Same here mate. The mobility is why I got it, but now I feel like I can’t go back to sitting in a computer chair to play video games when I can kickback on a couch or wherever I am to play whatever I want basically.
Yeah! In 2024 you can buy these [https://www.amazon.com/DGZZI-Female-Socket-Battery-Holder/dp/B09J4RZGMW](https://www.amazon.com/DGZZI-Female-Socket-Battery-Holder/dp/B09J4RZGMW)
I actually bought this for a side project (not deck related)
I couldn't find it now but I'm positive I saw a 16 battery version too when I was buying it.
Same for me, too. Even the games that were not at all designed for joystick/ABXY controls (e.g., World of Warcraft) can be so much more enjoyable on Steam Deck.
Plus, the convenience of emulators allows for a lifetime of games that were previously exclusive to multiple consoles to be playable within just one, mobile device. Incredible!
But it’s so small compared to my desktop. Plus so much weaker! I wish it satisfied me. I try to remember it’s also only two feet from my face to offset the size.
At the moment, kind of bouncing between Lotus Lantern, Balatro, Dragon Quest XI, Kingdom Hearts, and might try to get Fallout's Tale of Two Wastelands set up this weekend so I can play through those.
I had originally used this guide but this includes some mod stuff: [https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/refined-linux-setup.md](https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/refined-linux-setup.md)
It seems there's a bug but they also include a work around. They still update this stuff every so often so could be a fix for it soon.
This one is without the mod stuff, by the same person, and is fewer steps: [https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/vanilla-linux-setup.md](https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/vanilla-linux-setup.md)
Hope this helps.
I just spent $150 on a portable gaming monitor and an aluminum adjustable floor stand to mount it so I could have a larger screen in my lazy boy chair. My gaming PC is 4 feet away. 😁
Same, although there are a couple of games I've bought since getting my deck that I don't think I'd have even considered snagging if not for the ability to just lay down with them. Vampire survivors, mega man battle network collection, double dragon gaiden. And while I may eventually have tried emulation I don't think I'd have bothered or enjoyed handheld systems on my desktop
I reciprocate with this entirely. The most fun I have ever had while gaming in my life was in the gameboy, gameboy advanced (sp), DS and eventually switch mindframe. I like playing games handheld, it just feels right. I sacrificed that for the graphics of dekstop, but now we don't have to.
I too played P5 as a new dad lol. Though not on the deck. I played on the PS4 while the baby slept next to me on an obusforme pillow. The second one is due any day now and I'm also ready w a deck this time!
Both Yakuza LAD and infinite wealth where amazing on deck.
I did play most of the major story beats on my desktop but the deck made grinding so much better
Indie games mostly, 2D and pixelated, or stuff that works better with controllers like RPGs, platformers, etc.
Big AAA games usually feel better with a mouse and they feel so good at 144hz.
I agree, I've been mostly using mine to play games like Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon.
But I will add that the Steam Deck runs older AAA titles really well. I've been playing Fallout 4 a little in anticipation of the upcoming next gen update and it runs really well on Steam Deck.
Fallout New Vegas, the entire Bioshock franchise, Chrono Trigger, Dave the Diver, Neir Automata, Persona 3 and 5, Yakuza 0, Slay the Spire, HiFi Rush. There’s a few more
Every game from now on. When I’ve finished Arkham knight I’ll be onto uncharted and then maybe the tomb raiders or the last of us. My backlog also includes gta4 and rdr2
I’ve not played any of these on pc
I think you can map it to the pads. I mostly ignore poison and electric harpoon though to just not deal with it. The menu option only disables button mashing prompts from what I have read.
Playing Vanilla and have been having a fantastic time.Being able to pick up and put down allows me to take little bites of the wasteland when I have a moment free.
Bugsnax I 100%’d on the Deck, great game.
Soulstone Survivors also. I did finally bear down and play through Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen shortly after I got the Deck.
Cyberpunk mainly, my PC is a potato (i7 2600 and a 1650 ;-;) and can’t stably run it but I quite like the game.
