The Steam Deck gets backup storage for non-Steam games with this unofficial app

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Key findings

  • NonSteamLaunchers adds Ludusavi for automatic backups of non-Steam saves on the Steam Deck.
  • Ludusavi is a helpful memory manager that can automatically detect installed games and save their save data without any effort required.
  • Cloud storage for non-Steam games on the Steam Deck is in the works.



It's always a good idea to make backups of your saves in case something goes wrong. Whether you corrupted the save file or simply accidentally killed an important NPC, a backup can help. Setting up backups for non-Steam games on the Steam Deck is a little tricky because they don't play well with the Steam Cloud. However, a third-party developer has added a way to automatically back up your non-Steam saves, and cloud saves are on the way.

NonSteamLaunchers gives the Steam Deck an unofficial backup storage feature

The Jsaux Steam Deck Dock holds a Steam Deck with the screen on.


Discovered by PC manualThis handy feature is part of a new update to NonSteamLaunchers. As the name suggests, the tool helps people play games that aren't on Steam on their Steam Decks. Now it has an additional special feature to make life even easier for people who want to play their non-Steam library on the Deck:

Ludusavi has been added to bundle with NSL. This program is very helpful in getting your saved games back up and running on your Steam Deck. It will install automatically. [sic] now in the desktop version and all your saves are now saved here: “/home/deck/NSLGameSaves”. I already set up all the settings for you, so you don't need to do anything else. Every time you install a launcher, the NSL script automatically backs up your games. I also made a backup of your Ludusavi configuration files in case something gets corrupted. [sic] or get confused in the same directory as Ludusavi.


If you're not familiar with Ludusavi, you can check it out on its own GitHub page. It's a storage manager that automatically detects when you install games and backs up their save files for you. For now, it seems to be a local backup only, but the developer of NonSteamLauncher is working on a way to make cloud saves work with Decky Cloud Save. And if you've never tried third-party apps on your handheld, be sure to check out the essential Steam Deck programs and plugins.



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