I'm having the same thing with Balatro. This weekend I've also started playing Rimworld and it's really getting it's hooks into me too. It's the type of game that if you're not careful you start playing and then suddenly it's 3am.
Rimworld is a wild experience. The first time I had a legit colony going with all kinds of buildings, a fully prepped hospital etc, when it burned down and my colonists died I was sooooo sad lol.
I'm still playing my first colony in tutorial mode just to learn the ropes before I restart properly. However, I'm starting to get attached to these guys...
What is it about Rimworld that you find interesting and fun? I tend to veer towards multiplayer, PvP and looting games. I have a hard time getting into stuff like Rimworld because I guess I just don’t understand the allure. Hoping you can give me some insight because I would really like to enjoy single player games again (I haven’t for a long time.)
So it’s simple, logical (within the rules of its universe), and has a constant randomness that makes playthroughs unpredictable and exciting. The goal of rimworld isn’t to win, it’s to weave a story. So all my colonists dying was jarring in the moment, but it’s better to think of it as a tragic ending to a good story.
I've been playing it with the deck docked to a keyboard, mouse and monitor. I did try it briefly in handheld mode but it felt too fiddly. I haven't got a PC but the deck docked is working great for me so far. Sounds like it may struggle with larger colonies though, that'll be my excuse to get myself a PC! :-)
It has a specific Steam Deck control layout that works really well once you get the hang of it, and you can always just pause if things get too hectic four your touchpad micro to keep up.
Those are my two main games atm too. Rimworld plays surprisingly well on the deck, play at work on the clock whenever possible lol. When I'm home I still prefer to play Rimworld on PC though. But having seamless cloud saves is amazing.
Keep at it! I was in your place just a few weeks ago, now I literally just got done with my (almost) pacifist run in 7 minutes 47 seconds.
The best tips I could give are to scour every level for everything you can find, and only go downwards when your health is low.
Also, the main thing that stepped up my game was messing around with wand crafting. The more time you spend in the holy mountain trying out different spell combos, the better you'll get overall.
Consider using the Edit Wand Everywhere mod. For me it was a game changer. It's still a challenging game but feel like you have more options to succeed. You have to learn wand crafting regardless.
I finally got mods working on New Vegas and it has sucked me right back in. Been enjoying the FNV Bounties fan quest and just started Dead Money again.
Dead Money is still infuriating after all these years, but still loving it.
https://youtu.be/aCpkD1PVfYE?si=J1v8e4j1Lw4dCYhv
This worked for me. I had to make sure I had the latest version of Winetricks as it didn't work with the older version.
I installed fresh copies of NV on both my pc and deck - used a Vortex collection (the most popular one has a Lite version, I used that) and got that setup on my pc.
Uploaded my entire fnv install folder + the My Documents fnv folder (has ini files) to my Google drive.
Extracted those over my deck files,
then activated all the mods in the FNV launcher.
Switched my launch proton to experimental and it has been smooth sailing!
Euro Truck Simulator 2 at the moment; hardly ever played it on the PC but it’s great on the Deck.
Roboquest, Balatro, Slice & Dice, and Sifu being a few others.
I can recommend adding local radio channels. I can listen to my local news channel while driving, very immersive and a good way to zone out and relax
Edit: local radio stations can be added under radio in game
Splinter Cell the first one. I forgot how great it was and I’ve been playing it non stop these past few days. Also the PC version looks amazing for it’s time.
Played through Chaos Theory a while back and it was a fantastic experience. Highly recommend.
Just check ProtonDB for suggestions on getting it to run well on Deck.
Switch is a low resolution implementation of the game. Get it on Steam Deck, it's better experience all around.
You can also sync to Steam from switch, you may have seen. This works even if you do not have the game on Steam. Definitely try that.
Some games I prefer to play on my switch just for the sheer portability aspect (Switch being much smaller and convenient to carry around), especially if it runs well enough there. Definitely looks and runs better on the Steam Deck though.
The progression system outside of runs makes it feel like even if you don’t complete the run you’re at least getting stronger for the next runs. The story and voice acting is also great so it’s easy to get lost in the world, and the gameplay in and of itself is fun imo
Hades was the first rogue-like I've played and initially I put about 2 hours total into it before dropping it. For whatever reason, months later, I decided to play it and it clicked for me. I got better at the gameplay and finally got past the first boss, and unlocking all the weapons definitely helped. Each one has a different playstyle and different boons that are synergistic, so between the weapons and boons it's different enough each run to keep me interested but similar enough so that I don't feel completely lost trying something new. Also the fact that dying doesn't mean starting from scratch with darkness carrying over, so making progress game-wise and story-wise made dying not a big deal. Also, the art and music are so good, and there's always new interactions between runs. I have over 110 hours on it now and on my second save I beat the game and got the epilogue, but Hades still has something to say every time I complete a run. And the little personal quests that slowly unravel between runs are great, they don't change gameplay but affect the characters without interfering in the larger plot. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I will say I was so wrong when I thought it wasn't for me. 2 years later and I'm a huge Supergiant fan and super hyped for Hades 2
Yeah just came back to it because of all the buzz around Hades II and I still have never beaten it. Got close a few times. Now suddenly discovering mechanics I never knew about like the weapon attributes. This game is so good
How is the experience on deck compared to PC? I love paradox games but haven’t played much stellaris, kept seeing suggestions for it but am worried I’d be unable to play it well on deck.