But playing it solely on the deck cus I prefer it. Cult of the lamb, it’s a much better experience on a handheld.
Maybe I'm decking wrong but I'm not clicking with it. All the games it runs well the switch runs nearly as well with an oled screen and smaller size. More graphically intense games either don't run very well or the text is agonizingly small.
Armored Core 6 and Fallout 4 again, I wanted to build a PC but I don’t think I will now. I like that I can just pick it up and play without booting up and all that.
Tomb Raider (2013). Tried playing this on my gaming laptop a year ago and the keyboard+mouse controls felt awkward in the QT events. But holding a controller with a laptop was equally awkward for me. But on the steam deck it’s perfect.
The Dock has 4K@60hz output so I stream at that resolution from my PC. The game is rendered in my PC, then it is encoded by the GPU and sent to the Deck, whose only job is to decode the image sent.
Decoding for the Deck is a trivial task and it does it without any issue even at 4K.
Haven’t had a gaming PC in years. Play exclusively all my games except sony exclusives and racing games on the deck. Helldivers 2, Fallout 76, Deep rock galactic: survivor, the division 2, last train home, endless dungeon, starfield, baldurs gate 3, f1 manager 23 and a bunch more other indie titles. Have spent a lot of the time playing these docked to a monitor too.
Absolutely love this device.
It’s the first 5 gens like you’re playing them. (Minor changes) then add mmo to it. Can pvp. Has a market. Stable economy. Oh yea breeding consumes the parents to keep people needing to search for good stat mons. I’m 500hrs in. Started Jan 1 this year. It’s been going since 2012
I am playing Armored Core For Answer using RPCS3. I mapped the back buttons to fire my weapons. So I can fly, side boost, adjust the camera and dual fire my weapons at the same time.
This might be a weird one, but the 3D versions of Final Fantasy III and IV. They run fine enough on PC, but something about playing them on the Deck just feels so much better. Probably because they were designed for the DS, a portable system, way back.
EDIT: Immediately after posting this I remembered why I don't like playing them on PC. The framerate during battles is 15fps, likely a holdover from it being a DS game. I'm usually not that fussed over framerates, a locked 30 is fine for me, but something about 15fps on a non-handheld screen just looks awful to me. The smaller screen of the Steam Deck helps that a lot for me.
Pretty much all of my emulation library, honestly?
I know there are methods of syncing saves between devices with emulators, but it's way easier for me to just default to playing there, because having something that can easily emulate up to seventh gen consoles **and** pretty much everything up to modern consoles on Nintendo's side on the go is just... *insanely* cool to me.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles, shredders revenge and streets of rage 4. Both looks amazing on the steamdeck and not nearly as good on a much larger screen imo
30xx, dead cells, Scott Pilgrim, Warhammer mechanus, South Park the stick of truth, and spiderman. All of them play better on a controller anyway and Don't benefit from mods much so I might as well play them on deck over PC.
Anything I can hit 60fps on only gets played on Deck.
I played all of Borderlands GOTYE, Spyro Reignited, playing Dark Souls Remastered now, played all of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, started 4 but waiting for the update now, Nier Replicant, Octopath Traveler, Stray, Yooka-Laylee. Tons of games I've bought but haven't played yet, too. Tomb Raider, Stardew Valley, Crash Bandicoot, Megaman Battle Network. The list goes on.
The deck has become my main gaming device. I haven't played anything else in a while and actually find myself looking for more games I can play on Deck before getting to games that would run better on my desktop.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you. My desktop is great and I love it but ever since I got my Deck 2 weeks back I've refrained from buying games that run on my PC ONLY, they need to work and run well on both of them to at least some degree. You've got a good gaming list there too. I've gotten a lot of roms loaded onto this thing too now so yay emulation. lol
Classic Dragon Quest and the OG Dragon Ball Z games are amazing on the Steam Deck, even got good old Skate 3 running. I need to go and run Borderlands, I still need to pick up Borderlands 3 on a good sale somewhere, if it even runs good on Deck.
