Your system information

• Steam client version: 1757452101
• SteamOS version: 3.7.13
• Opted into Steam client beta?: No
• Opted into SteamOS beta?: No
• Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Since the latest SteamOS update, my non-Steam shortcuts are no longer working correctly.

Previously:

When I added non-Steam shortcuts to my library, I could always launch them locally with the Play button.

The local shortcuts kept their artwork and details that I had set.

If I had the same shortcut on another Steam Deck, Steam still prioritized the local version correctly.

Now, after the update:

The local Play option has disappeared. The shortcut only shows the Stream button, pulling from my other Steam Deck instead of recognizing the one installed locally.

My local non-Steam shortcuts have lost their artwork and custom details. Now, only the remote/streaming version shows artwork and info. Before, it worked fine, it was the opposite: your local non-steam shortcut had the artwork you had set, and the remote one, you could still see it and remote play it but it wasn't categorized properly and didn't keep artwork.

The shortcuts are effectively being “confused” between devices, even though this setup worked perfectly for years.

Expected behavior:

Steam should always prioritize the local installation of a non-Steam shortcut when it exists.

The "Play" option should remain available for local shortcuts, not disappear in favor of Remote Play.

If a shortcut has the same exact details on the remote machine, add the "Stream" button along the "Play" button on the same shortcut (just like regular steam shortcuts).

Local shortcut artwork and metadata should not be overridden or hidden by remote versions.

Actual behavior (after update):

Local Play option is gone.

Only Stream is available, even though the shortcut is installed locally.

Local shortcut artwork/details are missing, replaced by the remote version’s info.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Have two steam decks on the same network with the same shortcut locations on each of them.
2. Try to launch one of your added shortcuts locally
3. Only STREAM button appears.
4. Custom artwork now is on the remote shortcuts instead of local shortcuts.
5. Local shortcuts are still there, but now without being in their proper collection, and no artwork. The remote ones now have prescendense and taken over all custom artwork.