Steam Deck Installation, Configuration, and Launch Guide

Hi y'all!

I found u/chibialoha 's guide and read through all the discussion that happened in the comments, and I wanted to consolidate info on installation, launching the game, and configuring controls all in to one easy-to-follow guide.

For the sake of clarity, any steps you should carry out in Gaming Mode will be in italics, and any steps you should carry out in desktop mode will be in normal font.

\1. Switch to Desktop Mode.

\2. Open Firefox and download the Windows version of the installer from playthebazaar.com

\3a. Open Steam and click "Add New Game" in the bottom left corner, then click "Add Non-Steam Game".

\3b. In the new window that opens, click "Browse" in the bottom left corner, find and click Tempo Launcher - Beta Setup.exe in your downloads folder, click Open, then click Add Selected Programs.

\4. In Steam, find Tempo Launcher - Beta Setup and right click it (left trigger by default), click "Properties", click "Compatability", click "Force the use of...", then choose "Proton Experimental".

\5. Launch Tempo Launcher - Beta Setup from steam and install it like you would any other program on a PC. Choose not to launch Tempo Launcher - Beta when installation is complete.

\6a. In Steam, click "Add New Game" in the bottom left corner, then click "Add Non-Steam Game"

\6b. In the new window that opens, click "Browse" in the bottom left corner, click the Options button on the top right corner just underneath the X, click "Show Hidden Files", then navigate to:

Home/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/ (here you'll see a bunch of folders with numbers, sort by date and choose the most recent) /pfx/drive_C/program files/Tempo Launcher - Beta/

6c. Click Tempo Launcher - Beta.exe, click Open, then click Add Selected Programs

\7. In Steam, find Tempo Launcher - Beta and right click it (left trigger by default), click "Properties", click "Compatability", click "Force the use of...", then choose "Proton Experimental".

\8. Switch to Gaming Mode

\9 (optional). Find Tempo Launcher - Beta Setup in the non-steam section of your library, push the options button, click "Manage", then click "Hide this game" (but don't remove it from your library, that will break your installation!)

\10. Find Tempo Launcher - Beta in the non-steam section of your library and launch it

\11. Push the STEAM button, open the Controller Settings tab and click "Controller Settings", then change the controller template from Gamepad with Joystick Track pad to Keyboard (WASD) and Mouse

\12. Log in to the game by using STEAM + X to open the onscreen keyboard.

And that's it! Use Tempo Launcher - Beta to launch the game each time. The Keyboard (WASD) and Mouse control template lets you use the touchscreen, the right track pad, or the right thumbstick + right trigger to control the mouse, with left trigger being right click and the options button being escape. As a nice QOL touch, signing in on your Steam Deck does not sign you out on your PC/Mac or vice-versa and progress/runs are shared between the two, although you must fully close The Bazaar itself on one device to open it on the other.

On behalf of the grand order of blablabla, byeeeeeeee