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A new update for NonSteamLaunchers was released earlier this morning, and it has a pretty incredible addition to the update. We do have some fixes for the Desktop version of Battle.net and problems with Bazzite, and the plugin has added HoYoPlay and RemotePlayWhatever and some more visual notifications for each launcher for the scanner, but the real awesomeness of this update comes with the addition of Ludusavi.

Ludusavi is a tool to back up your game's saved data. It is cross-platform supports a multitude of game stores (including GOG and Epic), and has a great graphical interface. It fully works on the Steam Deck and works with Proton saves, so there should be no issue with whether it can pick it up or not! This is a fantastic tool to use for games that don't have Steam Cloud saves or come from other libraries. I don't believe the saves will work well going from Linux to Windows since the paths are very different, but it's a great way to back up your saves, just in case! The tool is now bundled with NSL, so you can scan and back up your non-Steam games this way.

The launcher should update automatically when you run it, but if not, you can download the update through Github. You can also check out our guide, which goes over how to install it if you haven't yet.

NonSteamLaunchers 3.9.4 Update Changelog:

Feature Update for Desktop Version

  • fixed some installs for Bazzite to work properly
  • fixed Battle.net to install again
  • added Ludusavi to be bundled with NSL, this program is very helpful to get your Game Saves back up and running on your Steam Deck, its automatically isntalled now in the Desktop Version and all of the your game saves are now saved here "/home/deck/NSLGameSaves" ive already added all the setup for you, so there is no need to do anything, every time you install a launcher the NSL script it will auto backup your games. Ive also created a backup of your ludusavi configuration files in case anything gets correupted or messed up in the same directory as ludusavi.

DECKY PLUGIN 1.0.1 (currently in the testing store)

  • added HoYoPlay and RemotePlayWhatever to the Plugin that is in the testing store
  • added more visual notifications for each game from every launcher for the scanner
  • added more scanner fixes

Working ON:
Ive tested this new ludusavi feature and it seems to even work nicely with the Decky Plugin called Decky Cloud Save. https://github.com/GedasFX/decky-cloud-save

Restoring your Game Saves Automatically even after the prefix is gone/disappeared and accidentally deleted
currently working on this. Feel free to try it your self "NSLGameSaves" from the command line.

All of this will be added to the Desktop/Decky Plugin very soon!

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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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