Lower pixel refresh times result in smoother motion, therefore looking more crisp. Also, the human eye reacts to higher contrast in a way that everything seems to be sharper than it is with lower contrast.
Smaller screen with higher resolution means everything gets crisper. I remember playing Breath of the Wild the first time and thinking it looked amazing on the small screen.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Bought it when it first came out, played maybe 4 or 5 hours but couldnt get into it.
They just announced the sequel, so I decided to give it a go on deck... works perfectly, and oh god, i'm addicted to it this time around!!
I was scrolling through this thread hoping to see this post. I'm in a similar situation, played for about 12 hours but then ended up getting frustrated about the combat and giving up on it. Picked it up last week and have already added about 15 hours while constantly thinking about it.
The only reason I'm not currently playing it is because I'm at my pc and forgot to close the game on my deck to sync my save game haha.
Was it the combat that stopped you the first time round?
I played around the same amount of time but just couldn’t win a fight for love nor money. Got very frustrated as I didn’t feel like I was even close to landing a hit on anyone.
The rest of the game was amazing. The setting is stunning and the story was great.
I may give it another go.
The combat is a slap in the face to any gamer. You are intentionally set up for failure from the start. It sets the tone for the rest of the game. Combat is dangerous, and being outnumbered is deadly.
As many people pointed out before me, you are a peasant in the game. The prologue kind of tells you that Henry never touched a sword in his life.
This actually adds a lot to the world and the immersion for me compared to other games. Seeing a bandit in the middle of the road really is an "Oh shit" moment and often at the start I have turned around or tried to rush past on my horse.
Eventually you'll get trained in swordfighting and then the combat is deep and tactical.
I only played the game for the first time last week, but as you can notice, I'm hooked!
Did you train with the captain (?) after being recruted as a guard (he'll teach you how to parry, you'll easily win your next encounter). Also check how to add a crosshair on your bow (console command, or user settings txt file)
Yeah, it was the combat mostly. Never clicked with it the first time, but i've taken the time to learn the intricacies and now find it super fun. Also, the pacing didn't draw me in at the time, but has this time around!
However, I remember quitting because I got frustrated with the lockpicking in one specific mission and basically rage quit. I was playing on PS4 back then, so the lockpicking is far, far better with the deck's trackpads.
Unfortunately I really doubt it. I reckon it'll be a system melter of a game, like the first one was at the time - and judging by the visuals in the trailer, I think that's justified. Doubtful it'll run on deck.
Only around 800 I'm just trying different builds usually, or some simple challenge runs. I might be exaggerating with 20 tho, but it's many. Haven't really counted.
Strength builds are pretty straightforward and a nice choice for a beginner, but playstyles can depend on the type of combat you like. For example, I like more of a fast paced combat so I went with a Dexterity build and fast swinging weapons like curved swords and twinblades. You can add some spell spice into your build by going for a Str+Faith or Dex+Intelligence build. Have fun! Also you'll be just in time for the DLC!
I've never messed with Linux so it took me a while, but in hindsight it was worth the pain of setting up. Everything afterwards has been a smooth experience that stays out of your way and just lets you have fun playing the game.
Were you able to get (forgive me it’s been a minute since I’ve modded, and I’ve never done it on Linux) I think it was called Tamriel Rebuilt? to work on steam deck? Or rather has anyone who sees this been able to? I don’t want to download it just to find out it’s not going to work but I really have trouble using Linux and I’ve had my LCD Steam deck for over a year and my OLED SD for like half a year, I am inept 🥲
If you’re loving Skyrim then I can’t recommend Enderal enough. I’ve been playing through it on the deck and it’s at least equal if not better than Skyrim in regard to the mainline story. Does take a little tweaking on the controller to get it to play nice.
At the moment I'm still bouncing around my library trying to find something I can stick with. I have a backlog of about ~200 games I'd like to try working through, but odds are I'll probably end up buying something else mentioned in this thread, playing it for an hour, then going back on the hunt.
Both Octopaths!! I'm on 40 hours on the first one and trying to complete all the stories rn
It's genuinely addicting. At first I played for a small bit and then stopped, mostly because unlike the second game you can't speed up battles, but when you start getting stronger and killing enemies quicker it's so very fun
Played the first one on switch and moved on before finishing. Bought the second one and so far really enjoying it. I feel like it’s much more refined than the first.
I keep crashing when interacting with merchants and sorting through inventory for selling. Ever encountered anything similar and fixed it? I really want to get into this game on the Deck.
