Steam Deck Essentials is a a modpack that includes all the mods needed to get started on a Steam Deck. The included mods add support for controller to the game, making it easier to navigate inside Minecraft and play the game without having to attach a mouse or keyboard to your Steam Deck device. it also includes a few common performance improvement mods to make your framerate better/more stable.
Included Mods:
- Sodium
- Lithium
- Controlify
- YetAnotherConfigLib (Controlify Dependency)
- Mod Menu
- ImmediatelyFast
- Fabric API
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.7
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
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- Downloads as Steam Deck Essentials.mrpack
- Download size: 1 KB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.