steam-deck-utilities VS vibrantDeck

CryoUtilities for performance optimization.

First you will need Cryoutilities installed. Set it up and set the recommended settings. There is a guide on how to set VRAM to 4gb in the video for Cryoutilities, so do this as well. Next install the Starfield Potato Mode Textures Mod and use the 256 bit version for slightly better quality (the standard version is a bit better performance but I don’t like the muddiness of the textures).

Then I installed the CryoByte utility as described here: https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities (also worked fine).

CryByte33 utilities app. Pay attention that you will need to apply 4G graphics memory fix from Steam Deck BIOS too.

CryoUtilities will let you keep the shader cache on the same storage device the game is installed on. I still think an SSD is a worthwhile upgrade but I thought that was worth mentioning.

Use https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities to move your game's shader caches to the drive each game is on, instead of the default 64gb ssd.

INSTALLATION: To install Cryo Utilities, make sure you have a sudo password already set otherwise it cannot perform tweaks necessary for this to work. 1st download the installer here: CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities: A utility to improve performance and help manage storage on Steam Deck. (github.com) scroll down till you see a link that says "Download this link" and right mouse click over it to open the context menu and click "save link as" and save it to your desktop.

Here ya go https://github.com/libvibrant/vibrantDeck/issues/86

I do not have Steam Deck, but I saw others mention it supports adjusting colors and gamma, try searching settings for "Gamma", also you may try plug-ins such as VibrantDeck: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/zxp9r4/comment/j3p6vn1/ (here is VibrantDeck plug-in page at github). Also, in case you use 120Hz mode, do not forget to switch to Limited color range (16-235 per channel, instead of full 0-255). I do not know though if Steam Deck have support for 120Hz, but I thought it is worth mentioning that only devices which support Limited dynamic output range can accurately display colors on Rokid Max at 120Hz. In 60Hz mode, you can use Full color range (0-255 per channel). This is important to know if you calibrate gamma using http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/gamma_calibration.php or similar app/website.

You mentioned power options and colour, so I'd definitely recommend PowerTools and VibrantDeck - both being available using Decky Loader.

Basicaly what I was about to say. Coming from Switch OLED, I find the screen to be terribly disappointing. Thanks for mentioning vibrantDeck, I'm going to give it a shot.

VibrantDeck allows easy manipulation of the steam deck's saturation and vibrancy on the screen. If you feel like the colors could use some pop, this is a quick and easy way to get it. One might say that upping the saturation is a dirty way to make your graphics look better, but if you like it then who cares?

For anyone wondering. Vibrant Deck is a plugin for Steam Deck that makes it possible to increase/decrease saturation

I know it's only a band-aid but have you tried vibrantDeck [0]?

It won't make your screen look like OLED but it definitely helps bring out the colours.

I do hope someone comes up with an OLED replacement screen for it, hopefully with thinner bezels (like the Switch did between the original and the OLED) but I find the OEM one pretty adequate.

[0] https://github.com/libvibrant/vibrantDeck

more information on vibrantdeck itself: https://github.com/libvibrant/vibrantDeck