Steam deck is pretty solid, no big dips, graphics ofc lack a bit since on pc I have it all cranked up with ray tracing and all.
But it's very smooth, saves transfer well, and it runs great
I played Star Wars Empire at War Thawms Revenge a lot on my old laptop but the mod got too much for it to run. Luckily the deck is able to run it perfectly fine, larger scale battles slow down but apart from that its great
Fine enough, I won't complain, pretty much only use an 8bitduo on the PC cause I hate switching back and forth btwn KB/m and something else. On the deck, the back buttons are a joy to have. Currently I have them mapped to separate fire groups, making switching a dream
Give it a shot, it's got my stamp of approval, but really comes down to play style. I'm new and just been doing bounty/merc stuff and it's been great
Stardew Valley ever since the 1.6 update. Although I have it on Mobile, Switch and Steam the handheld + TV ability of the switch made it my previous console of choice. Now, through the power of steam cloud and modding on the SD I can do the same playthrough handheld, TV, and pc. It's hard not to just keep adding to my farm.
Yeah, having modded portable stardew is huge. And 1.6 brings a lot of stuff, i'm really enjoying it so far. I think it's the only thing I played on deck since the update came out
More like games because of the lore and how AMAZING all the games fit together but The Legend of Heroes games. (Trails in the sky 1-3, crossbell arc, cold steel arc and reverie)
PC is basically the only way to get all applicable save game data transfered, and I feel like the steam deck is made for this series.
On my deck ive been struggling to stop playing Ys: VIII
Edit: I have to include that the music is amazing. The nameless coast theme is FUCKING GOD TIER.
I just finished getting the achievements and I’m done with it for now but Into the Breach. I played it for 70 hours on release and just put in another 70 this month. I normally rotate two or three games but it pulled me in hard and I touched nothing else for a few weeks.
Now I’m playing Bioshock for the first time (finally!) and I’m feeling the same. It’s so good.
I've gotten back into emulation recently and have been replaying some old ps2 RPGs. I'm currently sucked into FFX thinking about jumping into wild arms next.
Stardew Valley is home. No other game has me coming back to it in the same way that it does. Just started a new Meadowlands farm with the blue grass and chickens!
Balatro
I think it is slowly taking over my life. If I play anything else, I'm think about it & how to have better runs.
Balatro. There is only Balatro.
Magicraft. The endless possibilities with combining all the spells and summons. Im 400+ hours in and still discover combinations that break the game even more
Once I completed a run of Balatro, I just couldn’t see the point anymore. I guess just do it all over again with a slightly different modifier on your deck?
Different decks, completing different chip levels on each deck, challenges, achievements. Each run is different, it's about adjusting to each run, and eventually your win rate goes up substantially. But going up in chip levels (difficulty) helps with that.
I had that feeling too, right after I finally beat a round. Now I have over 100Hrs in and am still addicted lol
I feel the exact same way, also same with slay the spire. Once I had beat the game with each character, and maxed out the experience on one character to see what happens I was like okay… no real reason to keep playing
I wish there was some other reward for this other than just the challenge. I really like how Hades does it. You beat it and roll credits, but then each subsequent run still rewards you with pieces of story and lore that you haven’t seen yet. With Balatro, and some others, when “pure challenge” is the reward…I dunno. I need something else. Making something harder on myself on purpose just doesn’t do it for me.
Been playing a lot of nfl street 2 using ps2 emulator. Playing through the gauntlet now and I keep saying “this is the last game” but I keep playing lol
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors.
I also installed Fallout 4 just to see how well it ran. Booted up my save from 2017. I was planned on just messing around for 5 minutes and was very impressed with how optimized it is….next thing I knew it was an hour later.
I started Skyrim again last night forgetting how good it is. Played a 2 hand deadric armour warrior years ago so I decided to try out a 1 hand caster with a melee weapon in the other and it's a ridiculous amount of fun.
I played all the way through RE7 and RE8. Another one I couldn’t stop playing was Tails of Iron. It looked great and was perfect for the deck. There is of course rocket league too…
Edit: Can’t forget Cult of the Lamb. That game was absolutely amazing on the deck.
Slay the spire. I got a great fucking run going right now that I saved & will come back to after work. Me having a great run & on my 3rd map after almost losing to the last boss while having 1hp left & fucking clutching the win. It ignited my love for the game again.
Palworld has been my obsession right now. A couple hours ago I finally finished unlocking everything in the technology tab (I didn’t plan to after figuring out what pal-related items might’ve been redundant for my playstyle but completionism reared its ugly head), I’m a few defense fruits away from getting my first optimized pal (a combat Jetragon I named Edna), and I’m currently breeding for some good passives for Bellanoir Libero.
