yea, uninstalling it would make it unplayable.

You mean the game that is not marked as verified but rather as "playable" (which really means: it starts. Figure out yourself how to make it run well) doesn't run well?

Well that's not entirely surprising now, is it?

Is there a configuration you found that made it run well or did you just want to say something unhelpful?

CryoByte33 on YouTube[0] has videos explaining in details different configuration presets to run games like God of War, Witcher 3, or Breath of the Wild. He's also maintaining an impressive piece of software[1] that helps optimize your Steam Deck. Worst case scenario, if you don't find the game you're looking for in his videos, chances are you will find a decent configuration on SteamDeckHQ[2]

[0]: https://youtube.com/@cryobyte33 [1]: https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities [2]: https://steamdeckhq.com/game-settings/

For anybody else reading the discussion, knowing that GoW is not advertised as fully supported is important context.

Entirely unhelpful, but considering your original comment was pretty much complaining that <old device> cannot run <very new and demanding software>, I figured it was in the theme.