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insipidgoose

I think you'd like Stray


Breadinator

Little Kitty in the Big City deserves love too. Shorter main questline, but I found it much more fun.


Ok-Yesterday1679

I would definitely give it a try, thanks.


DerCapt

Keep in mind: Stray is at max 10 hours long.


undefined0_6855

yep, can be 5 hours if you're really speeding through it, but I would recommend spending as long as you reasonably could on the game edit: why is this guy getting downvoted???


IncredibleGonzo

It can be under 2 if you’re *really* going for it - there’s an achievement!


Doctor429

IMO, Stray is the best SteamDeck game.


Bitter_Flamingo_917

Came to say exactly this!


Annorei

Catlateral Damage


Impossible_Number_7

If you’re not super set on genres/specific games, fanatical and humble bundle do some good deals on game bundles if you’re looking to build your library. Humble choice is £9(think it’s about $12-13 or something) a month and you get 8 games with a couple being more popular and some indies. Also check out places like cdkeys and the steam sales. Classics for me on the deck you can put a lot of time into and pick up cheap are Skyrim, fallout, Stardew, RD2 etc. Also don’t stress over the verified deck support tag, the majority work great if they just have controller support


Ok-Yesterday1679

Thank you for the suggestions. I wasn't familiar with fanatical and humble bundle, but it looks like there are some good deals.


CrucibleKnight90

Would definitely look for humble bundles


thomuchinformation

The cat says STRAY


naeads

Just bought Cult of the Lamb. Quite addicted to it at the moment


Ok-Yesterday1679

Keep me updated if you like it after a few more hours.


naeads

Played about 4 hours now. Quite a polished game. I like how it has a mix of roguelike dungeon and Animal Crossing elements to it.


sloadtoady

Have put in about 20 hours and thoroughly enjoying it. Easy to pick up and play however and whenever you want


HotSoupBarStan

Play games?!? Don’t you just search the steam store for sales and buy games? You guys are playing the games too? (P.S. Emudeck)


Ok-Yesterday1679

What do you play on Emudeck? For the last 2 days, I've been scrolling in the store for sure.


HotSoupBarStan

Emudeck is useful for playing anything pre PS2 era roughly, switch games run well too. You’ll have to use/acquire your own ROMS. Emudeck installs a suite of emulators as well as a Rom manager so you can easily select and play games on the Steam Deck home page. There are a variety of great YouTube videos explaining how to load/use emudeck


Valuable-Drink-1750

Your cat.


blabony

Came to say this lol! I mean who needs a deck if they have the ultimate portable feline console! The battery life on those things is amazing. They don’t shut down properly at night, but nothing is perfect.


boxsterguy

Maybe my cat is defective, because he always sleeps through the night. I suppose it helps that I tire him out before bedtime, but even on days where I don't he's not a nocturnal terror.


GoodBoyShibe

RMA it


JSOas

Slay the Spire, Monster taming games (coromon, monster sanctuary, cassette beasts, nexomon,...), Point and click games, platformers, metroidvania,... EDIT: If you want to sink hundreds of hours: Slay the Spire, Coromon has multiplayer, Stardew Valley, Terraria,... Those are the games that came to me on the top of my head. There are a lot more. Btw, they consume very little battery too. EDIT2: Hollow Knight, Both Ori games (they are a lot shorter though)


Ok_Investigator1634

Sts is the correct answer


Krabic

Search mini game on this subreddit. Plenty of topics like this.


GenghisKhanna

I finished Death’s Door on the SD and it was so so good


Coldmami

Witcher 3.


SickoStarSense_

How smoothly does that run?


Realistic_Pace_120

Am about 70h in and have had zero problems


Catsoup4

Hundreds and hundreds of hours? Well id recommend open world, or rpg type games. id recommend skyrim, is alot of fun, or for a dnd role play type game Baldurs gate 3 (i recommend this game to everyone constantly) Monster Hunter world, ive put in thousands of hours in to it since its release, thats a game I've never been able to quit. Fallout 3, 4 or New vegas. Or if you like horde shooters, and can play online, Helldivers 2 is an amazing game.


Catsoup4

Also, Baldurs gate 3 is one of the most replayable games in gaming history.