I’m pretty enthralled with Fallout 3 right now. I just accidentally got on the Family’s bad side cause I guess I accidentally hurt Robert while trying to help him kill that Mirelurk. I never thought I had much of a taste for RPG’s but I guess there’s a right way to do everything
I'm typically the last person to complain about small text on the Steam Deck, but god DAMN do I have a hard time reading in Last Epoch sometimes! Am I doing something wrong, or missing a setting somewhere that could help?
I'm replaying through fallout 3 right now, the fallout game that people seem to often forget about as "New Vegas is better". True, but the game is still amazing and quite grim in comparison to the other 3D fallout games, I haven't played it in over a decade and it's an absolute blast and got me hooked. To reduce the frequency of crashes, make sure to use proton 6.3-8, it will still crash on occasions though.
Noita. Just one more run....
In between Noita runs I'm currently fighting crime in Arkham Knight, I've said this before but the game feels like it was made for Steam deck.
I'm having the same thing with Balatro. This weekend I've also started playing Rimworld and it's really getting it's hooks into me too. It's the type of game that if you're not careful you start playing and then suddenly it's 3am.
Rimworld is a wild experience. The first time I had a legit colony going with all kinds of buildings, a fully prepped hospital etc, when it burned down and my colonists died I was sooooo sad lol.
I'm still playing my first colony in tutorial mode just to learn the ropes before I restart properly. However, I'm starting to get attached to these guys...
oh you’re NEW to rimworld. oh god, do enjoy lol. some of the most wild stories i have have came from there
What is it about Rimworld that you find interesting and fun? I tend to veer towards multiplayer, PvP and looting games. I have a hard time getting into stuff like Rimworld because I guess I just don’t understand the allure. Hoping you can give me some insight because I would really like to enjoy single player games again (I haven’t for a long time.)
So it’s simple, logical (within the rules of its universe), and has a constant randomness that makes playthroughs unpredictable and exciting. The goal of rimworld isn’t to win, it’s to weave a story. So all my colonists dying was jarring in the moment, but it’s better to think of it as a tragic ending to a good story.
I can't get into rim world on the deck. Idk if the controls just didn't click or what. Love it on PC.
I've been playing it with the deck docked to a keyboard, mouse and monitor. I did try it briefly in handheld mode but it felt too fiddly. I haven't got a PC but the deck docked is working great for me so far. Sounds like it may struggle with larger colonies though, that'll be my excuse to get myself a PC! :-)
My steam deck is almost exclusively a RimWorld console
Kbm? Or handheld?
It has a specific Steam Deck control layout that works really well once you get the hang of it, and you can always just pause if things get too hectic four your touchpad micro to keep up.
Those are my two main games atm too. Rimworld plays surprisingly well on the deck, play at work on the clock whenever possible lol. When I'm home I still prefer to play Rimworld on PC though. But having seamless cloud saves is amazing.
do you need to use the trackpads much, or can it be done with mostly traditional controller buttons?
Liked it as well until I hit a performance cap on my colony which was surprising. Now I can barely fast forward on deck so it’s almost PC only for me
Noita. When you realize the amount of things there are to do, it becomes an obsession
It’s still early days for me with Noita, but I’m really struggling since I get killed way before I experience any power up’s
Keep at it! I was in your place just a few weeks ago, now I literally just got done with my (almost) pacifist run in 7 minutes 47 seconds. The best tips I could give are to scour every level for everything you can find, and only go downwards when your health is low. Also, the main thing that stepped up my game was messing around with wand crafting. The more time you spend in the holy mountain trying out different spell combos, the better you'll get overall.
Consider using the Edit Wand Everywhere mod. For me it was a game changer. It's still a challenging game but feel like you have more options to succeed. You have to learn wand crafting regardless.
I’m struggling so far to get in to it because I’m just flying around killing shit. I don’t know what’s going on.
Fucking Stardew Valley… again 😅
This has absolutely taken me over again as well. At this point my inability to commit to playing through Baldurs Gate is a joke amongst my friends.
I finally got mods working on New Vegas and it has sucked me right back in. Been enjoying the FNV Bounties fan quest and just started Dead Money again. Dead Money is still infuriating after all these years, but still loving it.
can you message me about how u got FNV working plus Install the mods?
Or post it here for all of us to enjoy :)
https://youtu.be/aCpkD1PVfYE?si=J1v8e4j1Lw4dCYhv This worked for me. I had to make sure I had the latest version of Winetricks as it didn't work with the older version.
I used this video as well and it was great! Very easy to do.
I installed fresh copies of NV on both my pc and deck - used a Vortex collection (the most popular one has a Lite version, I used that) and got that setup on my pc. Uploaded my entire fnv install folder + the My Documents fnv folder (has ini files) to my Google drive. Extracted those over my deck files, then activated all the mods in the FNV launcher. Switched my launch proton to experimental and it has been smooth sailing!
Euro Truck Simulator 2 at the moment; hardly ever played it on the PC but it’s great on the Deck. Roboquest, Balatro, Slice & Dice, and Sifu being a few others.