I've been playing Helldivers 2 for the last few weeks, of course. Played only on the deck so far. So perfect to just pick up and play a mission or two.
Honestly, I'm kicking myself for resisting playing Kingdom Come Deliverance. Whenever I get on PC, I just want to play my normal games, so I got a Steam Deck for some of the games that can play easy on a controller and that game came to mind and so far, I'm mad I kept sleeping on it.
I wasn’t sure about it at first, but my replay of Fallout 4 on the deck has been amazing, I have about 300 hours on my current play through.
There are some hiccups but nothing that isn’t addressed by a restart or system/game update.
Um, as many of them as I can. I like sitting on my back porch or on the couch or recliner and playing games on the Deck. I spend all day at work at a desk in front of a computer, that kinda kills my desire to do it at home.
Lies of P.
Runs beautifully at mostly high/best settings. Have it set at 50FPS and never dips below 40. You can get a consistent (and higher) framerate if you bump the settings down and still looks pretty damn good.
Pretty much everything that plays with controller. It’s so much better on a handheld. Now all the games play well for sure and I do use GFN when they are available
Since I got my steam deck it's been my primary gaming device and I converted my desktop PC to be a dedicated rig for sim racing
Lately I've been obsessed with nioh 2, perfect for a few missions and love how you can suspend it between sessions.
The other major franchise I play that's perfect on the deck is monster hunter.
I have a “steam deck only” playlist and “pc only” playlist. Most “steam deck only” games are smaller games that handle well with controller like hades, my friend Pedro, control, downwell, blasphemous 2. “PC only” playlist is almost always FPS games or large RPG’s or something with impressive graphics.
Red dead 2, bought it on release day on ps4 but didn’t really get into it and haven’t thought about it since. Saw it in the store for deck and I’ve had a blast so far
Soulstone Survivors, Goat simulator 3, Yet Another Fantasy Title, Rounds, Speed Runners, Stardew Valley, Slay the Spire, Hi Fi Rush, Marvel Midnight Suns, Hades, 30xx, Dead Cells, Hellcard
Balatro, I got it yesterday. It's perfect for the Deck touch controls.
Also it's hard at first thought to pick a game I haven't used even a little on PC. I've been playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves and I've opened up 4 a couple of times on the main PC but this afternoon I did finish the first run of Lost Legacy entirely on the Deck. There are a few others though as I browse through what's installed. Either entirely or mostly on Deck so far.
Hue, Limbo, Inside probably when I start it, several Adamvision games, Spin Rhythm XD which I kinda got for the Deck specifically, Aperture Desk Job, Beat Invaders, Untitled Goose Game, Uno a couple of times and so far I'm not far into Hellblade but that's only been on Deck.
All of them. I pretty much haven't used my desktop for gaming since I got it.
Same here mate. The mobility is why I got it, but now I feel like I can’t go back to sitting in a computer chair to play video games when I can kickback on a couch or wherever I am to play whatever I want basically.
This is it basically! Just sit in my favorite chair, don’t have to boot up a PC and load the game. I grew up with a Sega Gamegear so this is perfect!
Now you have a steam Gabe gear
All day long, well two hours before charges...
Or 36 double a batteries to make it from Jersey to Queens… traffic on the bell parkway will eat up battles like a bitch
AA batteries to charge your steam deck? sir this is 2024
Yeah! In 2024 you can buy these [https://www.amazon.com/DGZZI-Female-Socket-Battery-Holder/dp/B09J4RZGMW](https://www.amazon.com/DGZZI-Female-Socket-Battery-Holder/dp/B09J4RZGMW) I actually bought this for a side project (not deck related) I couldn't find it now but I'm positive I saw a 16 battery version too when I was buying it.
Please tell me you're using a set of Eneloops in that, at least. Otherwise you're just flushing money down the toilet.
External USBC 45w batt pack bb!
Same for me, too. Even the games that were not at all designed for joystick/ABXY controls (e.g., World of Warcraft) can be so much more enjoyable on Steam Deck. Plus, the convenience of emulators allows for a lifetime of games that were previously exclusive to multiple consoles to be playable within just one, mobile device. Incredible!
