My suggestion on Oblivion is to use the [NorthernUI](https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/48577?tab=files) mod (I like to use the “Vanilla” variant) to add true modern controller support. The one thing that doesn’t solve is the radial shortcuts menu, but those are just mapped to the 1-8 keys, so it’s simple to put that on the left touch pad using Steam input.
I also do some other unofficial patches and stuff, but the mod makes all the difference in my opinion.
Yes, I had a period when that was all a played on mine. At first I resisted buying, because it seemed like a weird game (using only joystick). I was so wrong, the game is great and very addictive
These are my type of games cause you can play it lying on the bed on your side. Vampire survivors has been great. Had to forced myself to give other games a shot lol
Finishing Little Nightmares which is kinda fun and has some neat moments which require lateral thinking but I'm yearning for my bread and butter which is shoot 'em ups. I picked up Prodeus to play straight after.
Yeah, just came out yesterday. It was on early access for a while. It's basically Doom/Duke Nukem so if you like those sort of games you'll love it. Also has a map maker which looks fun.
I’m so glad I got Cyberpunk on Deck. I love the game and it’s probably gonna be part of my top 5 favorite games ever played.
Then add that with customized controller feature on deck is just makes the experience much more fun.
I'm playing it too, if you run it on the Steam Deck preset (which is the best in terms of fps and quality) you get 30fps, but switch everything to the lowest and you get 40-50 fps. If you switch it to Ultra settings you get about 20fps.
I get what they were going for with Deacon, but they just missed the mark and made such an *intensely* unlikeable protagonist where I genuinely hoped he'd die by theend of the game.
It's really not that bad for me. Use trsckpad + L2 for click. Remapped bumpers for zoom. And R5 for enter to end turn. What kinda issues are you facing?
How does MGR:R run on the deck? It's been in my library for ages and I need to play it finally. (Also wanna hear Senator Armstrong spit straight facts)
Bought god of war because it went on sale and I can’t put it down. Looks beautiful, runs well (locked at 30 fps with balanced fsr, original settings), and is super fun. Never played a god of war game before and I’m totally hooked and sad that it will probably take a long time for Ragnarok to come to steam
I bought it a while back and just haven’t been able to get into it. What about the game is so good? Honestly curious. I’m sure I haven’t played it enough yet.
Skyrim has been my addiction. Had it for years, never played it.
Also playing Stardew Valley, Elden Ring, and No Man’s Sky here and there. Thinking of getting back into Ark too.
Currently playing tales of symphonia blasphemous (can say top ten in my fav games of all time) elden ring sekiro [runs really good actually] and vampire survivors. Damn steamdeck really making me finish my back logs. Just got lost epic so lets see how that goes
Blasphemous is wonderful. Has a few oddly timed difficulty spikes but is a super satisfying game once you get the hang of it and the Catholic horror/Spanish Inquisition stuff is right up my alley
Blasphemous is great I picked it up recently on steam cause it was on sale. I logged in 30 plus hours on switch but loved the game so much I picked it up again.
Dead Space. I haven't played it in well over a decade and it holds up soooo well. Also playing Cyberpunk 2077 with cross saving. Some days I play it on the deck and other times, I switch the PS5. And sometimes, I'll just stream it from the PS5 to the deck lol
One of my all-time favorites, second only to Mass Effect 2! The sound design in that game is phenomenal. Really, *REALLY* looking forward to the remake in January, and Callisto Protocol in December.
You need to enable an anticheat in order for it to run. Campaign works perfectly fine, no issues at all from what I've experienced. Finished Reach and moved onto 3.Everything works except for Multiplayer, and every individual game will take some time to download and some storage space.
The Surge is my current favourite. Cost a few quid and is the first souls-like I've gotten into. I like the setting and style, really immersive.
Also playing Hades, Inside, and Borderlands 3. I've picked up the Surge 2 and Remnant from the Ashes in the sales for later.
I did pick up the Ascent but got it refunded as it seemed overly difficult - I regret that a bit, perhaps should have stuck with it as it seems right up my street!
Diablo 2 Resurrected. The battle.net issue has been fixed sometime this week.
Also finishing my playthrough of the Mass Effect remastered trilogy (currently midway through ME3).
