GeForce Now gains a Steam Deck installer, 7 new games

Nvidia has announced a simplified new way to install GeForce Now on the Steam Deck, opening the handheld to the service’s hundreds of streamable titles.

While many game developers have put in extra work to get their titles running on the Steam Deck, Valve’s handheld still occasionally struggles with certain games, limiting its library. You also lose out on the graphical quality that you could get with a high-end console or dedicated gaming PC.

One easy way to solve both of these problems is to use a cloud gaming service like GeForce Now, which can run your favorite games (including many not on Steam) on premium Nvidia hardware and stream them to your Steam Deck or any other device. Before today, though, the process of installing GeForce Now on your Steam Deck was surprisingly complex, at one point involving 17 steps.

To streamline this, Nvidia is now offering a dedicated Steam Deck installer for GeForce Now. Under the hood, the installer will add Google Chrome to your machine and automatically configure it to work at its best for cloud gaming. Once installed, you’ll have a proper GeForce Now shortcut in your Gaming Mode library. Additionally, GeForce Now’s web app has been upgraded to be browsable using a controller, making it even easier to use with the Steam Deck or any other handheld.

Alongside these changes, GeForce Now is also launching seven new games this week, including one title that should look quite familiar to former Stadia fans:

• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Steam and Xbox, available on PC Game Pass)
• Stormgate Closed Beta (New release on Steam, April 30, sign up for access)
• Gray Zone Warfare (New release on Steam, April 30)
• MotoGP24 (New release on Steam, May 2)
• FOUNDRY (New release on Steam, May 2)
• INDIKA (New release on Steam, May 2)
• Orcs Must Die! 3 (New release on Epic Games Store, May 2)

We’re also given a preview of what’s in store for the month of May:

• Little Kitty, Big City (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on PC Game Pass, May 9)
• Ships at Sea (New release on Steam, May 9)
• The Rogue Prince of Persia  (New release on Steam, May 14)
• Men of War II (New release on Steam, May 15)
• Die by the Blade (New release on Steam, May 16)
• Norland (New release on Steam, May 16)
• Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (New release on Steam, May 21)
• Synergy (New release on Steam, May 21)
• SunnySide (New release on Steam, May 21)
• Crown Wars: The Black Prince (New release on Steam, May 23)
• Capes (New release on Steam, May 29)
• Colony Survival (Steam)
• Exo One (Steam)
• Farmer’s Life (Steam)
• Honkai: Star Rail (Epic Games Store)
• Phantom Brigade (Steam)
• Supermarket Simulator (Steam)