How to set up and install Epic Games Store games on Steam Deck

If you want to expand your Steam Deck game library, we have all the methods you need to get Epic Games Store games on your Valve handheld including Heroic, and Decky Loader plugin Junk-Food.

One of the main selling points of the Steam Deck, and the upgraded OLED model, is that it provides access to a massive library of Steam games, and many PC gamers have built up a considerable collection of those over the years. There might be those who wish they could play games from GOG or Epic Store on the Steam Deck, and there is a way to do this.

Since the Steam Deck is essentially running a version of Linux, it means there are options that allow users to install Epic Games Store games and expand their Steam Deck game library.

Thankfully, this is a relatively simple process. Using programs like Heroic Games Launcher and the brand-new Junk-Food plugin, your Epic Game Store games can be integrated into your Steam Deck game library.

To unlock the full potential of your Steam Deck and get access to your full library of PC games, we’ve outlined all the steps needed to get you started.

Contents

• How to setup and install Heroic Games Launcher
• How to install Epic Games with Junk-Food on Steam Deck
• What is Wine on Linux?

How to setup and install Heroic Games Launcher

• Switch to desktop mode
• Open Discover app
• Search ‘Heroic Games Launcher’
• Install Heroic Games Launcher
• Add Heroic Games Launcher as a non-Steam game
• Switch back to gaming mode
• Open ‘Heroic Games Launcher’ from Steam library
• Log in with Epic Games details

To get Heroic Game Launcher running on your Steam Deck, switch to desktop mode and open up the Discover app. You can find the Discover app represented by the small icon of a blue shopping bag.

While in Discover, type ‘Heroic Games Launcher’ in the upper right text box, and select ‘Install’ once the app appears. Alternatively, you can access Flathub and download a more stable and up-to-date version of the app.

Once Heroic Games Launcher has been installed, open up the start menu by selecting the Steam Deck icon in the bottom left corner. From here, navigate to ‘All Applications’ and hover over the newly populated Heroic Games Launcher app. Right-click and select ‘Add to Steam’, to make Heroic Games Launcher accessible in gaming mode.

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Return to gaming mode by double-clicking the ‘Return to gaming mode’ icon on the Steam Deck desktop. From now on, Heroic Games Launcher will be available in your Steam game library as a non-Steam game. 

By pressing play on the app, you can run Heroic Games Launcher on your Steam Deck. Once Heroic Games Launcher has loaded, select the ‘Log in’ option from the left sidebar, and select the Epic Games login box. Once you’ve entered your Epic Games Store details, you can start downloading your Epic Games Store, and even GOG and Amazon Prime Gaming games, to your Steam Deck.
Be sure to add custom art to your new Heroic Games Launcher app, to make it look more unified with the rest of your Steam game library.

How to install Epic Games with Junk-Food plug-in on Steam Deck

• Press ‘Quick Access’ button
• Scroll down to plug icon
• Select shop icon
• Search ‘junk’ in text box
• Select install
• Return to Decky Loader
• Select ‘Junk-Food’
• Navigate to ‘About’ section in Junk-Food plug-in
• Scroll down to dependencies
• Click ‘Install Dependencies’
• Return to Junk-Food menu
• Select ‘Games’
• Select login & enter Epic Games login details

To make playing Epic Games Store titles on the Steam Deck even more streamlined, you can install Junk-Food. Junk-Food is a free-to-download Decky Loader plugin that allows you to install Epic Games and add them to your gaming mode library.

To install the Junk-Food plugin, you will need Decky Loader installed on your Steam Deck. Luckily, we already have a Decky Loader guide, to make that process as straightforward as possible. With Decky Loader installed, press the Quick Access button, represented by three dots on the right-hand side of your device.

From the newly opened drop-down menu, scroll down to the Decky Loader icon, which is represented by an image of a plug. Now, select the small shop icon, which will load up the Decky Loader plugin store.

While on the plug-in store, search “junk” in the text box and click install once the Junk-Food plug-in has appeared. Return to Decky Loader on your device, and select the newly listed Junk Food plugin. In the Junk-Food plug-in menu, navigate to and select ‘About.’

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On this page, scroll down one option to ‘Dependencies’ and click “Install Dependencies’ from the top of the screen. If you’re met with a white page, back out and try again. Restarting your Steam Deck can also help jumpstart the process.

If you haven’t got Proton Easy Anti Cheat or Proton BattlEye installed on your Steam Deck, you can install them here. If you already have them on your handheld, their install boxes will be grayed out.

Return to the Junk-Food plug-in menu and navigate to ‘Games’. From here, you can log in with your Epic Games Store details by clicking the small login box. Now, you can install your favorite Epic Games Store games, including games like Fall Guys that aren’t currently available on the Steam platform.

What is Wine on Linux?

Wine is an older piece of software that has been kept updated through its community. It acts as a translation layer between Linux operating systems and Windows-based programs. Effectively, all it does is simulate the Windows environment to attempt to run these apps where they weren’t intended.

Proton is built similarly to Wine, however, has Valve’s money backing it and appears to be overtaking Wine’s status as the standard for Linux gaming.