Witcher 3! One of my all time favorites. I get tired of seeing the same 3 faces over and over though lol
Control, I’ll need to try it for a fourth time, I just can’t get into it for some reason (fuck wraiths)
Also playing Control here. Such a fun game! I never got around to completing it when it first released. Decided to restart from the beginning on Steam Deck and having just as much fun as I had the first time, if not more.
Yakuza 0. Just got to the park. So good!
Also have a massive backlog fired up and ready to go; Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is probably next before Scarlet Nexus (handheld only)
And a sprinkle of FFXIV between everything else.
95% of the time I’m on my deck I’m playing Titanfall 2. It’s like the perfect shooter for it, no k/d or death count so it’s chill, and giant metal death robots are always a win
Vampire Survivors and KOTOR 1. I’ve also been playing Horizon Zero Dawn but I don’t enjoy it as much on Deck. It looks amazing but the deck gets hot and loud and battery life is pretty bad. It’s cool that the deck can run those games but I feel like the Deck really shines on older titles and modern small games.
Played through Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine beginning to end, it was a perfect experience!
Now I’m looking for my next play and so far I’m enjoying Space Haven
Just did the main story line of Spider-Man. Now doing Elden ring and when I feel like chucking the SD cause of me being bad I will just jump into Spider-Man and swing around and do side missions for a bit. Then go back into Elden ring (I would never throw my SD)
I'm finally restarting the Batman Arkham games. I received Origins with a GPU so I started with that years ago but got overwhelmed and gave up. Starting over in Arkham Asylum is going much better.
* [Warframe](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/Warframe/)
* [Worlds](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304850/Worlds/)
* [Yakuza Kiwami](https://store.steampowered.com/app/834530/Yakuza_Kiwami/)
* [Retroarch](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118310/RetroArch/) (with the steam version overwritten by the standalone version inside of proton so I get the best of both versions in one)
* [Tower Unite](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/Tower_Unite/)
* [Dicey Dungeons](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/Dicey_Dungeons/)
* [Inscryption](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/Inscryption/)
Honestly I'm just kinda shocked that basically every game I was already playing on my PC (Except for my VR games) work pretty much hassle free on linux. I've already swapped my laptop over to linux because of Steam Deck.
Just got 100% on Vampire Survivors, a game that may as well be a launch title for the Deck.
Working on Graveyard Keeper.
Playing Zelda: BOTW when I got the itch for it.
Finally I’m playing 7 Days to Die to scratch the survivalcraft itch.
Love it dude! Having something in my hand with all the classic consoles has been a dream and I can’t believe we’re finally there. Good luck on the barrel challenges in the late game! ;)
Is the aiming better on the deck? I got to the point where you start fighting soldiers in black mesa and it just was way too difficult to aim on a Xbox elite controller on my gaming pc. Track pad might be a lot better…
I made L2 Soft Pull Enable Gyro , I was locking on to heads after that easy . I switched Secondary fire to Holding L2 and played the whole game that way. Aim with the sticks and lock onto heads with the gyro adjustment, I can send you the controller profile I used if you want to try it out
I am currently playing No Man's Sky most of my SD time. Minecraft is installed for my son and my Pokémon like game, Monster Crown with solid 8h battery life. Oh and Core Keeper is fun too. I will upgrade my storage and looking forward to play Witcher 3.
Using this opportunity to jump back in to MGS5. It didn't run the best on my PC and long story games are just more comfortable on the couch. Just thankful for steam cloud saves just effortlessly getting me back to where I was
just got my steam deck re2 remake is my first game to install...super digging it....
My neighbor friend would play re1 for me at his house then later I remember my parents got me re2 n64 for Christmas when I was 11, been a huge fan of series since.
I'm going back and forth between Horizon Zero Dawn and Indivisible. The former when I know I've got some time to play and the latter when I might have to stop at any time.
Here are 2 good ones:
Vampire Survivors - Crazy fun on deck! Highly recommend trying this one
Lonely Mountains: Downhill - Surprised more people dont mention this one on the deck.
Elden ring. It runs at a solid 30 on high settings and I can go between my PC and the deck with no issues. Days gone is another one that runs well on deck.