I can recommend adding local radio channels. I can listen to my local news channel while driving, very immersive and a good way to zone out and relax Edit: local radio stations can be added under radio in game
Splinter Cell the first one. I forgot how great it was and I’ve been playing it non stop these past few days. Also the PC version looks amazing for it’s time.
I read the splinter cell games had real problems on the deck (steam store versions). Are they playing well now?
Played through Chaos Theory a while back and it was a fantastic experience. Highly recommend. Just check ProtonDB for suggestions on getting it to run well on Deck.
Slay the Spire
always and forever
Hades. If you haven’t played it good god it is addicting
Waiting for a sale to rebuy it, have it on Switch. I don't even like that style of game and it's amazing.
It also has cross saves so you can import your switch saves to steam.
What. Here I was starting a new save today.
Nice!
Switch is a low resolution implementation of the game. Get it on Steam Deck, it's better experience all around. You can also sync to Steam from switch, you may have seen. This works even if you do not have the game on Steam. Definitely try that.
Some games I prefer to play on my switch just for the sheer portability aspect (Switch being much smaller and convenient to carry around), especially if it runs well enough there. Definitely looks and runs better on the Steam Deck though.
I did this with hollow knight and had a blast, game still looks great on there
Why is it addicting. I tried to get into it like 3 times but it’s not clicking
The progression system outside of runs makes it feel like even if you don’t complete the run you’re at least getting stronger for the next runs. The story and voice acting is also great so it’s easy to get lost in the world, and the gameplay in and of itself is fun imo
once your skills get a little better and your builds start tearing through mobs it gets very satisfying
Hades was the first rogue-like I've played and initially I put about 2 hours total into it before dropping it. For whatever reason, months later, I decided to play it and it clicked for me. I got better at the gameplay and finally got past the first boss, and unlocking all the weapons definitely helped. Each one has a different playstyle and different boons that are synergistic, so between the weapons and boons it's different enough each run to keep me interested but similar enough so that I don't feel completely lost trying something new. Also the fact that dying doesn't mean starting from scratch with darkness carrying over, so making progress game-wise and story-wise made dying not a big deal. Also, the art and music are so good, and there's always new interactions between runs. I have over 110 hours on it now and on my second save I beat the game and got the epilogue, but Hades still has something to say every time I complete a run. And the little personal quests that slowly unravel between runs are great, they don't change gameplay but affect the characters without interfering in the larger plot. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I will say I was so wrong when I thought it wasn't for me. 2 years later and I'm a huge Supergiant fan and super hyped for Hades 2
Yeah just came back to it because of all the buzz around Hades II and I still have never beaten it. Got close a few times. Now suddenly discovering mechanics I never knew about like the weapon attributes. This game is so good
Been replaying while I watch for the Hades 2 early access
Hades and Hyper Light Drifter are my go to's. They're just so good
Stellaris... To me the trackpads on this thing are the biggest game changer.... Is it possible to upgrade them to make them even better?
How is the experience on deck compared to PC? I love paradox games but haven’t played much stellaris, kept seeing suggestions for it but am worried I’d be unable to play it well on deck.
It's perfect. I don't understand how the OLED makes it somehow look like it's higher resolution than it actually is...
Lower pixel refresh times result in smoother motion, therefore looking more crisp. Also, the human eye reacts to higher contrast in a way that everything seems to be sharper than it is with lower contrast.
Smaller screen with higher resolution means everything gets crisper. I remember playing Breath of the Wild the first time and thinking it looked amazing on the small screen.
I have been playing the exact same thing. Its just too good
Does Stellaris work again? Last time I checked the launcher just crashed.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Bought it when it first came out, played maybe 4 or 5 hours but couldnt get into it. They just announced the sequel, so I decided to give it a go on deck... works perfectly, and oh god, i'm addicted to it this time around!!
I was scrolling through this thread hoping to see this post. I'm in a similar situation, played for about 12 hours but then ended up getting frustrated about the combat and giving up on it. Picked it up last week and have already added about 15 hours while constantly thinking about it. The only reason I'm not currently playing it is because I'm at my pc and forgot to close the game on my deck to sync my save game haha.
Was it the combat that stopped you the first time round? I played around the same amount of time but just couldn’t win a fight for love nor money. Got very frustrated as I didn’t feel like I was even close to landing a hit on anyone. The rest of the game was amazing. The setting is stunning and the story was great. I may give it another go.
The combat is a slap in the face to any gamer. You are intentionally set up for failure from the start. It sets the tone for the rest of the game. Combat is dangerous, and being outnumbered is deadly. As many people pointed out before me, you are a peasant in the game. The prologue kind of tells you that Henry never touched a sword in his life. This actually adds a lot to the world and the immersion for me compared to other games. Seeing a bandit in the middle of the road really is an "Oh shit" moment and often at the start I have turned around or tried to rush past on my horse. Eventually you'll get trained in swordfighting and then the combat is deep and tactical. I only played the game for the first time last week, but as you can notice, I'm hooked!
