you can use bluetoothctl and discoverable on.

Then, switch to Gamepad layout mode from desktop mode with a long press on the right pause button (3 strokes).

Run the Receiver on PC

python win.py <address> [port=1]

Note

You can debug the joystick by running joy.cpl utility on Windows.

Access from SteamDeck's Desktop

You can create a shell script on the desktop with some contents like:

#!/bin/bash
konsole -e "/bin/bash -c 'python deck.py'"

Then, chmod +x <script>.sh makes it executable, then you can start the StickDeck from the desktop!