holo-PKGBUILD vs RetroDECK

holo-PKGBUILD

By evlaV

RetroDECK

RetroDECK brings you an all-in-one sandboxed application to play your retro games (and even not-so-retro games) on Linux/SteamOS. (by XargonWan)

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holo-PKGBUILD		RetroDECK
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1	Mentions	58
-	Stars	701
-	Growth	-
-	Activity	9.9
-	Latest Commit	8 days ago
	Language	Shell
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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holo-PKGBUILD

Posts with mentions or reviews of holo-PKGBUILD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-30.

Steam Deck emulation installer EmuDeck 2.1 launched
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Apr 2023

Yes it would. It looks like this repo keeps a list: https://gitlab.com/evlaV/holo-PKGBUILD#third-party-packagesr...

RetroDECK

Posts with mentions or reviews of RetroDECK. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-14.

RetroDECK - Status Update: 2023-11
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 25 Nov 2023

RetroDECK Wiki Link
RetroDECK - 0.7.3b - Released!
1 project | /r/RetroDeck | 18 Nov 2023
RetroDECK - Amazing Aozora - v0.7.0b - Released!
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 14 Jun 2023

2 projects | /r/RetroDeck | 14 Jun 2023
Free games steam deck
1 project | /r/SteamdeckGames | 14 Jun 2023

All the info you need is here https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK/wiki It's quite simple.
RetroDECK - Status Update 2023-06
4 projects | /r/RetroDeck | 31 May 2023
The people at RetroDECK are working on a significant new update, including Wii U emulation and experimental multi-user support, among many other features.
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 26 May 2023

If you check out the CUP Project: https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK/issues/194 it's within that scope. So we are working on it, it's not an easy task and part one of CUP is "completed" (as a first version) now in 0.7b.
RetroDECK - status update 2023-05
1 project | /r/RetroDeck | 3 May 2023

As a continuation of last months post, some parts of the team have been working on hotkeys and controls (in fact since October 2022 https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK/issues/194).
Steam Deck emulation installer EmuDeck 2.1 launched
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Apr 2023

A similar option is doing this via RetroDeck[0] which is a flatpak wrapper around RetroArch, and includes several more emulators not included in the RA flatpak.
[0]: https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK
How do you make Gyro work on yuzu games under flatpak retrodeck?
1 project | /r/RetroDeck | 13 Apr 2023

I got an answer on github page. They are working on it. See the answer to my openned issue: https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK/issues/295

What are some alternatives?

When comparing holo-PKGBUILD and RetroDECK you can also consider the following projects:

EmuDeck - Emulator configurator for Steam Deck

EmulationStation - A Fork of Emulation Station for RetroPie. Emulation Station is a flexible emulator front-end supporting keyboardless navigation and custom system themes.

pineapple-src - A former citrus fruit-named emulator's Early Access source code [UnavailableForLegalReasons - Repository access blocked]

holoiso - SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration

steamos-btrfs

telegram-tt - Telegram Web A, GPL v3

emulationstation-de

proton-ge-custom - Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components

Steam-Deck-Guide - Steam Deck Guide. Learn all about the Tools, Accessories, Games, Emulators, and Gaming Tips that will make your Steam Deck an awesome Gaming Handheld or a Portable Computer Workstation.

es-theme-tronkyfran - This repository contains the EmulationStation theme "Tronkyfran"

RiiConnect24-VFF-Downloader-Steam-Deck - Downloads the RiiConnect24 .VFF files necessary for the Forecast and News Channel to work in Dolphin on the Steam Deck

emudeck-electron - EmuDeck Desktop Electron Wrapper