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Steam Deck: RetroDECK Hotkeys

Radial Menu System

The radial menu system is located on the left touchpad on the Steam Deck with layout depending on what layout you choose.

RetroDECK ships with two different templates for the Steam Deck:

RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Neptune SIMPLE

RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Neptune FULL

The only difference being the complexity of the built-in radial menus and the amount of options at your disposal on the left touchpad.

The FULL Layout

RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Neptune FULL

The SIMPLE Layout

The SIMPLE layout got the same menu as the external controllers.

RetroDECK: Steam Deck - Neptune SIMPLE

The hotkey button

Global Hotkeys: Steam Deck

The hotkey button (HKB):

The global hotkeys are activated by pressing and holding the HKB aka the HotKey Button and pressing the corresponing button togheter for the command you want to do. On the Steam Deck can be either L4, R4 and Select depending on what is closest for the button combo you are trying to press.

Example:

You want to do the command Pause / Resume.
You press and hold either L4 or R4 or Select and press A to trigger the command.

How to active the hotkeys?

The global hotkeys are activated by pressing the HKB and holding it while pressing the corresponding other button input.

What follows is a list of hotkeys:

Function Shows what the hotkey does.
Button / Combination Shows the input you need to make to trigger the command.
Command Shows what is being sent to the emulator.
System Support Shows what emulators support the command.
Comment Just extra comments.

Function Button / Combination Command System Support Comment
Pause / Resume HKB + A CTRL + P RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Take Screenshot HKB + B CTRL + X RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Fullscreen Toggle HKB + X CTRL + ENTER Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Open Menu HKB + Y CTRL + M RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) PPSSPP
Quit Emulator HKB + Start CTRL + Q RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) PPSSPP
Previous State Slot HKB + D-Pad Left CTRL + J RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP
Next State Slot HKB + D-Pad Right CTRL + K RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP
Increase Emulation Speed HKB + D-Pad Up CTRL + 1 Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone)
Decrease Emulation Speed HKB + D-Pad Down CTRL + 2 Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone)
Load State HKB + L1 CTRL + A RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP
Save State HKB + R1 CTRL + S RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP
Rewind HKB + L2 CTRL + - RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone)
Fast forward HKB + R2 CTRL + + RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP
Swap Screens HKB + L3 CTRL + TAB Citra (Legacy) MelonDS (Standalone) Cemu (Standalone)
Escape HKB + R3 ESC PC-Systems OpenBOR GZDoom Solarus IkemanGO Ryujinx (Standalone)

Additional Hotkeys

Steam Deck: Desktop Mode Hotkeys

The Steam Deck comes with several built-in hotkeys that you can use in Desktop Mode.

Function Button / Combination Comment
Joystick Mouse Right Stick
Touchpad as Mouse Right Touchpad
Left Mouse Click R3 / Right Touchpad Click / R2
Middle Mouse Click Left Touchpad Click
Right Mouse Click L2
Horizontal and Vertical Scrolling Left Touchpad
Left Ctrl L1
Left Alt R1
Space Y
Show Keyboard X
Escape B / Start
Tab Select
Enter A
Left Shift L4
Super Key L5
Page Up R4
Page Down R5
Arrow Key - Up D-Pad Up / Left Stick Up
Arrow Key - Down D-Pad Down / Left Stick Down
Arrow Key - Left D-Pad Left / Left Stick Left
Arrow Key - Right D-Pad Right / Left Stick Right

RetroArch

These hotkeys also work for RetroArch and are built in.

Function Button / Combination System Support Comment
Open Menu L3 + R3 RetroArch

Arcade Systems

This hotkey work for RetroArch, MAME, FBNEO and other arcade systems.

Function Button / Combination System Support Comment
Insert Credit Select RetroArch MAME (Standalone) FBNeo