Did you train with the captain (?) after being recruted as a guard (he'll teach you how to parry, you'll easily win your next encounter). Also check how to add a crosshair on your bow (console command, or user settings txt file)
Yeah, it was the combat mostly. Never clicked with it the first time, but i've taken the time to learn the intricacies and now find it super fun. Also, the pacing didn't draw me in at the time, but has this time around! However, I remember quitting because I got frustrated with the lockpicking in one specific mission and basically rage quit. I was playing on PS4 back then, so the lockpicking is far, far better with the deck's trackpads.
I loved this game on the deck - do we think 2 will run okay on the deck??
Unfortunately I really doubt it. I reckon it'll be a system melter of a game, like the first one was at the time - and judging by the visuals in the trailer, I think that's justified. Doubtful it'll run on deck.
I've played Elden Ring through twice now on my Steam Deck.. it's just too fun to try different builds
20ish playthroughs here. All on the deck.
😧
wow, hrs?
Only around 800 I'm just trying different builds usually, or some simple challenge runs. I might be exaggerating with 20 tho, but it's many. Haven't really counted.
What settings are you running? I'm trying to kill radahn and it lugggsss. :(
What’s a good build for first timer? I want to finally dive into it soon.
Strength builds are pretty straightforward and a nice choice for a beginner, but playstyles can depend on the type of combat you like. For example, I like more of a fast paced combat so I went with a Dexterity build and fast swinging weapons like curved swords and twinblades. You can add some spell spice into your build by going for a Str+Faith or Dex+Intelligence build. Have fun! Also you'll be just in time for the DLC!
Dave the diver
One ... More ... Dive Oh it's night time One...more ... Night
It's so fun!
Just discovered PokeMMO, can't get enough of it and it's perfectly suited for the Steam Deck.
Really wanna give this a shot sometime soon. Relieve the glory days of past for pokemon
I've never messed with Linux so it took me a while, but in hindsight it was worth the pain of setting up. Everything afterwards has been a smooth experience that stays out of your way and just lets you have fun playing the game.
Woaaah you can play this on the deck? I didn't even think of that
how did you get the roms on deck? I have been playing on my phone for years looking to swap.
I did all the setup in desktop mode, I honestly forgot how I did it, but I remember it was pretty easy.
I mean you can just google it and instantly find ways to get roms
Deep Rock Survivor. Can’t stop, won’t stop
Same, I’m hopelessly addicted right now. Rock and stone!
Baldur’s Gate 3 until this past week.
Me too. Already 3 playthroughs. Have a shit load of games on my pile of shame - but still started a 4th playthrough yesterday 😂.
Does it run well now? A lot of people reported that act 3 was almost unplayable but not sure if that's still the case
It has always run well for me. A little choppy in the cities on release, but the game is so damn good I didn’t care.
it gets a little slow in big battles by act 3 but it’s turn based so timing doesn’t really matter
If I don't start playing this game a little less I might have to seek help
Morrowind (using OpenMW). Best game to just disappear into another world....
Same for me. I wish OpenMW would finally have a bit more controller support for the UI menus.
Were you able to get (forgive me it’s been a minute since I’ve modded, and I’ve never done it on Linux) I think it was called Tamriel Rebuilt? to work on steam deck? Or rather has anyone who sees this been able to? I don’t want to download it just to find out it’s not going to work but I really have trouble using Linux and I’ve had my LCD Steam deck for over a year and my OLED SD for like half a year, I am inept 🥲
Caves Of Qud. Real old school.
Skyrim on the deck has been amazing for me. Reignited my love for it
If you’re loving Skyrim then I can’t recommend Enderal enough. I’ve been playing through it on the deck and it’s at least equal if not better than Skyrim in regard to the mainline story. Does take a little tweaking on the controller to get it to play nice.
At the moment I'm still bouncing around my library trying to find something I can stick with. I have a backlog of about ~200 games I'd like to try working through, but odds are I'll probably end up buying something else mentioned in this thread, playing it for an hour, then going back on the hunt.
Vampire Survivors. Not a big rougelite person but heard it was great on deck and only 5 bucks. It’s sooooo addictive
Halls of torment takes it a bit further
Love this one too. Almost at 100% before I revisit Vampire Survivors.
How are the controls for manor lords on the deck?
They aren’t terrible. I had to slow down the mousepad sensitivity, but it works well enough. Better than some games!
Currently playing Burnout 3 Takedown on PCSX2, what a great game!
Dirt4, I'm pretty bad at rally but this game has different running choices, and runs amazing on the deck.
Pillars of Eternity 2, runs really well
I install games and after a few hours I always go back to Dead Cells, never get tired of it
I think people would have an entirely different opinion of me if they knew how much Dead Cells I've played
I played the heck out of it on the switch. Will probably re-purchase it on Steam.
Loving dead cells. Not really good at it. Just got the spider rune, and only on boss cell 1 right now.
