
Or at least it did whenever I’ve been playing it. On a high-end PC it’s worth setting the minimum RAM usage to a higher value, but as this is a Steam Deck and the power is finite, just stick with the defaults and Minecraft should work fine. What this will do is set the Java dependencies and state how much memory Minecraft is allowed to use. Don’t worry, this is all easy stuff and just entails clicking Next a few times. The very first time you open Prism Launcher you’ll be greeted with a few questions. Click on that now to open it and load it up.

Once Prism Launcher has finished installing, click on the Start Menu (1.) and under All Applications (2.) scroll down to ‘P’ and you should see Prism Launcher (3.). Click on install now and Prism Launcher will download and install itself to the Steam Deck. The first result in the right window (2.) should be Prism Launcher with a small install button to the lower right. Click in the search bar at the top left of the screen (1.) and type in “Prism” and hit enter to search.

Once the desktop environment loads open up the Discover Store (the blue shopping bag icon). Step 1: Download Minecraft Prism Launcherīoot into Desktop Mode by holding down the Power Button and selecting Switch to Desktop.
