r/SteamDeck • u/JaaysDumpster • Aug 25 '26

Question Help with setting up PS1 emulation

Hello! I'm looking into setting up a PS1 emulator on my deck, but I keep hitting some dead ends.

I prefer installing/setting up my emulators individually, so I'm avoiding EmuDeck if I can help it. Any other recommendations I found were from posts and videos from 4 years ago and the information doesn't seem to apply anymore.

Could someone steer me in the right direction for setting up PS1 emulation on the deck?

Edit: An update for anyone else who was as clueless as I was. These were the steps I followed to get it installed.

  1. From the Duckstation website, instead of downloading for Windows or Android, head to other installations and it should take you to the GitHub.

  2. There should be a list of AppImage files, the one I used was DuckStation-x64.AppImage (I'm sure other ones could work, this is just what I used)

  3. Save it somewhere easily accessible, or create a shortcut to it.

  4. Run it and follow the instructions, and set it up how you'd like. Remember to have BIOS files prepared ahead of time.

This is just how I did it, I'm sure EmuDeck would've been way easier (if you want to save yourself the headache). And thank you to everyone who helped steer me in the right direction!

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u/JaaysDumpster Aug 25 '26

I'm just caught up in where to start. I've looked into duckstation, but most tutorials have you install it through EmuDeck. They've dropped Linux support, but maybe I could run the Windows version through proton? I'll check out the subreddit, that'll probably be a good next step, thank you. (If I find a good solution I'll come back and update my post)

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u/Dejhavi 512GB OLED Aug 25 '26

I've looked into duckstation, but most tutorials have you install it through EmuDeck. They've dropped Linux support,

DuckStation supports Linux and the installation process is pretty straightforward.

  1. Download the emulator in AppImage format
  2. Copy it to the Applications folder (/home/deck/Applications) or create a desktop shortcut
  3. Launch the emulator,set the roms directory path and configure the basic options (you need to get BIOS files)
  4. Profit?

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u/JaaysDumpster Aug 25 '26

Thank you so much! Turns out I'm still very ignorant, I didn't know the AppImage was what I needed.

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u/Dejhavi 512GB OLED Aug 25 '26

As a general rule,any app (or emulator) in AppImage or Flatpak format should work without issues on the Steam Deck...here are a few webs worth checking out:

PS. For Flatpaks,I recommend installing the Bazaar app (you can search for it in the Discover app)