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  1. Article 13 of 69.A Steam Machine on a media console in front of a blue-lit television.GuidesUpdated 3 sourcesSteam Machine TV Setup: What to Look For and How to Configure ItUpdate SteamOS, connect the Steam Machine directly over HDMI, enable the TV's low-latency and variable-refresh settings, and verify the signal instead of trusting a logo.
  2. Article 14 of 69.ETA Prime's Steam Machine teardown layout with the chassis, cooling assembly, memory, and M.2 SSD visible.GuidesUpdated 7 sourcesSteam Machine Upgrades: RAM, Storage, and What You Cannot ChangeThe Steam Machine's SSD and system RAM can be replaced, but the 8GB of graphics memory cannot. Storage is the easier upgrade; RAM takes substantially more disassembly.
  3. Article 15 of 69.Official Fields of Mistria pixel art showing a character, farm animals, fields, and the game title.NewsUpdated 4 sourcesTop 25 Most-Played Steam Deck Games — August 2026Slay the Spire 2 returned to No. 1 in Valve's August 30 Steam Deck snapshot, while Fields of Mistria climbed 41 places to No. 3. The ranking is a rolling last-30-days view, not a finalized calendar-month report.
  4. Article 16 of 69.Official Bottles, Flatseal, Warehouse, and GCompris app artwork arranged on a dark desktop-app grid.GuidesUpdated 24 sourcesBest Flatpak Apps to Install on Steam MachineStart with a browser, ProtonPlus, Heroic, and a media player, then add only the Steam Machine Flatpaks that fit how you use the living-room PC.
  5. Article 17 of 69.The official Jellyfin wordmark beside a three-node server stack on a dark blue background.GuidesUpdated 10 sourcesJellyfin and Plex on Steam Machine: Setup Options and LimitsCompare an experimental Jellyfin helper with a manual Plex container setup, including prerequisites, persistent storage, paid features, and untested Steam Machine behavior.
  6. Article 18 of 69.Official Immich, Navidrome, Audiobookshelf, and Paperless-ngx artwork arranged around a home-server network diagram.GuidesUpdated 13 sourcesSelf-Hosted Apps on Steam Machine: What Works and What BreaksA Steam Machine can host services that tolerate downtime. Keep household-critical automation, DNS, credentials, and independent monitoring on an always-available system.