How to Stream PlayStation 5 Games to Your Steam Deck

Streaming video games on a phone, tablet, or laptop isn’t an uncommon practice, but it’s rarely a perfect fit. Touch-screen controls take up valuable screen real estate and they aren’t as accurate as many people would like. In addition, games streamed over Wi-Fi via a wireless controller can be subject to bad input latency. Luckily, pairing the PlayStation 5 and Steam Deck solves many of those issues.

Valve’s multi-purpose portable gaming PC can do many things, and being a perfect hub for PlayStation Remote Play is one of them. Before we break down just how to set up this connection, there are a few things to note. Mainly: There’s no official way to set up Remote Play on your Steam Deck, so you must use unofficial and third-party applications during this process. Don’t worry, we’ll show you what to do. There are many steps, but they aren’t particularly difficult.

1. Set Up Your PlayStation 5 to Stream to Steam Deck

That’s all you need to do on the PlayStation 5 side. Next up is the Steam Deck.

2. Set Up Your Steam Deck and Download the Chiaki App

At this point, you can now stream your PS5 to your Steam Deck while it’s in desktop mode. However, you’ll want to launch Chiaki when the Steam Deck is in game mode. Here’s how to do it.

3. Make Chiaki a Non-Steam Game

Naturally, the Steam Deck lacks a PlayStation home button, so it’s a good idea to create one so you can tap PS5 features. You can make any Steam Deck input serve as the PlayStation home button, but we found that the trackpad is the best. Here’s how:

4. Create a PlayStation Home Button on Steam Deck

Now you can enjoy playing all your favorite PlayStation hits, such as Bloodborne and God of War: Ragnarok, anywhere. For more, check out our top Steam tips and Steam Deck tips.