RetroDECK - Steam Deck: Full Radial Menu System
Is there a quick way to go back to the top of the radial menu system?
Yes, just press on the HKB trigger buttons: L4 or R4 or Select
Radial Menus
What follows is a breakdown of the Full Radial Menu System that you access on the Steam Decks Left Touchpad and by pressing the touchpad you activate the selected radial button.
Radial Button Shows what the hotkey does.
Keyboard Command Shows what is being sent to the emulator.
System Support Shows what systems support the command.
Icon Shows what icon is used.
Comment Just extra comments.
Main Menu
The Main Menu is the top menu and gives you access to all the menus below.
Quick Menu
Features "best of" hotkeys from other menus.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Quit Emulator | Ctrl + Q |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) PPSSPP (Standalone) Ruffle |
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| Open Menu | Ctrl + M |
RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) PPSSPP (Standalone) RPCS3 |
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| Swap Screens | Ctrl + Tab |
Citra (Legacy) MelonDS (Standalone) Cemu (Standalone) |
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| Save State | Ctrl + S |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) |
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| Take Screenshot | Ctrl + X |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Restart / Reset | CTRL + R |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Fullscreen Toggle | Ctrl + Enter |
Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) RPCS3 |
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| Load State | Ctrl + A |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) |
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| Pause / Resume | Ctrl + P |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Escape | ESC |
PC-Systems OpenBOR GZDoom Solarus IkemanGO Ryujinx (Standalone) Ruffle |
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Can be used to Quick / Open Menu on certain systems |
State Menu
Hotkeys related to saving and loading states.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Load State | Ctrl + A |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) |
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| Previous State | Ctrl + J |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) |
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| Undo Save State | Ctrl + 9 |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) |
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| Save State | Ctrl + S |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) |
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| Next State | Ctrl + K |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) |
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| Undo Load State | Ctrl + 8 |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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Speed / Frames Menu
The Speed / Frames Menu is where you find anything related to: emulation speed, frame limits, fast forwarding and rewinding.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Fast Forward | Ctrl + + |
RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) |
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| Rewind | CTRL + - |
RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) |
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| Increase Emulation Speed | CTRL + 1 |
Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) |
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| Decrease Emulation Speed | CTRL + 2 |
Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) |
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| Reset Emulation Speed | CTRL + 3 |
Duckstation (Standalone) |
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| Disable Emulation Speed Limit | CTRL + 0 |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Frame limit On/Off | CTRL + Z |
PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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Display / Graphics Menu
Hotkeys related to Display / Graphics.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Increase Resolution / Upscale | Ctrl + U |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) |
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| Decrease Resolution / Upscale | Ctrl + Y |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) |
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| Change Widescreen / Aspect Ratio | Ctrl + W |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) |
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| Fullscreen Toggle | Ctrl + Enter |
Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Swap Screens | Ctrl + Tab |
Citra (Legacy) MelonDS (Standalone) Cemu (Standalone) |
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| Change Dual Screens Layout | Ctrl + L |
Citra (Legacy) |
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General Menu
Generic and General Hotkeys
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Quit Emulator | Ctrl + Q |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Open Menu | Ctrl + M |
RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) RPCS3 |
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| Take Screenshot | Ctrl + X |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Restart / Reset | CTRL + R |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Change Disc / Next Disc | CTRL + D |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) |
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| Cheats On/Off | CTRL + C |
RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) |
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| Pause / Resume | Ctrl + P |
RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Turbo On/Off | Ctrl + T |
Duckstation (Standalone) |
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| Video Recording On/Off | Ctrl + V |
RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) PPSSPP (Standalone) |
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Steam Deck Menu
Steam Deck specific hotkeys and PC hotkeys.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Escape | ESC |
PC-Systems OpenBOR GZDoom Solarus IkemanGO Ryujinx (Standalone) Ruffle |
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Can be used to Quick / Open Menu on certain systems |
| Enter | Enter |
PC-Systems OpenBOR GZDoom Solarus IkemanGO Ryujinx (Standalone) |
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| Space | Space |
PC-Systems |
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| Tab | Tab |
PC-Systems |
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| Shift | Shift |
PC-Systems |
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| Control | Ctrl |
PC-Systems |
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| / | / |
PC-Systems |
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| Alt | Alt |
PC-Systems |
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| F1 | F1 |
PC-Systems |
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| F4 | F4 |
PC-Systems |
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| F5 | F5 |
PC-Systems |
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| F8 | F8 |
PC-Systems |
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| F10 | F10 |
PC-Systems |
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| Take Steam Screenshot | none |
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| Show Steam Deck Keyboard | none |
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| Alt + F4 | Alt + F4 |
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Emulator Specific Menu
The Specific Menu or Emulator Specific Menu opens up several system/emulator specific sub-menus.