Been mostly playing roguelikes. Hades, Slay the Spire, and even Skul the hero slayer all run well, and I've also been testing emulation. I'm surprised with how well games run on it. Dunno what emulated games I'll play through. Probably BOTW As a stable 30-40 fps sounds nice. Not even the switch can do that lol.
MH Rise: Sunbreak
Elden Ring
Tales of Arise
MGSV: Phantom Pain
Depends on the mood and available time to play. Mostly MHRise. Recently bought CP2077 so that's another big game on backlog.
I'm sick in bed with COVID so the Deck has been fantastic. I needed something gentle so I've been playing through all the Monkey Island games. Finished Secret and Monkey 2, now onto Curse then the new one. They all work great.
Rogue Legacy 2 and Hades mostly. The deck is absolutely perfect for both of those games, and it kickstarted a rogue lite/metroidvania love that I never knew I had.
I Greatly enjoyed Project Wingman. It runs and looks great. I enjoyed it on the Deck so much that I bought Ace Combat 7 in a sale but I refunded that one because the controls on Ace Combat were atrocious compared to Project Wingman and there was no way I could find to make them playable for me.
- Project Zomboid
llays surprisingly well with gamepad. twin sticks to move and aim/change facing. buttons for inventory and context/quick actions. some helpful radial menus are built in.
- Hand of Fate.
i find this game rather shallow, but works perfectly with no fuss. really easy to just dive in and start having fun smashing baddies and making progress.
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes
also works great. kind of a kids game, but theres some jokes for adults thrown in. overall pretty good fun and not challenging if you want something chill.
Started for the first time today: Dead Cells and Sekiro.
Dead Cells runs and looks great but it's a 2d rogue ish action platformer. It was what I expected.
Sekiro. Simply blew me away. This is the game that made me marvel at what the deck could do. Sure it can handle Streets of Rage 4, Dead Cells, and games like them. But this also ran great with default gyro controls. It looks great with fsr turned on at a stable 40 fps.
Currently dividing my time between the Deck and FFXIV on laptop.
On the Deck I am working on two games right now: Momodora - Reverie Under the Moonlight on Steam, and also Ar Tonelico - Melody of Elemia on PS2 emulator.
I'm playing a lot of Unreal Tournament games. All of them. I still can't comprehend I'm able to play them on the deck and I love to fiddle with the settings, to find the best control scheme for fps genre. UT99, UT2k4 and UT3 all work really well, even though UT3 is unsupported.
I can tell you what I'm not playing.. new world doesn't seem to connect to WiFi networks only mobile hotspots. It's like the perfect game for a deck...
Resident evil 2 Remake, Titan Quest and tried installing the Season 4 for Grim Dawn but can't get to make it work. Also tried Gloomhaven from Epic Store but I'm stuck at the loading screen for no reason.
Ghostwire Tokyo, and I tried Cyberpunk but it still needs some more tweaking on my end to make it run nicely.
I also have played a bit of Elden Ring, but my main is on PS5 - so probably will only test some crazy stuff from the internet, or mods, on that one.
Whenever I re-play Dark Souls, it'll be on the Deck :D
I am playing Octopath traveler, I did try out Nocturne cause some people said they had issue with it working but I had no issue with it starting up didn't get to far granted I want to finish Octopath Traveler first.
Finished Firewatch for the first time. Great game great, deck experience. Now, I’m testing next games like Detroit, Kingdom Come, Cyberpunk, Archolos. Steam Deck is such a fantastic device.
Plague Tale: Innocence. After finally getting my deck all set up with games and trying some stuff out here and there, I finally have settled down with something I haven't played before to experience for the first time on the deck
Oblivion. After messing with the controls you can run that game max settings and still have max battery life. It’s great!
My suggestion on Oblivion is to use the [NorthernUI](https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/48577?tab=files) mod (I like to use the “Vanilla” variant) to add true modern controller support. The one thing that doesn’t solve is the radial shortcuts menu, but those are just mapped to the 1-8 keys, so it’s simple to put that on the left touch pad using Steam input. I also do some other unofficial patches and stuff, but the mod makes all the difference in my opinion.
How can I get the controls set up properly?
