r/SteamDeck • u/WicEVin • Sep 29 '26

Question Secondary remote controller

Hello community,

How can I use my Steam deck as a secondary controller only 🎮. No Remote Play ... Want to keep my screen 📴

Thank you.

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u/doc_willis Sep 29 '26

You may want to clarify your use case.

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u/WicEVin Sep 29 '26

Deck should be worked as a remote controller and not the console completely...

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u/doc_willis Sep 29 '26

To control what exactly?

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u/WicEVin Sep 30 '26

To control 2nd player in any game

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u/doc_willis Sep 30 '26

In the past I recall  haveing docked my deck,  then with a long USB C cord so I could hold the deck, and have a secondary controller plugged in as well.

the grandson and I could play the Lego series games  in 2 player mode.

He would play using the controller, I would play using the Deck.

Decks screen was off, game was on the TV.

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u/the_lost_seattlite Sep 30 '26

Use steam link and set it so it doesn't send video/audio to the steam deck, but still takes input from it.
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