The Steam Deck is a very popular (and good!) handheld gaming device that lets you play many of your favorite PC games on the go. But what if it was a screenless console you had to plug into a TV to use? Well, someone ripped their own Steam Deck apart to make just that and called it a “Steam Brick.”

It's possible to shave off the case, screen, and controls to make a "headless" Steam Deck with a custom 3D-printed case.

This modder removed the display and controls from a Steam Deck OLED, placing what remains inside a 3D-printed case to make it even smaller.

So one hardware hacker decided to shrink the Steam Deck… by taking away the screen, controllers, and just about everything else that makes the Steam Deck a mobile device. The result is a mini PC that’s amusingly dubbed the “ Steam Brick .” It can do everything the Steam Deck does… but only after you plug in a display and controllers.

The result is the Steam Brick, a handheld that has been transformed into a home console out of necessity. According to the modder, the stock Steam

Handhelds are designed to be portable, but what if you need something smaller than OEM? The Steam Brick pulls basically everything off of a Steam Deck to make it as portable as possible.

The Steam Brick is a deconstructed Steam Deck with only core hardware The creator made it smaller to make it more portable and convenient for travel. Visit GitHub for a detailed process on how to create your own Steam Brick,

If you thought the Steam Deck was just a little too big, how about taking out the display and the controllers?