The Steam Deck has been an excellent choice for those who want to play their favorite PC games on the go However, a new game launcher could increase the number of titles that can be successfully played on this hardware

The folks at software house Glorious Eggroll, along with developers Litrus, Bottles, and Heroic, are working on a new game launcher that will dramatically expand the number of marketplaces where Steam Deck owners can find and play games Called the Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (ULWGL), it will use the Steam Linux runtime tools to easily run games from other marketplaces on Steam Deck Steam Deck

Steam Deck has taken the mobile gaming world by storm, thanks to its impressive and streamlined performance However, for most PC gamers, the most reliable experience was when they purchased a Windows-based game from the Steam Marketplace and ran it on the Steam Deck

The new ULWGL tool will allow Steam Deck owners to find games from various marketplaces that run not only on Windows, but also on Linux and elsewhere It then ensures that the games work the same as Windows games downloaded from the Steam Marketplace, effectively creating a broader marketplace base for finding games that work well on Steam Deck

To do this, when you launch a game, ULWGL is launched, which analyzes the game you want to play, determines how it would best run on your device, and deploys the appropriate tools and scripts to minimize lag and other problems during play optimized to minimize lag and other problems during play

Steam Deck has similar tools that allow you to play games from other marketplaces such as Epic and GOG, including the Heroic launcher However, the developers of ULWGL told PCGamesN that its launcher is far more intuitive and more effectively streamlines the process of getting games from elsewhere and running them on your device

However, it is unclear when ULWGL will be ready for prime time According to the developers, ULWGL is currently in the "proof of concept" stage And given the time it takes to properly develop some launchers, the developer stopped short of providing a timeline for when ULWGL could be seen on the Steam deck