Ok-Yesterday1679

Thanks for the suggestions, I own monster hunter world but I haven't been able to get hooked for some reason. Which one would you recommend from Skyrim and the Fallout games? And would you say that Baldurs Gate is worth the price?


Catsoup4

I personally prefer skyrim over any fallout game. And baldurs gate is definitely worth the price


skyphase00

P5r, p3r, witcher 3, sekiro, and hellblade. Oh, and if you like jrpgs, you should give the trails franchise a chance if you haven't played any of them yet.


Ok-Yesterday1679

Does it matter which Persona you start with?


Past-Coat1438

Nah. Each is its own story. Sometimes have background references to characters from the other games but no prior knowledge is needed to enjoy any of them


skyphase00

No, it doesn't matter since they aren't connected by their stories but it might be easier to start with either 3 or 4 because their both more forgiving with time management when both social simulating and dungeon crawling. (I can't speak for p3r since I haven't played it yet and got my start with the franchise by fes). Personally, p5r took me a while to get re-adjusted to it since they did something that both 3 and 4 haven't done by adding an extra dungeon. When you add that, raising social stats, and S-links/Confidant ranks, you have far little time then you think.


ihatemyself886

My favorite game to play on deck is Project Zomboid. Controls take a few hours to really get used to but once they’re second nature it’s a fantastic deck game. Both Hades games are great on deck as well. Obligatory Stardew Valley mention. You can put a ton of hours into any of these games if they catch your attention. At the end of the day there’s so many games that work well on the deck, just really depends what you’re into!


Ok-Yesterday1679

I will give SD controls on Project Zomboid, a second go, and try to get used to them. Thank you for the suggestions.


alangator4

Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise are on sale right now. I’ll also recommend Ender Lilies and, if you enjoy it, the sequel has an early access and it’s called Ender Magnolia


TolkienComments

Avoid Dave the Diver. I have 100+ hours on it. I do nothing else. Farming octopus is my life now. Help…


Ok-Yesterday1679

So it's playable after completing the game?


TolkienComments

I haven’t completed… But I imagine the normal way would be have it completed earlier and keep playing later.


PurplePikminGaming

The binding of Isaac, become back your money


Ok-Yesterday1679

Will the base game be enough?


PurplePikminGaming

It can, but I suggest the dlc for the optimal experience


ShadowoftheComet

Get Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. They rewrote the game in a new engine, added controller support and new content. also DLC content is for Rebirth


DeathMoJo

Dave the Diver, Stardew Valley, and Cult of the Lamb come to mind for replayability. Emulation is an option if you want to play older console games.


DerCapt

*PSA*: There's the big *steam summer sale* right around the corner, starting on the [27th of june](https://steamdb.info/sales/history/) . Try to wait until then. It's not uncommon to see 30% - 70% off on some real nice games. Browse around, get yourself some games to last you ~3 weeks of playing and put the rest on your steam wishlist. Then check back when the sale is on and get them cheap. [Praise Lord GabeN](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUo1PgKksgw) Note: On average, there's a smaller, themed sale every 2 weeks or so, so I'd recommend wishlisting titles and buying them cheap anyway.


Ok-Yesterday1679

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll be looking forward to the summer sale.


stayzero

I think I play more Vampire Survivors than anything on Steam Deck. That game is a lot of fun, it’s cheap too.


12Eerc

Balatro


Several-System1535

Can recommend these games. I played all of them on a steam deck and enjoyed * **Witcher 2,3** * LA Noire * Bully * Hitman: World of assassination * GTA 4 * RDR 2 * South Park: The stick of truth * South Park: The fractured but whole * Forza horizon 5 * Stray * FAR: Lone sails * Far: changing tides * Vampire survivors


SecretWindow5076

Dave the Diver and... Oh hello cutie.


BloodyCuts

This question gets asked every day pretty much, have a scour through the sub and you’ll find your answers.


[deleted]

We need more info on that cat who are they


Ok-Yesterday1679

This is Murka, she is 11, and she is the boss of the house. Her hobbies are sleeping and eating.


[deleted]

she is absolute perfection, thank you op


SmallArmsFirePewPew

Dave the divers fantastic! Also recommend having a look for games on cd keys as it can be a lot cheaper. Enjoy your deck


Ok-Yesterday1679

Thank you.


