TheSteam Deck,for lack of a better term, is legitimately picking up steam with its growing library of games, features, and users. It’s a versatile piece of hardware that offers users flexibility in getting pretty much any game working on the device. However, it’s also an expensive piece of kit that needs to be suitable for a family that can potentially include younger users.
The Steam Store contains a vast selection of games, which is great for gamers, but not everything is appropriate for younger players. Thankfully, the Steam Deck has tools and settings that users can implement forapproved Steam Deck usersto protect young gamers from seeing content they shouldn’t be.
Updated Aug 07, 2025, by Michael Llewellyn:The Steam Store offers one of the most vast libraries of games for players of all tastes. However, this also includes games intended for mature audiences and adult-only content that is in no way suitable for younger gamers. If Steam Deck users want to make their Steam Decks available to children, they must filter the adult content. This guide has been updated with the new steps since the Steam Deck’s OS has been updated and a way to censor community chats.
Setting Up Content Filtering On Steam Deck
If there are young gamers on Steam Deck and its store, the responsible adult must get the necessary protections to protect minors from viewing violent and explicit content. The following steps will explain how to filter mature content so younger gamers can’t accidentally view it.
The content filtering feature is unique to the user’s settings. As a result, if there is more than one child in the household using the Steam Deck, the responsible adult must apply the filtering features individually.
