Sorry, bit late on this one. Life’s been hectic.
Mostly CrossCode. A fun little sci-fi action puzzler that pays homage to the SNES era of games. It’s similar to Spirit of Mana. Low power requirements, and it has a Linux-native version that works better than the Windows version (you need updated engine files if you play from itch.io).
I’m also playing a little bit of No Man’s Sky, but just here and there; I’m mostly playing that on my desktop.
Do you play No Mans Sky alone or with friends? I picked it up for my deck but havent tried it out yet… Unfortunately one of the reasons why I have a deck is my PC can’t handle some games
Alone. I don’t currently have friends that play it, but I still have a good time. Works great on Deck, and you can even make use of HDR settings, if you have an OLED version.
If you want a lower spec but still gorgeous singleplayer and multiplayer (not a mmo type game though) space game check out avorion. Somebody gifted it to me because they wanted me to try it so much and I am starting to see what they were on about with it.
No planets to land on and it ends up playing more like a 4x game late game I think but it is worth a look. Just download and use workshop ships if you feel overwhelmed with the building part.
I bought Vampire Survivors since it was slightly discounted and have only heard rave reviews about it… I sank 7 hours in my first day lol!!
Picked up all the DLCs too. Imo worth the money to support the developer
I have it on my tablet (Android), and I love it. It is so simple, but satisfying.
How is the co-op?
I’ve played 60 hrs of Vampire Survivors in the last year since I got my SD OLED. Had the game platinumed before the latest DLC release. Just a ton of fun
Honestly mostly been learning blender, I am sure sure nobody ever intended blender to be used on a handheld gaming system but that is the beauty of the steam deck right?
Also been playing some everdell.
Coincidentally I had just downloaded Apex to start playing with a friend :(
I purchased a new monitor and video card right before rockstar pull their stunt with gta v. They arrived the day after I was locked out of gta online. So I feel your pain.
Honestly mostly been learning blender, I am sure sure nobody ever intended blender to be used on a handheld gaming system
I’m interested in the “how”
Just install blender from the discover app on the steam desktop, add it to steam as a non-steam game and you can launch it as you would any other game.
As for controls I prefer joysticks + gyro, but that is just me.
Witcher 3, Just finished the main story. And boy, CDPR really nailed the story/ character writing in this game. Looking to grab “Hearts of stone” & “Blood and Wind” DLC next GOG sale.
What an amazing 50hr time sink!
It’s been a while since I played W3 but I remember Blood & Wine being a ton of fun. It’s basically a parody of overly flashy knighthood tales with all the pomp you can imagine. Has a decently sized map and lots of content too and kinda feels like an epilogue to the main game.
I full-heartedly recommend picking it up!
Sea of Stars. 🌊✨
It’s a really well done, turn based style rpg.
Been enjoying it a lot.
It’s a good time for SNES spiritual successors!
I just started Chained Echoes, another snes-style rpg
I’m itching for the co-op update to do a second play through with my gf.
still cyberpunk. just started the phantom liberty stuff. man is that ever not stealth decker friendly.
Is it the Phantom Liberty part specifically that isn’t deck friendly? I replayed some of base cyberpunk on my OLED recently, and was really impressed by how well it runs now. I seem to remember performance being a lot worse when I tried it back on my original LCD deck.
The new content just has a bunch of parts where you are mobbed so if your playstyle is ninja decker and not the best up close and personal it can be tough. Its definately a bit different with a ton of parkour initially and many hidden item caches. I actually just got through the initial mission and now everything has opened up.
NFL 2k5
I’ll never get over playing my old ps2 games on the go.
have you tried Mutant Footbal League?
I’ve been playing a whole lot of Metaphor ReFantizio, and highly recommend it.
I enjoy the persona games, but I actually do like a fantasy setting more than the modern day setting of persona. I also find some of Persona’s mechanics make the game more tedious than it should be (You have to equip a matching persona before spending your time with someone socially, and you have to get the right conversation responses or spend multiple time slots building social points), and Metaphor gets rid of those points of frustration. The road trip aspect is really fun too, overall I’m having a great time with it.
Hardspace: Shipbreaker. After a rough day of work, there’s something incredibly soothing about dismantling a spaceship over a couple of hours.
Me too! I’m playing it on the easiest mode so I can just not stress and enjoy the hygge of breaking down spaceships
Same here. No oxygen depletion, and go about tearing that thing apart slowly. One thing I haven’t managed is to grab the bunny. I mean, I do grab it, but can’t get it to appear in my quarters, it just sticks to my hand until I let go.
Oh, I think you have to grab it with x, like you do with parts and data
That lets you know all you need about how relaxed I play. I had no idea X could “pull” as much as push. Thanks so much, I’ll do that again today.
Loop Hero . Picked it up for last week for just under $5 and it’s been a lot of fun.
It’s an Indie rogue-like with a surprising amount going on.
My favorite being is that it mixes a deck builder rogue-like with building a world each run.
The “permanent upgrades” (outside of the game-loop) are pretty interesting as well- building a village/city and managing supplies.
Frontier Pilot Simulator even though it doesn’t work offline for some reason.
Wilmot Works It Out - much simpler than Wilmot’s Warehouse, an extremely enjoyable puzzle game.
I was about to ask how well the Wiimote works with the Deck.
It’s perfect. My only gripe is sometimes it reads analogue joystick input as double move - but then you can just use pad or tweak the steam input profile.
Performance-wise it feels like a game made for deck
I’m a weird Deck gamer, in that I often start games and come back once in a while, which I never do on PC, where I try to finish one game at a time
- Death Crown
- Narita Boy
- Citizen Sleeper
- Dave the Diver
- Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
- 60 Parsecs!
- In Other Waters
- Race the Sun -Merchant of the Skies
Ys X Nordics. Tons of fun.
Had a great time with YS 8, been meaning to pick up 9 or 10 whenever they have a decent sale.
Like most Ys games, they’re a trudge at first, and some graphical letdown, but they’re still great stories with great characters. I remind myself to power through the beginning each Ys game and eventually find myself loving it.
Windblown plays really well on the SD. Developed by Motion Twin, same folks behind Dead Cells. Rogue-like that plays similar to Hades but has some persistent upgrades like Dead Cells.
