gopher64 Can't Launch Roms while in Steam Big Picture Mode

While playing on my Steam Deck, I am unable to launch my ROMs in Big Picture mode. I can launch them just fine in desktop mode, even when launching them from Steam. I can also launch ROMs in big picture mode in other emulators, such as MelonDS and Cemu. #

Oct 03 '25 18:10 Gamaster19

I also have this problem on my Steam Deck in Game Mode. Can somebody remedy this, please?

Oct 28 '25 03:10 nanashi89

Can you try v1.1.10 and let me know if it is any better?

https://github.com/gopher64/gopher64/releases/tag/v1.1.10

Nov 05 '25 15:11 loganmc10

On my Steam Deck, using the current Stable Channel with the current version of Gopher 64, I still can't launch games in Gaming Mode. I can launch them just fine in desktop mode, but gaming mode does not work. Also, when I am in gaming mode, the screen will go blank if I don't move the mouse for a couple of seconds. I will try it on the Beta Builds of Steam OS to see if that works better.

Nov 06 '25 02:11 Gamaster19

The beta builds yield the same result as I still can't open Roms in Gaming Mode.

Nov 18 '25 21:11 Gamaster19

So I switched to the standalone file for Gopher 64, away from the Flatpak, and I can load ROMs from the Steam Deck's gaming mode. The only remaining issues are that It does not remember the directory of my ROMS and I can't adjust the controller options in Gaming Mode. They work just fine in desktop mode.

Nov 23 '25 15:11 Gamaster19