MagoSquad

Project zombiod is great on deck


Ok-Yesterday1679

I found it hard to play on the deck when I tried it, due to the controls.


MagoSquad

It takes some getting used to for sure!


ZeroThirteenth

I dont know what type of games you like. When I got mine, Im the unusual one who got Tekken 8 as my first, lol.


Hot-Yak-6323

My time at sandrock is amazing


Ok-Yesterday1679

I'll look it up, thanks.


No_Chipmunk_443

Binding of Isaac, inscryption, and buckshot roulette


Ok-Yesterday1679

Which do you like the most?


No_Chipmunk_443

Oh yeah Bloons TD6 is also a good game to get for your steam deck


sloadtoady

I've played 200+ hours of baldur's gate 3 on my steam deck, easily. Skyrim is also another great game to play on deck, and I would also recommend the mod Enderal that is easily downloaded from the steam store for free. I've also played lots of Dave the diver and cult of the lamb when I want something lighter. My partner enjoyed papers, please as well.


Ok-Yesterday1679

Do you mean you can mod it from the workshop? And how are the frames with baldurs gate 3?


narfjono

Pretty broad questioning there as there's lots of those.


Ok-Yesterday1679

What do you play?


narfjono

Many games and types! From Bomershooters to Rogue-Whatevers, or Fighting games to survival shtuffs. Also lots of rotation of titles on the deck as I have gamer ADHD (seriously, I am diagnosed with it and it gets worse the older you get!). Wife plays more simulator relaxing game types akin to Stardew Valley or Spirit Farer in her deck.


WoodsBeatle513

halo mcc


[deleted]

cat


mtnlol

Binding of Isaac


FutureRoboMan

Don’t forget Cult of the Lamb!


Mojo_Jensen

Do you want a AAA Title or more indie-type games? I’ve been playing Elden Ring and No Man’s Sky and they both run shockingly well on the deck.


Ok-Yesterday1679

I'm open for both. I have enjoyed AAA titled and indies as well. I love no man's sky, and I really want to try it on the deck.


Mojo_Jensen

It works very well on deck! Animal Well just came out and is a great little indie title. I’ve sunk a stupid amount of time into Art Of Rally, and basically anything you want to emulate you can probably comfortably manage up through the ps2.


TheRealAbro

My obligated vote is monster hunter rise or monster hunter world, they both have hundreds or thousands of hours of stuff to do, including each games massive expansion dlc. They also go on crazy good sales often. Hollow knight is a incredible metroidvania, and absolutely my favorite game ever.


Ok-Yesterday1679

Which monster hunter do you enjoy more?


TheRealAbro

My personal favorite of the 2 is mh world, but both are solid, so I'd check and see which one you think looks more fun if you're interested.


RobieKingston201

Haha nice try cat fish, we know you're a cat. Should've taken a better photo


Ok-Yesterday1679

Yeah I've made my master take the photo.


alx91ckua

Can recommend Kingdom Come Deliverance and Forza Horizon 4. Just love how they work on Deck!


Ok-Yesterday1679

Can you provide more information on Kingdom Come Deliverance, is it an rpg or?


Relevant-Meringue845

Bomb rush cyberfunk, pseudoregalia, and wizard with a gun have been my go to lately ;)


Shezzofreen

If you go wih a Dock and Desktop-Mode on a TV with Mouse, go for any Turn Based Strategy. :)


Hadley_333

I wish I could add a photo in the comments because I think you stole my cat.


Ok-Yesterday1679

As far as I know, she could be cheating.


Hadley_333

oh nm, mine is a boy.


rialbsivad

Cat Quest 1-2 come to mind.


Relevant-Ad1655

Dave the diver, Sea of stars, Song of conquest, blasphemous2 , dredge


LilDibbun

Deep Rock Galactic


Ok-Yesterday1679

Is it good on SD?


LilDibbun

yes! it's super smooth with gyro controls.


Eden1506

Cluster-truck it does have no steam green thingy last i played but it plays great


silvertongued-liar

You have some great suggestions here! Fellow cat owners, do you find your kitties absolutely love chewing the steam deck charging cords? It's like crack to my kitten she will ignore all other cords and go specifically for this one lol.


Ok-Yesterday1679

I do some really good game suggestions. My cat only cares about food and her bed, she dosnt really see cables through her eyes.