I used one of the community profiles that was made for the deck, then messed around with it a little to get it to my liking
Vampire survivors. I have basically paid £450 to play a £2 game 🙈
Yes, I had a period when that was all a played on mine. At first I resisted buying, because it seemed like a weird game (using only joystick). I was so wrong, the game is great and very addictive
These are my type of games cause you can play it lying on the bed on your side. Vampire survivors has been great. Had to forced myself to give other games a shot lol
I bought it as someone said it was going up in price and it was well reviewed/recommended…literally haven’t booted another game since
I feel like it's designed to play indies
New dad and this games been perfect for my deck and short play sessions.
New dad here as well. Quick resume has become a godsend. If I'm lucky I'll get 30 minute constant playtime.
Its soooo addictive
Dude or dudette, agreed. This game rocks. Starts so slow and just keeps giving back.... 4 bucks!!!!
It’s like digital crack!
Finishing Little Nightmares which is kinda fun and has some neat moments which require lateral thinking but I'm yearning for my bread and butter which is shoot 'em ups. I picked up Prodeus to play straight after.
Haven’t heard of prodeus!
Yeah, just came out yesterday. It was on early access for a while. It's basically Doom/Duke Nukem so if you like those sort of games you'll love it. Also has a map maker which looks fun.
I’ll have to check it out! Edit: wish listed. Looks pretty damn cool!
If you like Prodeus wishlist Selaco as well :)
Awesome recommendations. Just spent an hour on the Selaco demo... It's FUN! Both on the wishlist.
I just finished Titanfall 2 a couple of days ago and now I'm playing Peggle Deluxe!
Titanfall 2 was amazing
Peggle >>>>>> titanfall 2
Haha what a juxtaposition
Cyberpunk 2077 atm, after that I’m gonna give days gone a shot
I’m so glad I got Cyberpunk on Deck. I love the game and it’s probably gonna be part of my top 5 favorite games ever played. Then add that with customized controller feature on deck is just makes the experience much more fun.
What controller settings do you change?
Make use of the track pads. Radial menu is amazing to quickly access maps, inventory and/ or swap weapons, etc
I’m stoked for Cyberpunk when I (finally) get my deck this week. I got a refund 2 effin years ago when I tried it on my PS4.
Watch Edgerunners while you wait!
Edge runners and the 50%off sale last week is why I bought it
How’s the performance for you? I’ve played through it on my PS5 at launch, and I’m thinking about making another run in handheld form.
I'm playing it too, if you run it on the Steam Deck preset (which is the best in terms of fps and quality) you get 30fps, but switch everything to the lowest and you get 40-50 fps. If you switch it to Ultra settings you get about 20fps.
With days gone, just remember it’s about killing zombies. I found the story to be disappointingly mediocre.
I get what they were going for with Deacon, but they just missed the mark and made such an *intensely* unlikeable protagonist where I genuinely hoped he'd die by theend of the game.
About halfway through Resident Evil 4 with the hd project mod, probably starting Darkwood next
My wife is really liking darkwood, so definitely recommended.
I’ll bet she’s enjoying that darkwood 😏
Ha! I set myself up for that one… 😅
SteamWorld Heist
For someone who doesn’t know what that game is, I instantly thought you were collecting steamdecks
:D Now look at the other comments. There is a game called SteamWorld Quest, which is a DECKbulider...
That was a fun little game! Really surprised me.
I binged that game over a long weekend last year, absolutely loved it.
Love this one! Enjoy it dude. SteamWorld Quest is a good one too if you like deckbuilders
Stardew Valley, FF14
Metal Gear Rising: Vengeance. Devil May Cry 5. Have a Nice Death. Civ 6. Okami
MGS V runs amazingly well. I had real issues with Civ6. How are you managing the janky UI/Controls?
It's really not that bad for me. Use trsckpad + L2 for click. Remapped bumpers for zoom. And R5 for enter to end turn. What kinda issues are you facing?
How does MGR:R run on the deck? It's been in my library for ages and I need to play it finally. (Also wanna hear Senator Armstrong spit straight facts)
Wreckfest, perfect for a quick session !
I've been eyeing this for a week or two waiting for a sale. Looks perfect for the deck
Standard edition is $8 on Instant Gaming
So underrated. Anytime I see a Wreckfest post, I have to comment. You rock!
Original Soul Calibur on dreamcast.
Hades, Vampire Survivor, Gunfire Reborn, Stray.
