CheatDeck vs Linux Game Helper
CheatDeck
github.comLinux Game Helper
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| Figure | CheatDeck | Linux Game Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Game Trainers | 8.3 (#3) | 6.9 (#24) |
| License | The public repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0. | The repository page identifies the project license as BSD-3-Clause. |
| Purpose | CheatDeck is a Decky Loader plugin for launching sidecar programs and managing launch options on Steam Deck. | Linux Game Helper runs Windows trainers and other .exe tools inside the same Proton or Wine prefix as Steam or Lutris games. |
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In their own words
CheatDeck
CheatDeck is a free, GPL-3.0 Decky Loader plugin for Steam Deck that launches sidecar programs and manages game launch options. It can start a selected .exe or .bat alongside a game in the same Proton or Wine environment, then stop it when the game exits. Its Language setting assigns one locale code to both LANG and HOST_LC_ALL. Advanced controls cover desktop behavior, FSYNC, WineD3D, compatibility-data redirection, and audio latency. Custom Options accept environment assignments, prefix commands, and arguments before or after %command%. Unsupported shell syntax or unclear launch options make a document read-only to prevent unsafe partial edits. Optional Lossless Scaling and OptiScaler presets require their corresponding Decky plugins. Installation uses Decky Loader Developer Mode and CheatDeck.zip from a release or nightly build. Some sidecars need runtime dependencies installed with protontricks.
Linux Game Helper
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