Players unlock new skills of Raspberry Pi 5: Playing Steam games

March 28, the Raspberry Pi has always been known for its low price and strong playability. Recently, an overseas YouTuber has unlocked a new skill of Raspberry Pi 5 – running Steam games.

Previously, players have explored many interesting ways to use Raspberry Pi 5, such as connecting external graphics cards to assemble a powerful computer, or creating a dual-screen workstation. However, although the playability of Raspberry Pi 5 is high, there is still a gap between its hardware configuration and a qualified game PC. However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the players. YouTuber leepspvideo uploaded a video showing the process of successfully installing and running Steam games on Raspberry Pi 5.

As expected, the latest 3A masterpieces definitely cannot run smoothly, but some lightweight 2D games (such as “Brotato”) and slightly older 3D games (such as the first “Portal”) can run more smoothly.Interestingly, Terraria, which has a not complicated picture, has some stuttering phenomenon.

Since Raspberry Pi 5 can run Steam games, can it be connected to a monitor, placed in a custom case, and transformed into a handheld game console like Steam Deck? Certainly, its performance is definitely not comparable to other handheld devices, but this DIY portable game device is cool enough and worth a try.