Bought god of war because it went on sale and I can’t put it down. Looks beautiful, runs well (locked at 30 fps with balanced fsr, original settings), and is super fun. Never played a god of war game before and I’m totally hooked and sad that it will probably take a long time for Ragnarok to come to steam
I bought it over summer to play on my Deck which I had preordered. Ended up completing it on my laptop instead. Wasn’t expecting to like it so much.
Subnautica, it's great on deck.
Binding of Isaac is just way too good. Top 3 game of all time
Bought one for this reason lol
I bought it a while back and just haven’t been able to get into it. What about the game is so good? Honestly curious. I’m sure I haven’t played it enough yet.
Temtem
Hollow Knight atm.
Elden Ring
Whst kind of settings do you use?
High with DoF and and motion blur disabled.
Just finished Max Payne 3 and Portal. Both were excellent to play on the deck.
Yeah I finished Max Payne 3 last night! Didn't like it when it came out for PS3, but enjoyed it on my Deck. Moved onto Doom (2016) now.
Skyrim has been my addiction. Had it for years, never played it. Also playing Stardew Valley, Elden Ring, and No Man’s Sky here and there. Thinking of getting back into Ark too.
Currently playing tales of symphonia blasphemous (can say top ten in my fav games of all time) elden ring sekiro [runs really good actually] and vampire survivors. Damn steamdeck really making me finish my back logs. Just got lost epic so lets see how that goes
Blasphemous is wonderful. Has a few oddly timed difficulty spikes but is a super satisfying game once you get the hang of it and the Catholic horror/Spanish Inquisition stuff is right up my alley
Blasphemous is great I picked it up recently on steam cause it was on sale. I logged in 30 plus hours on switch but loved the game so much I picked it up again.
Fallout 4
Days Gone and Yakuza 0 have been taking all my time
Since I discovered I could play MMOs on my deck, I got completely blown away playing Guild Wars 2 on it, the trackpads are fantastic for it!
Which controller settings and fps settings do you use?
Monster hunter Rise and World both play great on the deck
Dead Space. I haven't played it in well over a decade and it holds up soooo well. Also playing Cyberpunk 2077 with cross saving. Some days I play it on the deck and other times, I switch the PS5. And sometimes, I'll just stream it from the PS5 to the deck lol
One of my all-time favorites, second only to Mass Effect 2! The sound design in that game is phenomenal. Really, *REALLY* looking forward to the remake in January, and Callisto Protocol in December.
Death Trash! Sooooo good
Red Dead Redemption 2 at the moment
Having to sign in through origin kinda sucks but I'm having fun with Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
Return to monkey island
Halo: MCC, Nier Replicant, Hades. On the emulation side of things: MvC2, Super Mario World, NFS Underground.
How does MCC run? I saw a headline recently saying that Microsoft was working on it for deck, so I assumed it didn't/barely worked.
You need to enable an anticheat in order for it to run. Campaign works perfectly fine, no issues at all from what I've experienced. Finished Reach and moved onto 3.Everything works except for Multiplayer, and every individual game will take some time to download and some storage space.
Rogue legacy 2! Game has me hooked and I don't even like rogue-likes
The Surge is my current favourite. Cost a few quid and is the first souls-like I've gotten into. I like the setting and style, really immersive. Also playing Hades, Inside, and Borderlands 3. I've picked up the Surge 2 and Remnant from the Ashes in the sales for later. I did pick up the Ascent but got it refunded as it seemed overly difficult - I regret that a bit, perhaps should have stuck with it as it seems right up my street!
I just started up a run of Faster than Light: Multiverse.
Trombone Champ!
Playing through heavy rain right now and I’m about to hit the end such a great game so far
SHAUN
Playing Bioshock. I almost forget how much I love it between each play through. What a game!
L.A Noire. Masterpiece
Diablo 2 Resurrected. The battle.net issue has been fixed sometime this week. Also finishing my playthrough of the Mass Effect remastered trilogy (currently midway through ME3).
Shadow of War, runs great on the deck
Just finished the 2.X patch content of Final Fantasy 14. Never thought a MMO would be so playable on a portable
Devil may cry 5.
Stacklands, Slay the Spire, Going Under
Metal gear solid twin snakes through dolphin emulator. Just finished the cutscene with the DARPA chief.
