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Junk Store plugin for Steam Deck plans new release as closed-source paid software to run other stores https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/junk-store-plugin-for-steam-deck-plans-new-release-as-closed-source-paid-software-to-run-other-stores/
GamingOnLinux · Junk Store plugin for Steam Deck plans new release as closed-source paid software to run other stores
Massive update to what is next for the #SteamDeck plugin Junk Store
Junk Store is a way to play #GOG and #EpicGames titles on #Linux darling Steam Deck, alongside regular #Steam games
Looks like my friend Eben (the developer of JS!) has been working a 𝘭𝘰𝘵 behind the scenes and has a gigantic game changer of an update coming for Junk Store, meaning it'll be running a whole lot more than just GOG and Epic in the near future.
My post detailing it is on #Lemmy
lemmy.worldJunk Store: BIG update on what is next - Lemmy.WorldThis is a BIG announcement by Junk Store for Steam Deck. What was previously a
plugin via Decky to play Epic Games and GOG titles on your Steam Deck is
now…well, if you read it, it’s a whole lot more. I’m just going to do the bare
minimum here and share the post by copying, formatting for Lemmy, and pasting
here. Hopefully you’ll forgive that, and maybe breathe a sigh of relief that for
once a post by me hasn’t got 10,000 words of rambling? What it boils down to is
a massive update on what is ‘next’ for Junk Store. What follows is their post,
not my words: ------------------------------------------------------------------
# The Next Generation: We haven’t talked about the new version of Junk Store
since Valve removed it from the Steam Store. While it was a setback, in many
ways it pushed Junk Store further. You might be wondering what we have been up
to. Yes, this new iteration of Junk Store will be paid software and will be
closed source. This is a complete rebuild from the ground up. It still looks and
feels the same, but with greatly enhanced functionality. The amount of effort
put into it so far and the remaining effort to complete the original vision is
just too large to do it without financial resources. The current development
effort amounts to around 5.5k man hours. But what does this mean in terms of
functionality and progress?
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c6c9da17-f5d5-43be-9f5c-7cbe40afd837.webp]
(image of ‘the new main menu’)
------------------------------------------------------------------ # Junk Store
can now run without Decky This is a completely new loader that is developed
completely independent from the Decky source code. New techniques and code has
been created in order for this to work. As a bonus Junk Store will run side by
side with Decky. So if you have Decky it will not interfere. Since this will not
carry all the extra features that Decky requires, this will allow us to improve
stability between Steam upgrades.
------------------------------------------------------------------ # Junk Store
extensions are now generated
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2bb0b90a-53a0-4764-81bc-17774cf45480.webp]
(image is of ‘new extensions’) This means that more than 95% of the code
required to create custom extensions is created for users. New extensions can be
as simple as 2 lines of code to specify an emulator command line call or it
could be 200 lines of python for something like Amazon. The current set of
extensions that will be available for download with the new version is Epic, Gog
and Amazon. More will be added over time. Pricing is still being finalised but
it is dependent on infrastructure costs as we now have to run our own servers to
host all of the new features. Given the nature of this new version we will have
ongoing costs per user and it all has to be factored in.
------------------------------------------------------------------ # What’s new?
* Global download queue * Language selection * DLC selection * Installation of
game dependencies, like C++ runtimes, without the need for proton tricks * GOG
has proper support for DosBox and ScummVM games * GOG Dosbox support has a
Dosbox config editor * The option to enable experimental cloud saves for
supported games (we still don’t trust it, but it’s there if you’re a risk
taker). * There’s a LOT more options (too many in fact), to control all manner
of things. If you like to tinker, this is for you. * The new version is faster
and more optimised so you can now see 1000 games per tab compared to the 100 in
the python version.
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/af3de158-6db1-4d89-93fe-8870e8a60340.webp]
(*image is of ‘custom scripting’)
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/07128985-1f5f-4b70-981d-dae5c65bb2af.webp]
(*image is of ‘game dependency installer’)
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/763fc9cc-77e7-4595-9aa5-adc8c896d57b.webp]
(image is of ‘Dosbox settings editor’)
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/11d0900d-d841-429d-abc7-08243c3cc0d9.webp]
(image is of ‘custom launcher scripts’)
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/dceaf8df-0754-41f3-b5e3-0e412628a50a.webp]
(*image is of custom launcher scripts)
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/434139cd-cbd1-46fc-a475-e443153805c7.webp]
(image is of ‘Custom launchers per game’)
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/16ff717c-2711-431a-983c-5bd28792f4d1.webp]
(image is of ‘extension generator’)
------------------------------------------------------------------ # What we
need from the community: We are currently looking for power users who would like
to help with the alpha testing of this new version. During this phase you will
get access to Junk Store and the extension Generator in its full glory, and it’s
no exaggeration to say that there’s well over 1000 different settings and
options in it. This is quite overwhelming and it will be stripped back to only
the essentials for general release. So if you’re a power user and would like to
see just what kind of horsepower is under the hood in Junk Store, this is your
chance. Given that we will have quite large overheads for a general release we
would also like to take this opportunity to explore interest in an early access
program. This would not be your typical pay to test deal. The software will be
stable and as near to release state as possible, think of it more like a soft
launch. This would allow us to build up reserves to shoulder the server costs
for a launch. We’re currently in Alpha, rapidly approaching Beta quality. If
this is something that might be of interest to you please register your interest
here: This is the link to registration via docs.google
[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfW3FWYKcQry85qbdYsgNXSEGduyn2smZaNUa6q_lOr-ET5Zw/viewform?usp=dialog]
* Please note that testing spots will be strictly limited due to associated
costs per user. Early access will also be limited due to the initial manual
workload associated with onboarding for this, we are just two people and one of
us needs to do the coding. We hope that you are as excited about this as we are,
we’re looking forward to your responses in the comments and registration of
interest. ------------------------------------------------------------------ And
that’s that! Hopefully some here find this interesting, and maybe some want to
do testing and get to experience what generation is possible via Junk Store!
𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 will be free on #EpicGames on release - for one week! Coming May 22nd :)
"𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘵 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺"
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/deliver-at-all-costs-a30c8d
Epic's Linux snub, Legion Go S starts Preorders, and the massive HL2 RTX disappointment!
https://subscribeto.me/videos/watch/78e561b0-c45c-46cd-8823-ca094de4355c
Looks like next week on #EpicGames there's going to be 𝘵𝘸𝘰 free mystery games, and the same again the following week (because of the sale at the moment, is my guess).
Also nice to see the mystery guess-the-game-if-you-can wrapping paper is back, too. I'd missed that over Christmas.
Any guesses what these will be? Mine is Cat's Quest & Cat's Quest 2 (again)
Jurassic World Evolution 2
#FreeGames #EpicGames
Free now - Mar 27
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution, building upon the groundbreaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/jurassic-world-evolution-2
