Infinity Nikkiis an amazing casual game with a huge open world that is cozy and calm.

For such chill experiences, Valve’s Steam Deck remains the top choice for many gamers.

However, the installation process isn’t that simple and does require some technical knowledge.

Infinity Nikki on Steam Deck. The image has a girl who has pink hair, with a yellow colored cat.

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Simplifying Infinity Nikki Installation On Steam Deck

Infinity Nikki can be installed throughEpicGames.

However, that process is tedious.

Collage of Nikki in the School Days Outfit in Florawish.

Instead, we will be using thesetup installer methodfor this guide.

Under the power menu, youll be able to seeSwitch to Desktopoption.

Thedownloaded executable filecan be found in theDownloads folder.

Image showing the download page of Infinity Nikki.

Next,pop kick open the Steam appwhile in Desktop Mode -do not switch to Gaming Mode.

A new menu for adding games will show up.

While theAdd Non-Steam Game menuis open, press theBrowse optionbelow.

Menu option adding a Non-Steam game onto your Steam Deck.

A window will pop up,select Infinity Nikki Setup from downloadsandclick on Open.

After that, select theAdd Selected Programs option, under the Add Non-Steam Game menu.

Before launching,tap on the tweaks iconandopen the Compatibility menu.

Setting proton experimental on Steam Deck.

Check the boxstatingForce the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility toolto get more options.

Under the new drop-down menu, selectProton Experimentalandlaunch the setup by clicking on Play.

Once the setup launches,select Install Nowand let Infinity Nikki Launcher be installed.

Copying compatdata location on Steam Deck.

After the setup opens, youll be unable to use the trackpad.

Now open,Dolphin Explorer (file manager)andclick on home.

On the right side corner, youll finda file icon or three dots menu, andclick on it.

Changing shortcut location in Steam Deck game settings menu.

Under this menu, youll be able to find theShow Hidden Files optionandcheck the box beside it.

Now in the Home folder, youll be able to find atransparent folder named Steam and open it.

Inside the Steam folder, youll another folder namedSteamand open it.

Downloading Infinity Nikki on Steam Deck and settings an install path.

Inside this folder, open thecompatdata folder.

While in this folder, press theModified barat the top tofind the most recently created folder.

Inside the folder, youll find another folder namedpfx, and open it.

Nikki is slowly approaching the Blossom Beetle in Infinity Nikki.

Inside that folder, open thedrive_c folderand then head on to theProgram Files folder.

Under theShortcut tab, replace theTarget locationbypasting the copied location within quotation marks.

Replace theStart In locationwith thecopied location without quotation marksandremove “/launcher.exe"part in that.

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After all of it is done,bring up the Infinity Nikki Launcherby clicking on Play.

Once the launcher opens, click onDownload Now.

Wait for the download to finish, which will automatically install Infinity Nikki on your Steam Deck.

Infinity Nikki

Once the download finishes, youll get aStart Game option.

Before doing so,switch back to Gaming Modebyopening the shortcut on your desktop.

Open Infinity Nikki in Gaming Mode, as itgives better performance.

see to it you’re deleting the right folder when uninstall, else you might delete something else.

It is best to note down the Game ID when installing the game for the first time.