Switch Menu
Hotkeys for Yuzu (Archive) or Ryujinx.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Change GPU Accuracy | Alt + G |
Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Load / Remove Amiibo | Alt + M |
Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Docked / Undocked Mode | Alt + D |
Yuzu (Legacy) |
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| Open Menu Ryujinx - F4 | F4 |
Ryujinx (Standalone) |
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MAME Menu
Hotkeys for MAME-SA.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Service Mode | Alt + S + 0 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Service Button 1 | Alt + S + 1 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Service Button 2 | Alt + S + 2 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Service Button 3 | Alt + S + 3 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Service Button 4 | Alt + S + 4 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Insert Bill / Note | Alt + B + 1 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Tilt - Player 1 | Alt + T + 1 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Tilt - Player 2 | Alt + T + 2 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Tilt - Player 3 | Alt + T + 3 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Tilt - Player 4 | Alt + T + 4 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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| Tilt | Alt + T + 0 |
MAME (Standalone) |
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RetroArch Menu
Hotkeys for RetroArch.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Next Cheat | Ctrl + G |
RetroArch |
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| Previous Cheat | Ctrl + F |
RetroArch |
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| Cheats On/Off | Ctrl + C |
RetroArch |
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| AI Service On/Off | Ctrl + I |
RetroArch |
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| Netplay Host On/Off | Ctrl + H |
RetroArch |
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Gamecube / Wii Menu
Hotkeys for Dolphin-SA and Primehack.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Wii Sync Button | Alt + W |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Golf Mode On/Off | Alt + H |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Freelook Mode On/Off | Alt + F |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Wiimote Upright | Alt + Z |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Wiimote Sideways | Alt + X |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Freelook Mode Reset | Alt + R |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Wiimote Sync - Player 1 | Alt + W + 1 |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Wiimote Sync - Player 2 | Alt + W + 2 |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Wiimote Sync - Player 3 | Alt + W + 3 |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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| Wiimote Sync - Player 4 | Alt + W + 4 |
Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) |
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NDS Menu
Hotkeys for MelonDS-SA.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Close/Open Lid | Alt + L |
MelonDS (Standalone) |
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| Sunlight + | Alt + + |
MelonDS (Standalone) |
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| Sunlight - | Alt + - |
MelonDS (Standalone) |
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| Play Microphone | Alt + P |
MelonDS (Standalone) |
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3DS Menu
Hotkeys for Citra-SA (Archived) and Citra-Core.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Load Amiibo | Alt + M |
Citra (Legacy) |
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| Remove Amiibo | Alt + N |
Citra (Legacy) |
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GZDoom Menu
Cheat hotkeys for GZDoom.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Give all Items | IDFA |
GZDOOM |
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| Give all Items + Keys | IDKFA |
GZDOOM |
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ScummVM Menu
Hotkeys for ScummVM.
| Radial Button | Keyboard Command | System Support | Icon | Comment |
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| Open | O |
ScummVM |
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| Close | C |
ScummVM |
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| Fight | F |
ScummVM |
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| Use | U |
ScummVM |
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| Pick-Up | P |
ScummVM |
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| Push / Shove | S |
ScummVM |
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| Pull / Yank | Y |
ScummVM |
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| Look-At | L |
ScummVM |
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| Give | G |
ScummVM |
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| Move | M |
ScummVM |
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