I recently bought the Cat Quest trilogy. I played the first two on my switch but the third one just came out and Steam did the whole bundle at a discount so I snagged it. Been enjoying replaying the first two before I start on the new one.
[Discussion] What games have you been playing on your deck? - September 2024
Submitted 8 months ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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Aviandelight@mander.xyz 8 months ago
Elextra@literature.cafe 8 months ago
Guardians of the Galaxy. FPS is a little sluggish especially first chapter (theres a bug where the whole screen goes black but audio goes through). However, its still fun
Also LIMBO which runs fine on the deck
TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Just played Limbo and Inside back to back and they’re such amazing games holy eff. And perfect for the deck.
Elextra@literature.cafe 8 months ago
Awesome!! I see its on sale today too! I’ll pick it up! Thanks for the rec
ZeroTwo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Octopath 2
gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Kotor and Kotor 2! They are great on the deck!
Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Is it pretty feasible to install kotor 2 restored content mod? I vaguely remember it being available on steam workshop.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 months ago
There are instructions for both games on reddit and they even give tips for Linux. Important on Linux is that the directory is set to case insensitive. Otherwise you will have problems because files from several mods are duplicated.
gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 8 months ago
So sadly I have Kotor via Gog so I don’t have access to the steam store.
I believe if you have a steam copy the restored content mod is available via the workshop
RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I use moonlight to stream my pc to my steam deck. It automatically sets the resolution and refresh rate when i connect. It amazing.
I’ve been playing red dead redemption 2 and i just finished crime scene cleaner yesterday. and as always, genshin impact.
twistypencil@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Can you say why you do that? It’s it because you can play with better quality settings because you offload the work to your pc?
scutiger@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Not OP, but that’s one part of it. You can turn down graphics, and games will still look fine on the small screen, but some games just need some extra power.
I haven’t played RDR2 but something like Returnal runs okayish on the Deck, but runs great on my PC. If I want good framerates on the Deck, I need to turn everything down, and it’s acceptable on the go, but at home I could run it at 60 fps easy with better graphics if I stream it.
RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah i like it that i can play the game on the highest quality and it makes the steam deck less hot and the battery last waaaaay longer :)
I also have it connected to my tv a lot so i can play pc games in 4k on the couch.
I also tend to switch between the steam deck and pc multiple times in a day, so having everything on one system is really nice.
Games like vampire survivor, emulators, bind of isaac, olders games etc, i play on the steam deck directly. But having immediate access to my xbox games pass library is also really nice ^^
thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Any (especially input) lag? When I was using steam stream about 5 years ago any quick reaction based game was a no go die to the input lag between my well specxed pc and crappy laptop.
RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Honestly non at all. I even took a video once with my phone of my steam deck screen next to the pc monitor and the frames were perfectly in sync. The input feels native and i have zero latency with that. I remember years ago it indeed wasn’t that good. But nowadays its so perfect!
I even play competitive counter strike that way.
The stats show around 1ms. And that is network and decoding combined.
As long as you are at home, its indistinguishable from directly plugging in a mouse+keyboard and monitor.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 months ago
In anticipation of the Remake I’m playing Gothic again. First a swordfighter and now as a magician.
MolochAlter@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Disco Elysium, which plays really well on deck even with very low TDP, great for long lazy days.
G020B@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
Yes! I’m also playing Disco Elysium right now and it’s amazing.
neuropaavo@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
Disco elysium has been one of the best games for me in 2024. Absolutely stunning game.
random_character_a@lemmy.world 8 months ago
For some reason I’ve played Noita for the past month. Every time I’ve started to get bored I get a good run and the game dumps something new and interesting on my lap.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
i havent tried it but you arent alone in feeling like it has staying power as a roguelike, people talk about it really highly even after long amounts of play time in my experience.
DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Peglin
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
Playing Rounded right now, definitely have my eye on Peglin
_spiffy@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Sifu and Selaco
scutiger@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m gonna pick up Selaco again at some point, but my experience with it so far has been just okay. I’m particularly annoyed at the color schemes and the dark areas combining with the low resolution to make enemies really hard to see. Sometimes I’m low health and sneaking around to avoid being seen, and I look down a dark hallway, see nothing at all, and then bullets start flying at me and I don’t see the enemies themselves until they come closer.
_spiffy@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I keep getting lost! But then I find secrets I walked by and vacuums I can pet so it’s worth it. But the colours can be really difficult. I find I use the flashlight quite a bit while exploring. I’ve been playing half on the OLED steam deck and the other half on my PC(standard LED) and the colours seem better on the steam deck.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve just started playing beam ng drive. Looks great so far, but I’m pretty shit at it.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
If at first you crash and burn… well I mean it is Beam Ng so doesnt that mean you are actually playing the game right?