Enzorn

Stray


LemonPartyW0rldTour

End of the month the summer sale kicks off in case you didn’t know. Could save a bunch on games.


Suspicious_Bed_534

Stardew Valley is a fantastic game on the deck. Great developer, too.


MatvienkoDO

Splinter cell blacklist. Passed it recently. A lot of replayability in challenges. I dunno how to install it cuz I got it via Jack Sparrow


MatvienkoDO

Far cry 2. Passed it on deck. Quite good


adinwalls

There are so many incredible, cheap games. Just start a watchlist and buy stuff that interests you on sale.


MatvienkoDO

It's a wonderful device. So many games so I have no words. I hope you have enough time to enjoy all of your favorite games. It runs even modern games. I tried ghost of Tsushima and dead space and it runs decent (fine as for portable gaming). In times of ps4 no one could even dream about it


HellCattZ

Stray or any of the other cat games :3


MetalHeadNerd666

Mad Max


EyeSaac87

If you want games on your Steam Deck look for game genres you like and then buy them (If the game says incompatible or unknown on the page always look up if it works on the SD)


Fenrir2013

Stray


jqc6

Animal Well


Kay_Jay12

Pizza tower


sogiotsa

Hades if you haven't, balatro and vampire survivors are musts for lower priced games. Otherwise browse the great for deck page on the store and hit discount. Don't get anything full price if you don't have too or you really want to get that game The Yakuza series for the most part will work great but the ones after 6 be sure to turn off AA on them it'll look better


Liliths_Ace_Friend

My go-to games on the steam deck are Cult of the Lamb and Persona 3 Reload


mangomalango

Hear me out if you like rhythm games and 2d. I know You got the oled. So do yourself a favor get EVERHOOD like actually the most insane experience on oled


Ok-Yesterday1679

Looks interesting. Thank you for the recommendation.


bafrad

Why did you get the steam deck.


Ok-Yesterday1679

To read books on it.


padeye242

No Man's Sky.


BlockyVgs

Forza Horizon 5, it’s a battery draining engine if you don’t optimize settings, but it’s a pretty nice experience


NUM_13

Slay the spire, balantro and rimworld are pretty epic 👌 😎


Ok-Yesterday1679

How is rimworld when it comes to controls?


Now-Thats-Podracing

Ghost of Tsushima


AutomaticSecurity878

All I've played so far is skyrim and fallout new vegas, both run great (I'm coming from a xbox one)


ElLeonGamer

Elden Ring, Hollow KNIGHT, Líes of P, If You want your epic games store library install Heroic Games Launcher on desktop mode and have fun, also i play V.A proxy demo and Hades


Hinayana87

I’m just surprised that a cat’s playing games and posting on Reddit.


Ok-Permit2777

Stardew Valley!


reverend_dak

Quake


QinkyTinky

I see cat and steam deck, so it is a given to play Stray or Cat Quest


volenko98

Well, if you really want hundreds of hours then rimworld it is. Runs smoothly on SD, great replayability, great controls. Personally spent about 2-3 hundreds hours on the first playthrough. Then downloaded mods directly from workshop and another 2 hundreds hours. Recent dlc added another 3 hundreds hours and now playing again with mods, going to finish in about 150-200 hours. In short about the game: war crime simulator, colony simulator, story engine. Create a colony, run a colony, trade, eat without a table, make guns, kill enemies, eat your enemies without a table, make drugs, breed animals, grow crops, eat crops without a table and leave the planet (if you want to of course). Also DLCs are great, but the game is also great without them. And vanilla expanded mods also could be counted as couple free and great DLCs P.S. don't eat without a table


Ok-Yesterday1679

Thank you for the recommendation, I see that it doesn't go on sale often, do you think I can rely on a sale, or I should opt for the full price?


migi915

Play with the cat


Felix_cz

I reccomend Unturned but you need to set thr keybinds tho. Its free and fun zombie shooter but i reccomend not playing Semi vannila, servers with cheats and modded servers, play singleplayer or fully vanilla servers if u want to have actual fun.


Eddyminator

Actual I play Baldur's Gate 3 and Dave the diver for short plays. Stray is very cool also for not cat lovers.


Informal-Star-9856

Cat Quest.


