Thanks to the Deck I have discovered the joys of gaming

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨howler@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

My laptop is old enough to vote, but it works great for my daily tasks. However, after trying a Switch recently (I consider the Lite to be the perfect handheld, size wise), I got an itch that could only be scratched with more games.

I found a second hand Deck for a reasonable price and I CAN’T BELIEVE I WAS MISSING SO MANY THINGS.

Particularly I’ve been amazed by No Man’s Sky, because I can see other players!!! And visit them!!! I can’t do that on Switch!

I’m also enjoying Witcher 3 and Rimworld!

Discovering that the SD can be used as a computer too, with all the bells and whistles has been very fun.

My one and greatest complaint is its size… I get that it’s necessary to add such a big amount of buttons, but my fingers are getting a full workout trying to remain in position.

Still, amazing, amazing machine!!

(Y’all can feel my enthusiasm levels by counting the amount of “!” In this text)

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TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m closer to 50 than I want to be and getting a deck almost a year ago has been so much fun. I have a pretty capable desktop and game on Linux sometimes but now I’m actually getting into games in a real way on the deck because it’s so easy to pick up and put down at any time. Also finding a renewed love for platformers and other game types that I haven’t touched in decades.

I think part of what hits so good is Steam as a company seems to really give a shit about players and it shows. Been using a Steam controller I got off Craigslist for almost 10 years and it still works perfectly. I’ve never even considered buying a console because it all seems so exhausting and profit driven and locked down in dumb ways. Having this little portable Linux machine opens a whole new thing.

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- averyminya@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The platformer aspect is real, the deck reminds me of my years as a kid playing flash games on the laptop. Something about gaming on desktop PCs makes that feel different, but the Steam Deck is really close to it again.
  
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  - TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I started with Oddworld N&T and then Darq and Limbo and Inside. I love the art style and I’m still learning how to look for more similar games!
    
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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Discovering that the SD can be used as a computer too, with all the bells and whistles has been very fun.

A useful note on that, the desktop app “store” is Flathub

flathub.org

I recommend Konqueror as a good file manager/web browser hybrid that you can run fullscreen in gaming mode on your Steam Deck if you add it to steam as a non-steam game.

I recommend CoreKeyboard as an alternate touchscreen keyboard to Steam’s for when you are in desktop mode or can’t use Steam’s keyboard for some reason.

flathub.org/apps/org.cubocore.CoreKeyboard

If you want file sync, try out Syncthing/Syncthingy, it is like DIY cloud file storage but it is actually really easy to set up.

flathub.org/…/com.github.zocker_160.SyncThingy

Inkscape is a great vector image editor that runs really nice in fullscreen/gaming mode on the Steam Deck

flathub.org/apps/org.inkscape.Inkscape

Kdenlive is a fully featured video editor that runs really nice in fullscreen/gaming mode

flathub.org/apps/org.kde.kdenlive

One final recommendation, CoreHunt, this app doesn’t run well in fullscreen/gaming mode on the Deck but it is such a useful and quick file search utility (with good fuzzy search too) that I have to recommend it. If you are still getting used to the file structure of the Steam Deck and get lost/can’t find a particular file or folder location CoreHunt can save you a big headache.

flathub.org/apps/org.cubocore.CoreHunt

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- howler@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Daaamn. Thank you for such a thoughtful answer! I’m going to spend a lot of time playing with them! I’m familiar with Linux, but there’s always a lot to learn :D
  
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  - supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Honestly I have really fallen in love with using normal programs fullscreened through steams gaming mode. It feels like a natural evolution of a window manager like i3, so much new stuff to learn and the exciting thing is this is all new for everybody!
    
    Also in the realm of space games, Overload is a BLAST on the deck, especially in short bursts.
    
    store.steampowered.com/app/448850/Overload/
    
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s12@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I got an itch that could only be scratched with more games.

Somebody had to do it.

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- howler@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Uh? This is great lol
  
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RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I just plugged mine into a dock and set it up as a PC. Spent the evening playing with Blender. So far it’s handling my 3D donut like a champ!

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