Preparing a newly published video game for Steam Deck verification
Nieminen, Jukka (2023)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023110828878
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023110828878
Tiivistelmä
The new Steam Deck is a handheld PC device published by Valve corporation in February 2022. The Valve corporation has recommended certain criteria for game developers to earn a Steam Deck verification for their published games in Steam digital storefront. Typically, when a game project fulfills the Steam Deck verification criteria, it can be played seamlessly on the Steam Deck handheld PC.
Due to the novelty of the Steam Deck, there is little known about the device and how new game projects can be published and accessed on this device. Therefore, the aim of the present thesis was first, to explore the changes that need to be made to a published video game project to fulfill the Steam Deck verification criteria. Second, to create a process instruction guide for beginner game developers who aim to have Steam Deck verification for their game project.
Exploratory research method was used for gathering information about Steam Deck verification criteria and process and possibility of using Input System. The research implementation was conducted based on the gathered background knowledge related to Valve's criteria for Steam Deck verification. The process instruction guide presented in this thesis shows a step-by-step approach required to prepare a published video game, Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin’ for Steam Deck verification. In particular, they consist of the implemented changes required to be made to the published video game which further satisfy the Steam Deck verification criteria.
The results were mainly visible at the testing phase. It was found that the changes that were made to the published video game (Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin’) fulfilled the recommended criteria of Steam Deck verification. The implications of the results are that every published video does not require to have Steam Deck verification as every game project is individually different when compared to each other.
Due to the novelty of the Steam Deck, there is little known about the device and how new game projects can be published and accessed on this device. Therefore, the aim of the present thesis was first, to explore the changes that need to be made to a published video game project to fulfill the Steam Deck verification criteria. Second, to create a process instruction guide for beginner game developers who aim to have Steam Deck verification for their game project.
Exploratory research method was used for gathering information about Steam Deck verification criteria and process and possibility of using Input System. The research implementation was conducted based on the gathered background knowledge related to Valve's criteria for Steam Deck verification. The process instruction guide presented in this thesis shows a step-by-step approach required to prepare a published video game, Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin’ for Steam Deck verification. In particular, they consist of the implemented changes required to be made to the published video game which further satisfy the Steam Deck verification criteria.
The results were mainly visible at the testing phase. It was found that the changes that were made to the published video game (Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin’) fulfilled the recommended criteria of Steam Deck verification. The implications of the results are that every published video does not require to have Steam Deck verification as every game project is individually different when compared to each other.