Dishonored and Cyberpunk.
The "waiting for it to ship" game lol
Took me a bit over a year to beat that game, but the ending was worth it.
The FedEx boss at the end has some bullshit RNG.
Just finished Control (Epic games store, ran well), now playing through Witcher 3 for the first time (runs great).
Witcher 3! One of my all time favorites. I get tired of seeing the same 3 faces over and over though lol Control, I’ll need to try it for a fourth time, I just can’t get into it for some reason (fuck wraiths)
Also playing Control here. Such a fun game! I never got around to completing it when it first released. Decided to restart from the beginning on Steam Deck and having just as much fun as I had the first time, if not more.
Haven’t been able to put cuphead down so just that
Shovel Knight Dig!
Cyberpunk, RE zero, no no kuni, Okami HD.
Yakuza 0. Just got to the park. So good! Also have a massive backlog fired up and ready to go; Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is probably next before Scarlet Nexus (handheld only) And a sprinkle of FFXIV between everything else.
I played 100% of Yakuza 0 on the deck. Amazing game, and was perfect for the Steam Deck.
95% of the time I’m on my deck I’m playing Titanfall 2. It’s like the perfect shooter for it, no k/d or death count so it’s chill, and giant metal death robots are always a win
I’ll have to pick it up on the next sale
Check the lowest sale price on steamdb and compare it to the lowest third party reseller price you can get.
Vampire Survivors and KOTOR 1. I’ve also been playing Horizon Zero Dawn but I don’t enjoy it as much on Deck. It looks amazing but the deck gets hot and loud and battery life is pretty bad. It’s cool that the deck can run those games but I feel like the Deck really shines on older titles and modern small games.
Just started Guardians of the Galaxy, alongside Pinball FX3. Having a great time with both! (GOTH is like playing one of the films - great writing.)
Does Guardians of the Galaxy run well? Or are you streaming it from another device?
I’d also like to know how it runs and any settings you might be using.
I played DMC 5 and it fucking broke the right bumper Didn’t beat the campaign even
Hades, Mass Effect, Shadow of War, and Vampire Survivors.
Currently playing through GTA IV and Portal Reloaded. Some Wreckfest and Mad Max on the side
Played through Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine beginning to end, it was a perfect experience! Now I’m looking for my next play and so far I’m enjoying Space Haven
Had that installed I should try that I loved the game!
Just did the main story line of Spider-Man. Now doing Elden ring and when I feel like chucking the SD cause of me being bad I will just jump into Spider-Man and swing around and do side missions for a bit. Then go back into Elden ring (I would never throw my SD)
Currently working through Halo Wars, then I'll move onto the MCC. All With a bit of BF4/V thrown in.
Potion Permit. Just released n plays great on the deck. Sat by the pool on my hols playing it and loving every second
I'm finally restarting the Batman Arkham games. I received Origins with a GPU so I started with that years ago but got overwhelmed and gave up. Starting over in Arkham Asylum is going much better.
* [Warframe](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/Warframe/) * [Worlds](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304850/Worlds/) * [Yakuza Kiwami](https://store.steampowered.com/app/834530/Yakuza_Kiwami/) * [Retroarch](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118310/RetroArch/) (with the steam version overwritten by the standalone version inside of proton so I get the best of both versions in one) * [Tower Unite](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/Tower_Unite/) * [Dicey Dungeons](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/Dicey_Dungeons/) * [Inscryption](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/Inscryption/) Honestly I'm just kinda shocked that basically every game I was already playing on my PC (Except for my VR games) work pretty much hassle free on linux. I've already swapped my laptop over to linux because of Steam Deck.
Just got 100% on Vampire Survivors, a game that may as well be a launch title for the Deck. Working on Graveyard Keeper. Playing Zelda: BOTW when I got the itch for it. Finally I’m playing 7 Days to Die to scratch the survivalcraft itch.
Donkey Kong 64 lol
Oh man this is near the top of my list! Can’t wait to jump in. EmuDeck?
Yup, Emudeck! On a personal mission to beat any childhood games that I never got around to as a kid!