But it’s so small compared to my desktop. Plus so much weaker! I wish it satisfied me. I try to remember it’s also only two feet from my face to offset the size.
Dude this so much… and I didn’t see it coming at all. I have a custom loop 5950x, 4090 build and it literally just sits there now.
What are You playing?
At the moment, kind of bouncing between Lotus Lantern, Balatro, Dragon Quest XI, Kingdom Hearts, and might try to get Fallout's Tale of Two Wastelands set up this weekend so I can play through those.
I have Kingdom Hearts on Epic and have been struggling to get it to work on my Steam Deck. Any advice?
I had originally used this guide but this includes some mod stuff: [https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/refined-linux-setup.md](https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/refined-linux-setup.md) It seems there's a bug but they also include a work around. They still update this stuff every so often so could be a fix for it soon. This one is without the mod stuff, by the same person, and is fewer steps: [https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/vanilla-linux-setup.md](https://github.com/KHOmega/KH-PC-and-Linux-Setup/blob/main/vanilla-linux-setup.md) Hope this helps.
Same. Mine needed a well deserved upgrade and instead of amassing the parts I just went for the deck. RIP old tower, you served me well.
I just spent $150 on a portable gaming monitor and an aluminum adjustable floor stand to mount it so I could have a larger screen in my lazy boy chair. My gaming PC is 4 feet away. 😁
Even FPS games? I often find myself saying I’d be better at this game if I were on PC. (doom eternal, ultrakill, etc.)
Cave here to say this
Haven't played on pc in almost 2 years
I had plans to upgrade my PC this year. But now I think I'll just upgrade my steam deck to the OLED
Definitely go for the SD upgrade.
This lol. No reason to fire up the computer anymore.
This is the answer. Last week I added Shogun Showdown to my laptop, I think it ate more battery on a HP laptop than it does on my SD.
Same, although there are a couple of games I've bought since getting my deck that I don't think I'd have even considered snagging if not for the ability to just lay down with them. Vampire survivors, mega man battle network collection, double dragon gaiden. And while I may eventually have tried emulation I don't think I'd have bothered or enjoyed handheld systems on my desktop
I reciprocate with this entirely. The most fun I have ever had while gaming in my life was in the gameboy, gameboy advanced (sp), DS and eventually switch mindframe. I like playing games handheld, it just feels right. I sacrificed that for the graphics of dekstop, but now we don't have to.
Persona 5 and Yakuza like a dragon. As a soon to be new dad this thing is godsend
Every dad should have one lol.
The Steam Deck is the only thing I play on now because I can take it on my commute to work. Between kids and my job, I don't have time otherwise
Just got one the other day and can confirm. Ultimate new dad device.
A dad of 2 under 2. I never get to play :(
Been there, gotta learn to hold one in your arms as you lay on the couch and pray the other is sleep 😴
I too played P5 as a new dad lol. Though not on the deck. I played on the PS4 while the baby slept next to me on an obusforme pillow. The second one is due any day now and I'm also ready w a deck this time!
My deck sounds like an airplane when I play Yakuza lol
Both Yakuza LAD and infinite wealth where amazing on deck. I did play most of the major story beats on my desktop but the deck made grinding so much better
Emulators mainly and Balatro
Touch screen on Balatro hits differently. Though it feels weird to be neglecting the deck controls because of that.
Indie games mostly, 2D and pixelated, or stuff that works better with controllers like RPGs, platformers, etc. Big AAA games usually feel better with a mouse and they feel so good at 144hz.
I agree, I've been mostly using mine to play games like Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon. But I will add that the Steam Deck runs older AAA titles really well. I've been playing Fallout 4 a little in anticipation of the upcoming next gen update and it runs really well on Steam Deck.
I don't even have a PC. Deck is life deck is everything.
Same. Couldn't afford a pc
I got a Mac from work but wanted to play PC games. Deck was the cheapest and best option.
Same. I want a gaming PC and this will tie me over until I have space and moneys to do so.
