Game Data

Game Data

Game Information

Both Game Pictures and Game-Desktop-Files (for the Game Launcher) are auto-generated or downloaded on each game start by default, but can also be batch created via the Command Line:

• tinkergame update gamedata (updates missing desktopfiles and pictures of installed games and exits - depending on the missing files this might need some time)
• tinkergame update gamedata $APPID (updates missing desktopfiles and picture for game $APPID)
• tinkergame update allgamedata (updates missing desktopfiles and pictures of all games in 'sharedconfig.vdf' and exit - depending on the missing files this might need some time)

Steam Deck Compatibility

TinkerGame also fetches Steam Deck compatibility information. This is fetched from https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=, where the AppID parameter is based on the current game's AppID. This returns a JSON response, and the raw response is stored at STLCFGDIR/games/deckinfo/<appid>-deckcompatrating.json.

This data is updated once the compat rating file is more than a day old, as Steam Deck compatibility ratings can change quickly.

Further documentation on this endpoint can be found here. Feel free to browse the TinkerGame code to see how this is implemented as well.