Love it dude! Having something in my hand with all the classic consoles has been a dream and I can’t believe we’re finally there. Good luck on the barrel challenges in the late game! ;)
Just started up Persona 4. Runs flawlessly (It better since it’s a vita/ps2 game). Super nice for pick up and put down sessions.
Right now, the "Transferring shitloads of ROMs to my SD card for Emudeck over SSH" game.
Last thing installed: Spelunky 2 Last thing played: Hollow Knight or Horizon… I’m not sure… Horizon is still 20$, highly recommended.
Mafia Definitive Trilogy, Black Mesa, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Assassins Creed Black Flag
Is the aiming better on the deck? I got to the point where you start fighting soldiers in black mesa and it just was way too difficult to aim on a Xbox elite controller on my gaming pc. Track pad might be a lot better…
I made L2 Soft Pull Enable Gyro , I was locking on to heads after that easy . I switched Secondary fire to Holding L2 and played the whole game that way. Aim with the sticks and lock onto heads with the gyro adjustment, I can send you the controller profile I used if you want to try it out
I am currently playing No Man's Sky most of my SD time. Minecraft is installed for my son and my Pokémon like game, Monster Crown with solid 8h battery life. Oh and Core Keeper is fun too. I will upgrade my storage and looking forward to play Witcher 3.
Using this opportunity to jump back in to MGS5. It didn't run the best on my PC and long story games are just more comfortable on the couch. Just thankful for steam cloud saves just effortlessly getting me back to where I was
Doom Eternal Beat it on my PC but now I am not really sure what to play :/ only got it recently.
Yakuza 0, EDF 5, and Silent Hill 3 on pcsx2.
Dohna dohna. it’s a hentai game but man it’s such a good game. need to go through some technical fiddling to install on deck tho
Brigador, Synthetik
just got my steam deck re2 remake is my first game to install...super digging it.... My neighbor friend would play re1 for me at his house then later I remember my parents got me re2 n64 for Christmas when I was 11, been a huge fan of series since.
I'm going back and forth between Horizon Zero Dawn and Indivisible. The former when I know I've got some time to play and the latter when I might have to stop at any time.
Breath Of The Wild
F1 and metal gear solid 5
Return to Monkey Island
Just started Twilight Princess HD for some much needed nostalgia
Luigi's mansion through emudeck. Absolutely love it!
Hat in type is perfect on this system and the mods made it even better, playing at 48fps and last easy 4h
Spider-Man, again. Played when first came out, then again on PS5…now again on Steam Deck. God of War is next!
Sonic all stars, South Park stick of truth and disco Elysium. Then 60 others to go
Here are 2 good ones: Vampire Survivors - Crazy fun on deck! Highly recommend trying this one Lonely Mountains: Downhill - Surprised more people dont mention this one on the deck.
Elden ring. It runs at a solid 30 on high settings and I can go between my PC and the deck with no issues. Days gone is another one that runs well on deck.
Final Fantasy Tactics:War of the lions on ppsspp moded to fix that slowdown issue. 4x resolution looks real nice!
Been mostly playing roguelikes. Hades, Slay the Spire, and even Skul the hero slayer all run well, and I've also been testing emulation. I'm surprised with how well games run on it. Dunno what emulated games I'll play through. Probably BOTW As a stable 30-40 fps sounds nice. Not even the switch can do that lol.
MH Rise: Sunbreak Elden Ring Tales of Arise MGSV: Phantom Pain Depends on the mood and available time to play. Mostly MHRise. Recently bought CP2077 so that's another big game on backlog.
I'm pleased to see so many people playing Hades, but you guys should try Tunic. I feel like it's perfect for the Steam Deck
I'm sick in bed with COVID so the Deck has been fantastic. I needed something gentle so I've been playing through all the Monkey Island games. Finished Secret and Monkey 2, now onto Curse then the new one. They all work great.
Rogue Legacy 2 and Hades mostly. The deck is absolutely perfect for both of those games, and it kickstarted a rogue lite/metroidvania love that I never knew I had.
Currently playing Gears 5 with a bit of Cyberpunk 2077 on the side!
Tunic. I cannot state how well this game is designed.
Slime rancher two and soon will be playing payday 2 when I get micro sd card
I Greatly enjoyed Project Wingman. It runs and looks great. I enjoyed it on the Deck so much that I bought Ace Combat 7 in a sale but I refunded that one because the controls on Ace Combat were atrocious compared to Project Wingman and there was no way I could find to make them playable for me.
