CEO/Editor in Chief
Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked. Utilizing his love of writing and staying up to date with the video game industry, as well as his past experience as a streamer, Noah created SteamDeckHQ with the intention of being a Steam Deck hub that houses news, guides, and performance reviews for games with multiple tested groups of settings to help others get the most out of their devices. Noah loves story-heavy games (RPGs and JRPGs included), as well as sandbox games and indies. His favorite all time series is Kingdom Hearts, but other than replaying it for the 200th time, you can catch him enjoying RimWorld and trying out new indie titles.
Articles by Noah Kupetsky
SDHQ
SteamDeckHQ Has Become A Critic On Metacritic!
SteamDeckHQ has officially joined the lineup of critics on Metacritic!
Opinion
Steam Deck Verified/Playable Highlights 2/9/26 – 2/15/26
Some great new games got the Steam Deck Verified/Playable badge, including REANIMAL, Diablo 2, Earth vs Mars, and more.
Proton
Proton GE 10-31 Fixes Nioh 3 Videos And Darktide’s Crashing
A new Proton GE update was released that fixes Nioh 3's videos, Warhammer 40K: Darktide's crashing, and more on Steam Deck.
Steam
New Steam Deck Beta Client Improves Steam Deck Verified Reporting
There's a new Steam Deck Beta Client update that improves Steam Deck Verified reporting, allows us to add hardware specs to Steam…
Deals
Free Games + Amazon Prime For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds – 2/12/26:
There are some great free games for your Steam Deck this week, including Lost in Anomaly, Nobody Wants to Die, and The…
Game News
Earth vs Mars Gets Steam Deck Optimizations With Big New Patch
Earth vs Mars just got a big new update, which includes some optimizations that got the game the Steam Deck Verified badge!
Proton
New Proton Experimental Update Fixes Wildlands And More Launchers
A new Proton Experimental update was released that fixes Ghost Recon Wildlands, adds controller support for more game launchers, and more.
Game News
Blades of Fire Will Be Coming To Steam With Steam Deck Support
Blades of Fire is officially coming to Steam, and alongside its release, we will be getting official Steam Deck support.
Steam
New Steam Deck Beta Client Fixes Input Latency On Third-Party Controllers
A new Steam Deck Beta Client update was released that fixes input latency on third-party controllers when they are rumbling.
Community
A New Decky Loader Plugin Can Translate Whatever Is On Screen
There's a new plugin for Decky Loader that allows us to translate whatever is on the Steam Deck screen.