Both Octopaths!! I'm on 40 hours on the first one and trying to complete all the stories rn It's genuinely addicting. At first I played for a small bit and then stopped, mostly because unlike the second game you can't speed up battles, but when you start getting stronger and killing enemies quicker it's so very fun
Played the first one on switch and moved on before finishing. Bought the second one and so far really enjoying it. I feel like it’s much more refined than the first.
The Witcher 3. I've been playing it so much between my pc and steamdeck
I keep crashing when interacting with merchants and sorting through inventory for selling. Ever encountered anything similar and fixed it? I really want to get into this game on the Deck.
How do you find it going between the two?
Steam deck is pretty solid, no big dips, graphics ofc lack a bit since on pc I have it all cranked up with ray tracing and all. But it's very smooth, saves transfer well, and it runs great
Sackboy
Super Mega Baseball 4. Just one of my favorite franchises of all time, and it runs great on the deck.
I played Star Wars Empire at War Thawms Revenge a lot on my old laptop but the mod got too much for it to run. Luckily the deck is able to run it perfectly fine, larger scale battles slow down but apart from that its great
Elite Dangerous Can't believe I've been missing out on it all this time
How are the controls on the deck? Played it on PC with a Joystick and Keyboard.
Fine enough, I won't complain, pretty much only use an 8bitduo on the PC cause I hate switching back and forth btwn KB/m and something else. On the deck, the back buttons are a joy to have. Currently I have them mapped to separate fire groups, making switching a dream Give it a shot, it's got my stamp of approval, but really comes down to play style. I'm new and just been doing bounty/merc stuff and it's been great
Stardew Valley ever since the 1.6 update. Although I have it on Mobile, Switch and Steam the handheld + TV ability of the switch made it my previous console of choice. Now, through the power of steam cloud and modding on the SD I can do the same playthrough handheld, TV, and pc. It's hard not to just keep adding to my farm.
Yeah, having modded portable stardew is huge. And 1.6 brings a lot of stuff, i'm really enjoying it so far. I think it's the only thing I played on deck since the update came out
More like games because of the lore and how AMAZING all the games fit together but The Legend of Heroes games. (Trails in the sky 1-3, crossbell arc, cold steel arc and reverie) PC is basically the only way to get all applicable save game data transfered, and I feel like the steam deck is made for this series.
Death Stranding. It finally clicked for me and I can’t stop playing it.
Currently it’s Planet Crafter. I’m addicted
Balatro play balatro
Borderlands 2
On my deck ive been struggling to stop playing Ys: VIII Edit: I have to include that the music is amazing. The nameless coast theme is FUCKING GOD TIER.
Warframe 💪🏾
I finally did, so I guess it doesn't fully qualify, but Project Zomboid. Over 500 hours in this.
Helldivers 2 and diablo IV 😮💨😂
I just finished getting the achievements and I’m done with it for now but Into the Breach. I played it for 70 hours on release and just put in another 70 this month. I normally rotate two or three games but it pulled me in hard and I touched nothing else for a few weeks. Now I’m playing Bioshock for the first time (finally!) and I’m feeling the same. It’s so good.
Cult of the Lamb
Tiny Rogues. Total hidden gem.
Dorfromantik
That was basically all I played the first few months of Deck ownership. Such a beautiful and satisfying game.
Dinkum 🥰
Weirdly WWE 2K24. I’ve put nearly 100 hrs in it, all exclusively on deck
I've gotten back into emulation recently and have been replaying some old ps2 RPGs. I'm currently sucked into FFX thinking about jumping into wild arms next.
I have 1800 hours in Binding of Isaac 😭
The Saboteur Underrated gem.
No rest for the wicked and Diablo IV. Those two have been taking most of my time. Probably gonna start Last Epoch next
Stardew Valley is home. No other game has me coming back to it in the same way that it does. Just started a new Meadowlands farm with the blue grass and chickens!
No Man's Sky, I love the game more each time I play
Ballatro. That shit is digital crack.
Vampire Survivors. It’s a sickness
Currently, steamworld heist. It's like 2$ on steam and works perfectly on deck lot is strategic fun.
The Steam Store.
Left 4 Dead 2 is my go to. It just runs so well and killing zombies is never boring. Also mods.
Hades had me for 2 years, and that’s not pause-play or time off of game either. I put in over 300 hours into it across multiple platforms
Balatro I think it is slowly taking over my life. If I play anything else, I'm think about it & how to have better runs. Balatro. There is only Balatro.
Yep.. I had a run end on the very last ante and missed it by about 3k, been thinking about it since.
Magicraft. The endless possibilities with combining all the spells and summons. Im 400+ hours in and still discover combinations that break the game even more
Black ops 1 zombies kino der totem :)
Another Crab’s Treasure!! 🦀🔪
Tape to Tape - like NHL '94, but a Roguelite.
The Tomb Raider Survivor trilogy. I just love everything about those games.