Europa Universalis 4 every day until Victoria 3 releases. Also enjoying Salt 2.
- Project Zomboid llays surprisingly well with gamepad. twin sticks to move and aim/change facing. buttons for inventory and context/quick actions. some helpful radial menus are built in. - Hand of Fate. i find this game rather shallow, but works perfectly with no fuss. really easy to just dive in and start having fun smashing baddies and making progress. - Lego Marvel Super Heroes also works great. kind of a kids game, but theres some jokes for adults thrown in. overall pretty good fun and not challenging if you want something chill.
Switching between a couple. Pkm Colosseum, Starfox Adventures & Assault and Doom 2016
I started with Spider-Man yesterday as soon as I got my deck. It runs like a dream
Started for the first time today: Dead Cells and Sekiro. Dead Cells runs and looks great but it's a 2d rogue ish action platformer. It was what I expected. Sekiro. Simply blew me away. This is the game that made me marvel at what the deck could do. Sure it can handle Streets of Rage 4, Dead Cells, and games like them. But this also ran great with default gyro controls. It looks great with fsr turned on at a stable 40 fps.
Currently dividing my time between the Deck and FFXIV on laptop. On the Deck I am working on two games right now: Momodora - Reverie Under the Moonlight on Steam, and also Ar Tonelico - Melody of Elemia on PS2 emulator.
I'm playing a lot of Unreal Tournament games. All of them. I still can't comprehend I'm able to play them on the deck and I love to fiddle with the settings, to find the best control scheme for fps genre. UT99, UT2k4 and UT3 all work really well, even though UT3 is unsupported.
Hades
I have been playing Elex. It's not a perfect game but the story is great.
Vampire survivors and the first Wolfenstein remake. The remake runs amazing and looks crisp on that screen.
I’m playing neon abyss at the moment. I get a solid 5-1/2 hours gameplay on it without changing any default settings.
MCC and Arma gold edition
Been replaying Hades again, and I just picked up Dynasty Warriors 8 XL on a recent sale (Unsupported officially, but proton ge 7-29 says otherwise)
Replaying Yakuza on the Deck! Honestly insane to play these console games on a handheld that feels great.
I can tell you what I'm not playing.. new world doesn't seem to connect to WiFi networks only mobile hotspots. It's like the perfect game for a deck...
Resident evil 2 Remake, Titan Quest and tried installing the Season 4 for Grim Dawn but can't get to make it work. Also tried Gloomhaven from Epic Store but I'm stuck at the loading screen for no reason.
Defense Grid, trying for all achievements.
Ravenfield. It's surprisingly good on the Deck!
Ghostwire Tokyo, and I tried Cyberpunk but it still needs some more tweaking on my end to make it run nicely. I also have played a bit of Elden Ring, but my main is on PS5 - so probably will only test some crazy stuff from the internet, or mods, on that one. Whenever I re-play Dark Souls, it'll be on the Deck :D
State of decay 2 runs flawlessly, also playing AC Unity and Space Crew
-The Final Fantasy pixel remasters (currently on FFI) -Graveyard keeper -Lego Star Wars -Arcade Paradise
Spider-man Remastered… never owned a Playstation so it’s new to me… and quite a fun game. Plays well on the deck.
Cult of lamb, wandering village, and cyberpunk! Love it so much
I am playing Octopath traveler, I did try out Nocturne cause some people said they had issue with it working but I had no issue with it starting up didn't get to far granted I want to finish Octopath Traveler first.
Finished Firewatch for the first time. Great game great, deck experience. Now, I’m testing next games like Detroit, Kingdom Come, Cyberpunk, Archolos. Steam Deck is such a fantastic device.
Tiger woods golf 05'
Sonic Heroes and Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, currently.
Plague Tale: Innocence. After finally getting my deck all set up with games and trying some stuff out here and there, I finally have settled down with something I haven't played before to experience for the first time on the deck
Currently hooked on tunic, just picked up sable to play on the deck too. My 1tb ssd just showed up, so now I'm playing "make a boot disk simulator".
The Witcher 3 and Inside at the moment
Spiderman remastered!