Want to get Minecraft working easily on Steam Deck or a normal Linux desktop without much fuss? Here's a method you can do it and it makes it simple. For this I picked the PolyMC launcher (a fork of MultiMC) available on Flathub, as the current official Minecraft launcher Flatpak does not save your password on Steam Deck and PolyMC in fact offers with modding too.
Here's a current video information for you, with textual content steps beneath:
You'll discover this video additionally on the Steam Deck part of the PolyMC Wiki!
Textual content steps:
- Install PolyMC from the Uncover Software Centre on Steam Deck, or Flathub immediately for desktop Linux.
- minecraft towny servers and add your account in the top proper corner. It supports each Mojang and Microsoft logins.
- Go into the main PolyMC Settings, click on Minecraft in the left panel and click on the option to close PolyMC when the game window opens. Otherwise, loading in Sport Mode / Deck UI on Steam Deck it should flicker between the 2 home windows.
- Ensure in the PolyMC Settings that Java is set to the latest model, which is needed for the most recent Minecraft.
- Click Add Occasion in the highest left, then pick either regular Minecraft or find some mods with the constructed-in search and it installs everything you want for you.
- To have the ability to launch straight from Steam: go to the Video games menu up the highest -> click on add a Non-Steam recreation and then discover PolyMC in the record.
Some YouTube feedback urged making an attempt out some optimized modpacks, but really I did not see a big enough difference by way of efficiency or power use to make them really worth it on Deck in contrast with vanilla Minecraft when testing on the identical map seed. Controller mods have been also prompt, but they're hardly ever updated and sometimes solely work with specific Minecraft versions so sticking with Steam Enter and just adjusting a couple of keys is your best option for that.