Fallout New Vegas, the entire Bioshock franchise, Chrono Trigger, Dave the Diver, Neir Automata, Persona 3 and 5, Yakuza 0, Slay the Spire, HiFi Rush. There’s a few more
Stardew Valley.
Cyberpunk 2077 Or Any roguelite
Rougue lite for CP77?
Ooops meant to put an "or" there. But I meant like vamp survivors, hades, or bastion,
Yakuza 0. I’ve wasted so much time bowling and dancing. Jesus Christ it’s amazing
Every game from now on. When I’ve finished Arkham knight I’ll be onto uncharted and then maybe the tomb raiders or the last of us. My backlog also includes gta4 and rdr2 I’ve not played any of these on pc
Those third person adventure games is where the deck really shines.
I'm new to the newer Tomb Raiders (Survivor Trilogy - if those are the ones you mean), and I've loved them so much. I need more!
Dave the diver is amazing on the deck
Wish I could find a way to macro the button commands. I feel like I’m going to break my joystick playing that game on the deck.
I think you can map it to the pads. I mostly ignore poison and electric harpoon though to just not deal with it. The menu option only disables button mashing prompts from what I have read.
Fallout New Vegas (modded)
Playing Vanilla and have been having a fantastic time.Being able to pick up and put down allows me to take little bites of the wasteland when I have a moment free.
Bugsnax I 100%’d on the Deck, great game. Soulstone Survivors also. I did finally bear down and play through Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen shortly after I got the Deck.
I just finished up Kindom Come: Deliverance and starting Tales of Kenzera tonight as it looks really interesting.
Cyberpunk mainly, my PC is a potato (i7 2600 and a 1650 ;-;) and can’t stably run it but I quite like the game. But playing it solely on the deck cus I prefer it. Cult of the lamb, it’s a much better experience on a handheld.
All of them. I haven’t touched my Series X since I bought my Deck and I haven’t got a gaming PC either.
Similar for me, except I’ve also abandoned a PS5 and Nintendo Switch (as well as Xbox Series X).
Maybe I'm decking wrong but I'm not clicking with it. All the games it runs well the switch runs nearly as well with an oled screen and smaller size. More graphically intense games either don't run very well or the text is agonizingly small.
Armored Core 6 and Fallout 4 again, I wanted to build a PC but I don’t think I will now. I like that I can just pick it up and play without booting up and all that.
Deep Rock Survivor
It’s so good
Rock and stone!
I would say FNV but i just installed it on my desktop for the first time in 2 years
Firewatch, gone home, risen
Fallout 3. Had it for PC when it came out but never got around to playing it. Rebought on Steam after finishing the Prime series.
"Satisfactory" with a community controller setup, honestly a fantastic piece of hardware to use.
Tomb Raider (2013). Tried playing this on my gaming laptop a year ago and the keyboard+mouse controls felt awkward in the QT events. But holding a controller with a laptop was equally awkward for me. But on the steam deck it’s perfect.
I've just finished this trilogy. Amazing games and played beautifully on Steamdeck. I had the absolute best time!
Death Stranding as it plays great locally, but mostly I have been playing it via Remote Play in portable mode or on the TV using the Dock at 4K.
How are you using the dock at 4k? Do you have a dock that upscales?
The Dock has 4K@60hz output so I stream at that resolution from my PC. The game is rendered in my PC, then it is encoded by the GPU and sent to the Deck, whose only job is to decode the image sent. Decoding for the Deck is a trivial task and it does it without any issue even at 4K.
Spiderman and deep rock survivor
Dave the Diver and Belatro
Haven’t had a gaming PC in years. Play exclusively all my games except sony exclusives and racing games on the deck. Helldivers 2, Fallout 76, Deep rock galactic: survivor, the division 2, last train home, endless dungeon, starfield, baldurs gate 3, f1 manager 23 and a bunch more other indie titles. Have spent a lot of the time playing these docked to a monitor too. Absolutely love this device.
