Hey everyone, I just got back from school and was trying to redownload Half-Life since I didn’t have anything else to play. But for some reason, my Steam Deck hasn’t been responding since yesterday. I tried restarting it multiple times, but nothing has changed. Even worse, the Steam and Quick Access buttons aren’t functioning at all, so I can’t check if it’s a plugin issue. I also noticed that the buttons only seem to stop working when I try to download Half-Life. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
2 Answers
Sounds like your Steam Deck is acting up! Have you tried using a SSH terminal to force a Steam OS update? It’s a Linux machine, so you can really dig in there. But yeah, I get it—you might not have another computer or peripherals handy, which makes troubleshooting tough. If you feel adventurous, you can also poke around to learn more about fixing it.
If your buttons only work once after a restart, that doesn’t sound good. You might need to get in touch with Valve support to start a return or repair process. It’s frustrating when hardware goes wacky, but they can help you with it!
Yeah, it’s not exactly broken, just funky. They work once after restarting, then they stop responding again.