Recording on Steam Deck?
1 year ago
United States

So I wanted to start getting into casual speedrunning (mostly Pizza Tower,) and I have no clue where to start. My Steam Deck's my most powerful machine, so I'm wondering if it's possible to record runs on it, and how? I know basically nothing about recording equipment or software, so any help would be appreciated!

grnts8 and Zanum like this
Austria

Hello there new runner!

The Steam Deck is very capable of streaming/recording runs. I sometimes use it myself. The easier path by far is going for desktop mode, install OBS & use it to do desktop recording (make sure not to reveal any sensitive stuff on videos/stream). There is a difficult path setting up OBS for game mode. I tried it, but couldn't get it to work to my liking yet.

You find a broad guide about starting with recording here: https://www.speedrun.com/forums/streaming_recording_equipment/qlnmy and resources on the help pages: https://www.speedrun.com/support/learn/resources-for-speedrunners

grnts8 and Zanum like this
Kentucky, USA

I stream on OBS on steam deck but I have problems getting live split to run on it.

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