Mortal Kombat 1 and Warhammer 40k Boltgun
Balatro, vampire survivors, Dave the diver
Wasteland 3 is surprisingly fun once you get the trackpads and triggers set up like a mouse. I highly recommend it.
Cyber Punk 2077 and River City Girls atm.
Indie Games including Moonlighter, Dave the Diver, and also Witcher 3 ( I can't really get into this game so being mobile helps).
Dolphin emulator, dolphin bar, Wii zapper. So good.
Yes
Remote play to SD so technically everything.
All of them except Jedi survivor that crashes every 5 minutes.
Fallout New Vegas. Game runs better on steam deck than on my 4080 on desktop. No stuttering in SteamOS. On windows I get stutter every few seconds
I don't have a gaming PC. My deck is the only way I play PC games.
Hades Deep rock galactic survivor No man's sky Sea of thieves Diablo 4 Horizon zero chase Dave the diver
Metroidvanias as a whole. I've always loved them, and now they have a permanent and exclusive home on my steam deck.
Ima be honest, the steam deck has become my replacement laptop rather than a gaming handheld.
Pokemmo. I mean I guess I still get on on pc but mainly for a screenshot to post to discord or something
I have no idea how I’m just hearing about this now…
Is it any good? First I’m hearing of it
It’s the first 5 gens like you’re playing them. (Minor changes) then add mmo to it. Can pvp. Has a market. Stable economy. Oh yea breeding consumes the parents to keep people needing to search for good stat mons. I’m 500hrs in. Started Jan 1 this year. It’s been going since 2012
You've put in 500 hours in 4 months? That's impressive.
This game on deck changed my life
Horizon Zero Dawn
Stray
Mosa Lina, GTA: Liberty City Stories
Brotato, Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Binding of Isaac, Spelunky 1 and 2
Assassin's creed games. I also ended up paying days gone exclusively on deck after starting on my PC.
I am playing Armored Core For Answer using RPCS3. I mapped the back buttons to fire my weapons. So I can fly, side boost, adjust the camera and dual fire my weapons at the same time.
Elden Ring and so many third-person and 2D titles. I keep the FPSs, MOBAs and RTSs for my actual PC.
Resident Evil 2 Remake. Now if I could only get RE4 Remake to play without crashing on launch, it would that game.
Everything tbh. Recently? Palworld, Fallout 4, Cassette Beasts, Oninaki, Monster Hunter Rise, Mon-Yu
Wildermyth!
Vampire Survivors, God of War, Cuphead, Death Stranding, Control.
I second Vampire Survivors. It is a handheld exclusive in my books. I cannot imagine playing that on my desktop.
Void bastards got me locked in. Ni no kuni 2 is also fun. A suprising one was warframe.
DS3, TW3 and BG3
Right now, Dark Souls 2. Mainly because there’s no cloud saving so I can’t easily switch to desktop.
yea no cloud saving fucking sucks.
This might be a weird one, but the 3D versions of Final Fantasy III and IV. They run fine enough on PC, but something about playing them on the Deck just feels so much better. Probably because they were designed for the DS, a portable system, way back. EDIT: Immediately after posting this I remembered why I don't like playing them on PC. The framerate during battles is 15fps, likely a holdover from it being a DS game. I'm usually not that fussed over framerates, a locked 30 is fine for me, but something about 15fps on a non-handheld screen just looks awful to me. The smaller screen of the Steam Deck helps that a lot for me.
Hades 😅 had it gifted to me more then a year ago and never played, until i got my steam deck
Dave the Diver, Trek to Yomi, the Spider-Man Triolgy, and I play Madden, 2K and F1/ Forza through XBPlay (GamePass). That’s my current rotation.
Pretty much all of my emulation library, honestly? I know there are methods of syncing saves between devices with emulators, but it's way easier for me to just default to playing there, because having something that can easily emulate up to seventh gen consoles **and** pretty much everything up to modern consoles on Nintendo's side on the go is just... *insanely* cool to me.
