📱 Free Steam Deck on Galaxy? This Week's Steam News at a Glance! - 2026.10.17 | Steam

Hello, fans! 🎮 Today we're chatting like fellow Steam users and picking out the fun news for you!

📱 A Free Steam Deck on Your Galaxy?

Is this for real? DroidDeck, a free open-source app, reportedly lets you run Valve's actual Steam on the latest Snapdragon Android phones like the Galaxy S26 Ultra, just like a Steam Deck ^[6]. With no rooting or resetting, just installing the app brings in your Steam library and cloud saves ^[6], and Hades II, which never came to phones, reportedly runs smoothly ^[6]!

There are caveats, though. Exynos chips aren't supported, so only the Ultra works, not the domestic S26 or S26 Plus ^[6]. There's no official website, so the creators warn against download links from other sites ^[6]. Performance has limits too: The Witcher 3 Remastered reportedly hits around 40 FPS with tweaked settings, and Cyberpunk 2077 is playable ^[6]. Meanwhile, the Steam Deck OLED 512GB has risen twice this year due to memory price hikes and now costs 1,298,000 won ^[6]. 💸

🏷️ More Games Visible in Steam Deals

Steam plans to change its Daily Deals to personalized offers instead of fixed slots ^[7]. In testing, that section showed over 10 times more games per day ^[7]. Analysts say niche games could benefit, so indie developers will need to focus more on tags and store pages ^[7].

A sale recommendation video also featured titles like 007 First Light, Wish, Loop Hero, and Batman: Arkham Collection ^[10]. Free games were included too 🎁

⚡ The Steam App Got Faster

The same day Epic Games touted its new launcher as faster than Steam, Valve reportedly applied a speed-boost patch to the Steam app ^[8]. Testers found the new Epic launcher opened quickly but had plenty of bugs ^[8]. Valve also revealed major updates and improvements, so check the official announcement ^[9]!

🖼️ Indie Showcase at G-Star with Steam

The indie exhibition 'G-Star Indie Showcase 2.0: Galaxy' is expanding to 250 booths ^[1]. It kicks off with the online live showcase 'G-Star Premiere' on November 18, the day before the event opens, along with a dedicated promotion in partnership with Steam ^[1]!

🆕 This Week's Indie Checklist

Co-op platformer 'Flipping Is Hard' launched on Steam on October 16. A discarded old brick phone climbs its way up ^[3]
Mystery adventure 'Hope in the City' offered a free demo at Steam Next Fest and is set to launch on Steam and Xbox on November 10. Korean interface and subtitles are officially supported ^[2]
Co-op pizza simulation 'Pizzapoly' released its demo on Steam. It supports online co-op for up to four players ^[4]
Black comedy roguelike 'Mini Mart Survivors' joined Steam Next Fest with a free demo. It's a unique concept where you use cup ramen and snacks to deal with troublesome customers ^[5]