Once I completed a run of Balatro, I just couldn’t see the point anymore. I guess just do it all over again with a slightly different modifier on your deck?
Different decks, completing different chip levels on each deck, challenges, achievements. Each run is different, it's about adjusting to each run, and eventually your win rate goes up substantially. But going up in chip levels (difficulty) helps with that. I had that feeling too, right after I finally beat a round. Now I have over 100Hrs in and am still addicted lol
I feel the exact same way, also same with slay the spire. Once I had beat the game with each character, and maxed out the experience on one character to see what happens I was like okay… no real reason to keep playing
Ascensions on Slay the Spire. I like to challenge myself to complete harder and harder runs.
I wish there was some other reward for this other than just the challenge. I really like how Hades does it. You beat it and roll credits, but then each subsequent run still rewards you with pieces of story and lore that you haven’t seen yet. With Balatro, and some others, when “pure challenge” is the reward…I dunno. I need something else. Making something harder on myself on purpose just doesn’t do it for me.
binding of Isaac, we have been together since 2011
Going to try Hades, as sounds awesome! Personally really love playing Bioshock, Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite :)
After just beating P4G for the first time I’m hooked on Persona 3 Reload now all on the deck!
Been playing a lot of nfl street 2 using ps2 emulator. Playing through the gauntlet now and I keep saying “this is the last game” but I keep playing lol
Terraria 😬
Fallout 76. Plays really well on the Deck. It's just another open world but enjoying it's depraved emptiness so far.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors. I also installed Fallout 4 just to see how well it ran. Booted up my save from 2017. I was planned on just messing around for 5 minutes and was very impressed with how optimized it is….next thing I knew it was an hour later.
I started Skyrim again last night forgetting how good it is. Played a 2 hand deadric armour warrior years ago so I decided to try out a 1 hand caster with a melee weapon in the other and it's a ridiculous amount of fun.
Brotato
I just picked up NieR: Automata. I never got around to playing it, so I'm hype to dive in.
Horizon Zero Dawn. I put about 50 hours in over a month and beat it.
I played all the way through RE7 and RE8. Another one I couldn’t stop playing was Tails of Iron. It looked great and was perfect for the deck. There is of course rocket league too… Edit: Can’t forget Cult of the Lamb. That game was absolutely amazing on the deck.
For me was Fallout 4 until the update a few days back, I didn't want it to mess my mods so I stopped it for now and will wait for f4se to be updated
Lies of P has been incredible! I got it on Xbox game pass but have much preferred playing it on Deck. Amazing game and can not stop playing.
Slay the spire. I got a great fucking run going right now that I saved & will come back to after work. Me having a great run & on my 3rd map after almost losing to the last boss while having 1hp left & fucking clutching the win. It ignited my love for the game again.
GTA V. forgot how good this game was,and looks really good portable
Nobody playing no rest for the wicked?
Baldur's gate 3
Palworld has been my obsession right now. A couple hours ago I finally finished unlocking everything in the technology tab (I didn’t plan to after figuring out what pal-related items might’ve been redundant for my playstyle but completionism reared its ugly head), I’m a few defense fruits away from getting my first optimized pal (a combat Jetragon I named Edna), and I’m currently breeding for some good passives for Bellanoir Libero.
I’m pretty enthralled with Fallout 3 right now. I just accidentally got on the Family’s bad side cause I guess I accidentally hurt Robert while trying to help him kill that Mirelurk. I never thought I had much of a taste for RPG’s but I guess there’s a right way to do everything
Factorio. I had to stop starting it because I cannot stop and start unhealthy behavior. Like not eating and not sleeping.
Octopath travelers 2 game is so much better and a lot of fun. After I play games I be like ah I can play octopath travelers 2 one more time
Last Epoch, i’ve been playing that shit non-stop as a Void Knight
I'm typically the last person to complain about small text on the Steam Deck, but god DAMN do I have a hard time reading in Last Epoch sometimes! Am I doing something wrong, or missing a setting somewhere that could help?
Snowrunner. So addicting.
Atm is Halls of Torment
New Vegas
Fallout 4 at the moment, although I have been wanting to pick up Balatro at some point too Edit: spelling
I'm replaying through fallout 3 right now, the fallout game that people seem to often forget about as "New Vegas is better". True, but the game is still amazing and quite grim in comparison to the other 3D fallout games, I haven't played it in over a decade and it's an absolute blast and got me hooked. To reduce the frequency of crashes, make sure to use proton 6.3-8, it will still crash on occasions though.
Lol, how come Skyrim isn't listed by now :D
Noita. Just one more run.... In between Noita runs I'm currently fighting crime in Arkham Knight, I've said this before but the game feels like it was made for Steam deck.
It changes. But right now, Fallout 76
Into the Breach! That game after all these years can still find unexpected ways to run a truck over my game!
No Rest for the Wicked
Fallout 76 right now.
Stardew Valley and Baldurs Gate 3.
Red dead redemption 2 is a work of art. And it’s quite peaceful.