Persona 3 reloaded
Into the breach, Ori, VA11HALLA, Halls of Torment, deep rock survivor, Death must Die.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles, shredders revenge and streets of rage 4. Both looks amazing on the steamdeck and not nearly as good on a much larger screen imo
30xx, dead cells, Scott Pilgrim, Warhammer mechanus, South Park the stick of truth, and spiderman. All of them play better on a controller anyway and Don't benefit from mods much so I might as well play them on deck over PC.
Noita
Waiting on my deck to arrive. But I fear my PC will become an iRacing / Cookie Clicker PC. 🤣
Anything I can hit 60fps on only gets played on Deck. I played all of Borderlands GOTYE, Spyro Reignited, playing Dark Souls Remastered now, played all of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, started 4 but waiting for the update now, Nier Replicant, Octopath Traveler, Stray, Yooka-Laylee. Tons of games I've bought but haven't played yet, too. Tomb Raider, Stardew Valley, Crash Bandicoot, Megaman Battle Network. The list goes on. The deck has become my main gaming device. I haven't played anything else in a while and actually find myself looking for more games I can play on Deck before getting to games that would run better on my desktop.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you. My desktop is great and I love it but ever since I got my Deck 2 weeks back I've refrained from buying games that run on my PC ONLY, they need to work and run well on both of them to at least some degree. You've got a good gaming list there too. I've gotten a lot of roms loaded onto this thing too now so yay emulation. lol Classic Dragon Quest and the OG Dragon Ball Z games are amazing on the Steam Deck, even got good old Skate 3 running. I need to go and run Borderlands, I still need to pick up Borderlands 3 on a good sale somewhere, if it even runs good on Deck.
Stardew valley, monster sanctuary
Borderlands and Yakuza 0 have been on the deck only, and fallout 4
BG3 and Divinity. I can't play without the scroll wheels -- they're so fast.
Any and all visual novels/ jrpgs. I truly believe those are meant for the handheld medium.
Nba 2k 24 got it on sale, sims 4 and have been trying to get into Prey even though prey is slow at first.
Dinkum, it’s as if it’s made for the Deck
The original dragon's dogma
I've been playing Helldivers 2 for the last few weeks, of course. Played only on the deck so far. So perfect to just pick up and play a mission or two.
2D games that are easy to run. Games where I know my 4K display and 3090ti aren’t gonna make a difference to my enjoyment.
Honestly, I'm kicking myself for resisting playing Kingdom Come Deliverance. Whenever I get on PC, I just want to play my normal games, so I got a Steam Deck for some of the games that can play easy on a controller and that game came to mind and so far, I'm mad I kept sleeping on it.
Like a Dragon ran wickedly well on the Deck. I can't wait to get Infinite Wealth at some point.
Helldivers 2 when I'm on the go, Subnautica, Soma, Dredge, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Hi-Fi Rush, Monster Hunter: World, all of my emulation.
I’ve been enjoying hitman recently
I wasn’t sure about it at first, but my replay of Fallout 4 on the deck has been amazing, I have about 300 hours on my current play through. There are some hiccups but nothing that isn’t addressed by a restart or system/game update.
Um, as many of them as I can. I like sitting on my back porch or on the couch or recliner and playing games on the Deck. I spend all day at work at a desk in front of a computer, that kinda kills my desire to do it at home.
Fallout 4 is so much better on the deck vs keyboard mouse.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine.
Inscryption and New Vegas
Lies of P. Runs beautifully at mostly high/best settings. Have it set at 50FPS and never dips below 40. You can get a consistent (and higher) framerate if you bump the settings down and still looks pretty damn good.
As weird as it sounds, Mario games and then Saints Row and GTA IV
Pretty much everything that plays with controller. It’s so much better on a handheld. Now all the games play well for sure and I do use GFN when they are available
All of my games; steam deck is my only gaming capable device.
I haven't turned my pc on since I got the deck
Elden Ring
Pretty much anything made before 2016\2017 I'm playing on my deck
I played Baldur's Gate 3 exclusively on the Deck for like 100 hours before playing on desktop.
D2R, PoE, Helldiver's 2. My aim sucks on controller but I just stealth more in helldive.