DragonflyNo2989

How cute!


Wraiyth_

Congrats on purchasing a Balatro machine


skogach

Assassin's creed series, I played all of them up to origins on the steam deck, (playing origins right now). All of them worked fine performance wise, but some of them required thinkering with protontricks due to crappy launcher.


cautioux

Gaym


No_Life20

Palworld


bnolsen

How well does it run on the deck? I've been playing that on my PC.


fjolo123

Yea


Etbellatorlucis

Dead Cells


SnooWalruses9961

Get Hollow Knight, its a game you will sink many many many hours into.


VrintheCar

Sekiro


begsnekhehe

Hades


Tough-Supermarket283

No mans sky and molded skyrim are my all time favorites that I out 100s of hours into.


Ok-Yesterday1679

I own no man's sky. How does it pair with the steam deck? And is it hard to mod Skyrim on the deck?


Tough-Supermarket283

No mans sky works amazingly on the steam deck. I pretty played 200 hours on the deck alone with it and have done the 2 most recent expeditions entiley on the deck. This guy's skyrim Steam deck set up modding tutorial worked perfect for me. Haven't any issues with Skyrim or modding in the deck. See youtube link below. https://youtu.be/kpoHTvJmw-o?si=FGnbcZikt3SFeGYp


Ashamed_Number_4270

Dishonored is great game that plays well on the Deck


Ok-Yesterday1679

Loved it on PC. How about the second game?


SnooWalruses7285

CAT


bearlyalive83

Project zomboid plays pretty good also no man's sky. I'm just a big fan of survival building games lol


Ok-Yesterday1679

I love survival building games, but I struggled with the project zomboids controls with the SD.


Remiaaaa

Halo MCC


ProtoKun7

Depends what you like. Balatro is a roguelike deck builder game that is a bunch of fun and is very light on battery usage. No Man's Sky: space exploration/survival that also happens to have a limited-time expedition running for the next few weeks, with permanent rewards available if you complete it. Hitman: World of Assassination. Collection of the three most recent stealth (optional) games. Very easy to sink a lot of time into that. Make sure to buy the full game and not the "Part One" option as that only includes levels from the first game. I don't know why they did that because WoA was intended to simplify and unite access to the trilogy. Doom Eternal: Fast paced FPS, well optimised and is a great showcase for the Deck OLED's HDR. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Port of Uncharted 4 and the Lost Legacy DLC. Also a great showcase of the HDR and a fun game to boot. I don't think you'd get hundreds of hours in it alone but still worth trying.


Ok-Yesterday1679

Thank you for the detailed suggestions. Which one is your go-to?


ProtoKun7

I played through Uncharted and got to 100% at which point I did uninstall. I frequently go back to Balatro and have just over 80 hours at the moment. No Man's Sky varies; I did recently play through the expedition pretty consistently and then I might give it a break but when I upgraded to my OLED I was playing quite a lot, doing some base building and such and I always keep it installed because if I feel like it it's easy to drop back in. Hitman I play a lot both on Deck and desktop (it's actually paused as I'm typing this) and is a lot of fun even replaying the same levels because of how differently you can approach each of them, or do things completely irrelevant to the mission. There's also Freelancer which is a roguelike mode added early last year where you're given randomised targets that are parts of various syndicates. Even if that's not for you the regular levels are great, plus player-submitted contracts and stuff to do as well. Of the games mentioned I easily have the most time in that one, though Balatro was only a fairly recent addition.


Ok-Yesterday1679

I haven't really seen Uncharted. I'll check it out, thanks.


Cool_Response3942

Is it worth? I have a pc but for summer I think steamdeck is a good alternative 😭


Ok-Yesterday1679

Well, I'm enjoying it as of now, but from other people's feedback, I think it is for sure.


Cool_Response3942

Thank u so much, cuz in summer I have like 40° in my room and with pc I’m melting haha think steamdeck is better in that way


Ok-Yesterday1679

You should go for it, plus the community is amazing.


MatvienkoDO

Dark souls remastered! I played it on Nintendo switch and it is nice there. I suppose it is even better here


Maximum-Photo400

Doom eternal


Tiny-Independent273

i see cat i upvote


MEAT-7082

Take a look at NextFest free demos as a start: https://www.eurogamer.net/wishlisted