The Steam Deck is a very popular (and good!) handheld gaming device that lets you play many of your favorite PC games on the go. But what if it was a screenless console you had to plug into a TV to use? Well, someone ripped their own Steam Deck apart to make just that and called it a “Steam Brick.”

It's possible to shave off the case, screen, and controls to make a "headless" Steam Deck with a custom 3D-printed case.

Ridiculous it may be, but by god, it works. The Steam Brick will still boot and connect to external peripherals with its screen and all controls save the power button removed. Tragically, crastinator-pro notes that the newer revision Steam Deck OLED is preferable for the mod⁠—RIP to that beautiful screen us Steam Deck early adopters would kill for.

The result is the Steam Brick, a handheld that has been transformed into a home console out of necessity. According to the modder, the stock Steam

Handhelds are designed to be portable, but what if you need something smaller than OEM? The Steam Brick pulls basically everything off of a Steam Deck to make it as portable as possible.

The Steam Brick is a deconstructed Steam Deck with only core hardware The creator made it smaller to make it more portable and convenient for travel. Visit GitHub for a detailed process on how to create your own Steam Brick,

If you thought the Steam Deck was just a little too big, how about taking out the display and the controllers?