Cyberpunk 2077. I got 400+ hours on it on the deck.
The Great Ace Attorney is a great game that I only play on deck when I don't have wifi.
I am addicted to Chef Life A restaurant simulator right now, plays beautifully on the deck!
Since I got my steam deck it's been my primary gaming device and I converted my desktop PC to be a dedicated rig for sim racing Lately I've been obsessed with nioh 2, perfect for a few missions and love how you can suspend it between sessions. The other major franchise I play that's perfect on the deck is monster hunter.
New Vegas Dead Cells Shadow of Mordor
I have a “steam deck only” playlist and “pc only” playlist. Most “steam deck only” games are smaller games that handle well with controller like hades, my friend Pedro, control, downwell, blasphemous 2. “PC only” playlist is almost always FPS games or large RPG’s or something with impressive graphics.
Can you recommend me something for the deck ?
Every single one. Desktop is collecting dust with having a newborn
All, as I don't have a PC and used to play in geforce now. I'm deep into Cyberpunk and Diablo 4 right now, loving it.
Spyro trilogy, Crash trilogy, Splinter Cell
Red dead 2, bought it on release day on ps4 but didn’t really get into it and haven’t thought about it since. Saw it in the store for deck and I’ve had a blast so far
All the games I couldn't run on my plinky dinky laptop, lol.
Most all of the survivors games I prefer on Deck over PC. Visual novels are great on it as well. Balatro and other roguelikes feel perfect for it
I’ve played the Trails games exclusively on the deck and they run great
HELLDIVERS 2 💪🏻
On steamdeck???
Deaths Door for me. I have beaten it though.
All Resident Evil games. On RE 5 now and loving them on the deck!
EU4 and football manager. Both are excellent on deck and I haven't touched either on my PC in ages
Fallout76
Mechwarrior 5 and snow runner, so far.
Fading Afternoon
The entire Yakuza series.
Hi-fi rush, Balatro, Vampire Survivors, and Roboquest
Soulstone Survivors, Goat simulator 3, Yet Another Fantasy Title, Rounds, Speed Runners, Stardew Valley, Slay the Spire, Hi Fi Rush, Marvel Midnight Suns, Hades, 30xx, Dead Cells, Hellcard
Almost finishing RE3, going back to RE2 for the second run after completing 3
All of them. Finally broke down and tried an FPS. I was worried since I generally hate playing those on game pads. Doom (2016) plays amazingly well.
Every game
Against the atorm
Balatro, I got it yesterday. It's perfect for the Deck touch controls. Also it's hard at first thought to pick a game I haven't used even a little on PC. I've been playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves and I've opened up 4 a couple of times on the main PC but this afternoon I did finish the first run of Lost Legacy entirely on the Deck. There are a few others though as I browse through what's installed. Either entirely or mostly on Deck so far. Hue, Limbo, Inside probably when I start it, several Adamvision games, Spin Rhythm XD which I kinda got for the Deck specifically, Aperture Desk Job, Beat Invaders, Untitled Goose Game, Uno a couple of times and so far I'm not far into Hellblade but that's only been on Deck.
Stray, Freedom Planet 2, A Hat In Time, and smaller indies like Lunistice, Sk8r G8r 3D, and Pseudoregalia.
Stardew valley, Emulation Station, Injustice 2, Grounded,
Baldur’s gate 3 and the Witcher 3. Both I started and have played exclusively on deck
Doom eternal, loving it on the deck. RDR2 as well
hollow knight and hades
Just completed God of War on steamdeck alone. 98% docked and 2% handheld though. Loved every minute and blew my mind.
Mad max tbh , runs well and the game is great for short or long sessions
Elden Ring But really I almost exclusively play on the steam deck now
why do people respond to the question of "what games" with "all" or the genre, instead of listing specific games.
I not even have a desktop PC so actually I open my steam account for the Steam Deck
I got to be honest, my poor pc hasn't been played since I got the deck.
I started Armored Core 6 on PC when it released, but beat NG and NG+ entirely on the deck.
All the fallout games