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Please add `STEAM_FORCE_DESKTOP_SCALING=2.0` environment

steamclosed Feature RequestSteam client
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9505 · opened 2023-05-18 by Arcitec · updated 2025-09-10 · 3 comments · github
AArcitec 2023-05-18 github

Steam beta has a new command-line flag: -forcedesktopscaling

It can be triggered manually via:

flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam -forcedesktopscaling 2.0

But this is very annoying because it requires copying and editing the .desktop shortcut files.

Please make it read from environment variable too. Because Flatpak (Flatseal) is able to permanently set environment variables effortlessly. Without having to edit anything.

I'd love to be able to set env STEAM_FORCE_DESKTOP_SCALING=2.5 for example. :)

This is related to: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/9466#issuecomment-1553014344

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-06-16 github

Hello @Arcitec, per Added an env var based override for scaling settings STEAM_FORCE_DESKTOPUI_SCALING=<float>. in the 2023-06-15 Steam client beta, please opt into Steam's client beta and retest this issue.

Llostgoat 2023-06-16 github

Latest steam update added STEAM_FORCE_DESKTOPUI_SCALING=<float>

AArcitec 2025-09-10 github

September 9th, 2025, the desktop scaling issues are finally gone forever. 🥳

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/9466#issuecomment-3276314518