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[Jigsaah]

Ok, so I purchased the Rog Xbox Ally X. Other than the well-known complaints about Windows getting in the way of my gaming, I'm actually enjoying it alot. I'm playing through Silksong on it right now and I'm nearing it's completion.

I tried a few other of my steam games, like POE2 (I do not recommend) Dragon Ball Sparking Zero (works surprisingly well) and Outer Worlds 2 (also a no go for various reasons which I found out very early on).

I'm looking for some recommendations, mainly focusing on Steam as I cancelled my Gamepass sub after the price hikes and only sub for a month at a time. Steam does have a "Great on Deck" category in their store, but there's a problem.

Some of their games don't work so great, and other that are not on there do actually work well. So I reach out to my brethren who are more experienced than I in this space. Based on performance and you're own experience.

Lay it on me, doesn't matter the preference, just toss em out and I'll sift through them. Thanks in advance.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Indies the thread

Stardew should be played by every gamer in this planet

 

[LectureMaster]

For me it is pretty much visual novel/aventure game exclusive machine.

This one is a recent gem.

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[rm082e]

Yeah, indies galore. 2d platformers, metroidvanias, pixel RPGs, etc. I have fond memories of playing through the following games on my deck:

• Death's Door
• Cult of the Lamb
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
• Vampire Survivors
• Hades
• Hollow Knight
• Salt & Sanctuary
• Power Wash Simulator
• Cat Quest
• Divinity Original Sin

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[Lokaum D+]

i always forgot that Bravely Default is on PC, need to play this game

 

[jshackles]

Saved me from having to post almost this exact same list.

 

[BennyBlanco]

i always forgot that Bravely Default is on PC, need to play this game

You should. It's great. Job system is the best JRPG trope.

 

[salva]

Mad Max and Hitman: World of ination played pretty well on my Deck

 

[Grildon Tundy]

My Steam Deck has been primarily a Vampire Survivors platform. It's the kind of mindless gameplay that passes time quick while traveling.

 

[Jigsaah]

Yeah, indies galore. 2d platformers, metroidvanias, pixel RPGs, etc. I have fond memories of playing through the following games on my deck:

• Death's Door
• Cult of the Lamb
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
• Vampire Survivors
• Hades
• Hollow Knight
• Salt & Sanctuary
• Power Wash Simulator
• Cat Quest
• Divinity Original Sin

Interesting.

Divinity original Sin is good on handhelds? I own the 2nd one, have you also tried Baldurs Gate 3 on handheld?

 

[Jigsaah]

Mad Max and Hitman: World of ination played pretty well on my Deck

ohhh hitman, good call I own the reboot and the sequel. I bought the 3rd one for Xbox back when it first came out but they been kinda weird with how they distribute this game, with the episodic thing. Can I just download one of those games and access the other missions in-game?

 

[rm082e]

Interesting.

Divinity original Sin is good on handhelds? I own the 2nd one, have you also tried Baldurs Gate 3 on handheld?

I played about 20 hours or so of it on the deck with no issues.

I haven't picked up Baldur's Gate 3 yet, but it's on my wish list for sure. That one just got an update for the Steam Deck to make it a little more friendly:



Still in the 30-40fps range, so expectations should be in check.

For me, I stick to games the deck can run above 40fps at (almost) all times as smoothness is top priority to me. I have plenty on the backlog to work through anyway. I would save BG3 for the PC.

 

[bender]

 

[Jigsaah]

Great list. Thank you. Particularly interested in trials and ikaruga.