Valve says a technical issue stopped games being installed on Steam Deck

Valve says a technical issue stopped users from installing some games on the Steam Deck.

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On Thursday (April 28), a circulated tweet appeared to show that JRPG Demon Gaze Extra was “configured to block” the Steam Deck.

It's allegedly possible for developers to stop users on the #SteamDeck to download their content. https://t.co/rLaMfktMLc

— Steam Deck Fans (@SteamDeckFans) April 26, 2022

However, it appears to just be a mistake. Speaking to PC Gamer, Valve said:

“Before the Deck launch, we added a feature to allow developers to tag certain content/depots as being relevant only for Deck customers. This would allow developers to automatically deliver a different default graphics config on Deck, for example. There was a technical issue with the way this feature was shipped, and so unfortunately some content was incorrectly tagged as the reverse.”

Effectively, this meant games were being tagged as being available to all devices except for the Steam Deck.

Valve added: “We’ve since updated this feature so devs can no longer accidentally get into this state. For any games that are in an ‘uninstallable’ state, we’re working with partners to fix the issue.”