Here, well show you how.

With this, however, comes caveats.

Playing offline, or on sluggish public Wi-Fi, is respectively impossible and inadvisable.

Step 1 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Enter Desktop Mode.

Step 2:Youll find yourself in the pleasantly Windows-esque Desktop Mode.

Start by opening the Discover app using the blue icon in the taskbar.

Step 3:Search for Microsoft Edge and install it from the search results.

Step 2 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Open the Discover software centre app.

No need to launch it just yet, though you might if you want to check it works.

This will bring up a list of installed browsers, which should now include Edge.

Right-select it, and select “Add to Steam” this will add it to your Steam Library.

Step 3 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Search for an install Microsoft Edge.

With a K. Its also listed in the System section, if you dont feel like typing.

Step 6:Hope you feel like typing!

Step 7:Open Steam still in Desktop Mode and find Microsoft Edge in your games list.

Step 4 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Add Edge to Steam as a non-Steam game.

Right-click it, and hit “Properties”.

Step 8:In the Launch Options field, there should already a load of incomprehensble text.

Leave this as it is, but scroll all the way to the end, and add a space.

Step 6 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: In Konsole, type or paste flatpak –user override –filesystem=/run/udev:ro com.microsoft.Edge, press Enter, then exit Konsole.

Both methods will take you to the Controller controls page.

Step 10:choose the “Gamepad with Mouse Trackpad” option, then hit “Apply Layout”.

you’re free to close Controller tweaks after this.

Step 7 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Open Steam, right click on Microsoft Edge in the game library and select Properties.

Or “Game Pass games”.

Or whatever, go nuts.

Step 12:reset your Steam Deck, and youll be back in the default Gaming Mode.

Step 8 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: At the end of the text already inside the Launch Options field, add a space, then –window-size=1024,640 –force-device-scale-factor=1.25 –device-scale-factor=1.25 –kiosk https://www.xbox.com/play. Close the Properties window after.

Step 13:Sure enough, youll land on the Xbox Cloud Gaming homepage.

Provided you’ve got a sturdy internet connection, they’ll be playable immediately.

Step 9 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Open Steam’s Controller Settings for Microsoft Edge.

Step 9b of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Click the Current Button Layout section, which should currently be set to Web Browser.

Step 10 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Select the Gamepad with Mouse Trackpad option, apply changes, then close the settings.

Step 11 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Optionally, enter the Properties menu for Microsoft Edge in Steam, and change its name to Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Step 12 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Restart the Steam Deck and launch Microsoft Edge.

Step 13 of how to play Game Pass games on the Steam Deck: Log into Game Pass Ultimate and start streaming your Game Pass games.