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Tbh the physics makes crashes pretty fun. I do a lot of driving for my job and try to be a responsible, careful driver. So it’s nice to fire up the steam deck sometimes and drive like a complete wanker!
Water_Melon_boy@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
Elden Ring!
And man this game is so long but fun. I just can’t help myself playing this game everywhere. Somehow getting my ass kicked, and winning a fight or two time to time, kills time so efficiency.jannem@fosstodon.org 8 months ago
@Fubarberry
Dome Keeper. A solid 30 hours of fun gameplay. Recommended.AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Ghost of Tsushima, Pursuit Force (old PSP game emulated), Driver: Parallel lines, Easy Red 2, Road Redemption, Hotline Miami, Kingdom Come: Deliverance
howler@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
Witcher 3 and No Man’s Sky, with guest appearences of CIV 6
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
I have been playing a lot of games recently, but I think the one I want to highlight most is a game I have recommended often here.
Beyond All Reason is a free and open source RTS game inspired by Total Annihilation. It is based on the Spring RTS Engine and collectively BAR represents probably almost two decades of community development over the years and the game is at a really polished fun state.
The AI is good, it constantly probes your defenses, multiplayer is a blast with active lobbies, you can play PvP or PvE and there are a massive amount of maps. I know I am a weirdo but with gyro on I don’t find playing Beyond All Reason difficult at all. Am I going to out APM a mouse and keyboard player? Nope, but that isn’t really why I play RTS games anyways, and I can hold my own fine especially with the awesome action que system that BAR expanded on from Total Annihilation.
tiberius@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Hexologic
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Mostly only 2 games.
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
And the recently released 4th beta for the pokemon fan game Unbreakable Ties (the English release because I’m dumb and don’t know Spanish)
santo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Megaman Zero/ZX Collection and Persona 3 Reload
santo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
AND Mars 2120
jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I heard all the controversy about Dustborn and picked up the free demo, it’s a decent little Telltale style game.
n0xew@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Solo:
- Break the loop - small indie roguelite with some fun mechanisms
- Cassette Beasts - never played Pokemon before so any comparison would be helpless here. But a nice deck game on the train for sure!
Coop:
- For the King II - loved the first one, they did good with the second one
- Wartales - with 2 other friends, it’s our recurring Tuesday game night. Really fun gameplay!
moormaan@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Darkest Dungeon, Black Reliquary, Pillars of Eternity, Cloudpunk, Pathfinder 2, Divinity 2 Original Sin, Slay the Spire, Witcher 1 and 3, Morrowind, Oblivion, Torment, to name just a few…
kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
Morrowind
Using OpenMW or vanilla engine? Any mods?
moormaan@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I’m using Vanilla, but AFAIK modded would work just as well. The key for playing old, pre-controller games meant for big monitors on the Deck are two features: Stream Input and Native Zoom. I always map one of the back buttons (usually) to Toggle Zoom.
Please post about your experience with modded Morrowind, I might want to try that too!
rus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Alien Isolation has been stressing me out for 30 minutes each evening 😅
golden_calf@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The deck is basically my balatro machine. It’s great for it.
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
visions of mana :3
JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Fallout 4. Recently finished trover saves the universe and super Mario wonder.
tanisnikana@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve been passing through the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy again. It’s my favorite, and it means quite a lot to me.
TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Was surprised to see that GTA-V gives me over 6hrs of play on a charge on the OLED with 45fps/90hz and half-rate shading enabled so played a bunch on that for old times sake. Going to get RDR2 on sale this week to keep scratching that Rockstar itch.
Finally figured out how to get Assassin’s Creed - Syndicate running on the deck and this is such a great game, my first in the AC series.
_sideffect@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ryujinx 😁
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
I’ve been playing a whole lot of Monster Hunter Rise. It runs really good, great performance and battery life (which makes sense considering it was originally a switch game). It’s my first real Monster Hunter game and I’m having a great time with it.
Only issues I’ve encountered: switching between docked and handheld play causes a minor fps drop until I restart the game. The game also has a utterly bizarre bug where if you’re playing with a controller designated as the 2nd player controller, any monster roar will drop the fps to 0 for like a minute. Super bizarre, no idea what kind of spaghetti code could cause that.
n0xew@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It does look like a nice deck game. I only ever played World, but I eventually got tired by the endless grind. How is Rise in this regard?
MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I haven’t played Rise, but the Monster Hunter series is pretty grindy in general
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
I haven’t played world, so unfortunately I can’t make a comparison. There’s definitely grinding to do though, hopefully someone who has played both can comment about it.