I am thoroughly whelmed.
[Discussion] Steam Autumn sale is live! What are you buying to llay on your deck?
Submitted 11 months ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
PonyOfWar@pawb.social 11 months ago
Probably buying Cult of the Lamb. Waiting for my OLED Deck first though, still only at “packaged”. :/
Donjuanme@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m not thrilled by that developer, “unity is terrible, I’m de-listing my game on new years day” is now “that was a joke tweet”. I never had a problem with unity trying to monotize their problem, but the knee jerk reaction from the gaming community was reactionary and showed immaturity, that some developers (cult of the Lamb included) jumped onboard, and now are trying to play the “it was a joke” card, is pathetic and has made me decide to remove their product from my wish list, when I should be buying it. (Discovered this today when checking out the discussion board, apparently they’re planning dlc which has been delayed to next year, which is aftwr they were supposed to be de-listing)
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I mean, it was also reactionary by Unity and they’ve since walked back their executable fee plan for legacy applications. If that didn’t happen I have no doubt Cult would have been pulled, because what indie can afford to pay PER INSTALL?
I fully blame unity for the debacle and fall out, and don’t think it’s right to blame devs for backtracking after unity put new conditions on the table.
PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I got that game for ps form my local library and fell in love, will definitely be buying it.
DosDude@retrolemmy.com 11 months ago
I just got a 2nd hand Oculus Rift S for cheap, so I’m gonne take a look at the VR offers, as this is my first VR experience.
averyminya@beehaw.org 11 months ago
Oooh congrats, there’s so many phenomenal VR games. I have to recommend Pistol Whip, it’s essentially a John Wick music simulator. Shoot to the beat (or not) going down a hallway where enemies shoot at where you are. Move a bit, the bullet flies right by you. There are 38 official tracks after 4 years of completely free updates. They also have released a modding toolkit which has some pretty sick maps people have made - any song you want you can make!
I prefer it to Beat Saber quite a bit, but it’s really a preference thing. Synth Riders and Audio Surfers are also fun, there’s also Audio Shield and Electronauts - all basically variations on the same premise. Music and actions coordinated to rhythm. As I said, my favorite of them all is Pistol Whip, it always keeps me coming back.
I have so, soooo many more recommendations so I’ll just list a couple by genre.
Creative hobby: there’s a number of VR-space hobbies that work really well. First is Open Brush, which is an open sourced free version of the depreciated Tilt Brush by Google. It’s quite literally VR painting and there’s scenes you can enter made by other people. For regular painting in VR, there’s Vermillion which is super awesome all around. There’s SculptrVR for all your clay working desires. There’s also art-like experiences, Chroma Lab, DMT, Ayahuasca. They’re ok but worth looking at and deciding for yourself, Chroma Lab is my fav of those 3.
Music wise there’s SynthVR, which can be a full VR synth-rack that you build - much cheaper than buying them! There’s Paradiddle for VR drumming which has a lot of great features and pretty much full hardware support all around. Seriously great software. And finally, Vinyl Reality which is VR DJIng! It uses all your music files you have, I recommend using a software to get BPM data. I just used a plugin from my audio player Foobar2000 and it took about 30-40 minutes on 20k tracks so not bad.
I love the creative hobby programs because sometimes painting or sculpting can just be too much setup/cleanup and these make it so simple. No, they’re not real life but man do they come close enough. Since they’re much more relaxed, I also recommend VR tools - XS Overlay (or OVR Toolkit). They are overlay programs to bring panels from your computer into VR. Basically, you can have a floating panel for you desktop open, or a floating panel for Firefox or your media player. XS Overlay uses a newer standard, OVR Toolkit is good too but with more tools. There is also OVR Advanced Settings for adjusting some VR space - if your playspace is too tall or too short or too far back/Forward/left/right or rotated incorrectly then this program lets you adjust and fix that. Very necessary when you need it. Both of these programs can run in the background during your VR session with minimal performance loss. Anyway, I recommend XS Overlay (or OVR Toolkit) because if you have an android you can use SCRCPY (not on Steam) to bring your phone in VR. It works exceedingly well, it’s insane. SCRCPY mirrors your phone as a window, and you can set specific bitrates and FPS values to match the refresh rate of your VR headset. Once the window is open - XS Overlay to bring your phone screen in VR… It’s freaking awesome.
Okay, so all of that is just basically VR simulating real life but getting around some of the inconveniences of real life. Cleaning, not having access to your phone when gaming in VR or being able to have a video playing floating next to you. But how about actual games?
Simulators are popular and definitely check out the ones people have recommended already. In addition to those - Elite Dangerous and Star Wars Squadrons (on sale) if you have a HOTAS. There’s also the car simulators, although tbh I tried these and most of them were more effort to set up than most and the experience with a race wheel in VR didn’t seem as worthwhile as the HOTAS does. Personally I’ve been happy with flat-screen race wheel games. Other than these, I feel like seated sims are hit or miss.
VR FPS: Arizona Sunshine, The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, ARK-ADE, Naked Sun, Pavlov VR are all very well done. Into the radius is pretty good too. I also recommend Duck Season, it’s VR Duck Hunt…! And of course, Half Life Alyx.
VR Action: Boneworks and then Bonelab, made by the same people who did Duck Season. Blade & Sorcery, GORN, Budget Cuts, Phasmophobia, and SuperhotVR are all worth looking into as well. There’s also Deadly Hunter which is worth a look.
VR Game: I dunno how else to categorize these other than legit game/mini game games? Hyper Psychic Gauntlets, Catlateral Damage, Chupa Chupa VR, King Kaiju, REZ, Moose Life, VR Noid, Holoball, Vertical Shift, Panoptic & Keep taking and nobody explodes. Finally, Accounting and The Cubicle which are free experiences.
I really recommend that last batch, they are very fun.
Enjoy!
DosDude@retrolemmy.com 11 months ago
This is very thorough, thanks! Though I’m missing one of the reasons I got this thing: the 7th Guest VR. It’s a VR remake of the old DOS FMV game!
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Half life Alyx is sitting at $20 right now just a friendly heads up
DosDude@retrolemmy.com 11 months ago
Thanks! I already bought that one. Jeez it’s immersive!
Biberkopf@feddit.de 11 months ago
Beat Saber & VTOL VR are my recommendations for VR games that can be more then a 30min ExpErIEncE.
You didn’t ask, I know… :-)
DosDude@retrolemmy.com 11 months ago
It’s appreciated anyway! Put beat saber on my wishlist!
8osm3rka@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If you’re a gun enthusiast or just would like to mess around with some of the most detailed weapons VR has to offer, I strongly recommend trying out H3VR (Hotdogs, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades is the full name I believe). Yes, it has never been on sale since it came out, but it’s 100% worth the 20 bucks they’re asking for. There’s also an awesome multi-player mod for it called H3MP, as well as heaps of other content mods.
lupec@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I wholeheartedly recommend Synth Riders if you’re into rhythm games!
Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Skyrim VR is on sale, you NEEEEEEEEEEEEED to mod it to make it playable (it’s a dogshit port). I tried pirating it but the mods required to make it a good VR experience only work with a different version
Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Just bought Lil Gator Game, Just finished Lil Gator Game.
Was moved to tears multiple times.
In all seriousness, I recommend it as fuck. And it plays amazing on the deck too.
storcholus@feddit.de 11 months ago
That game looks a bit like “a short hike” thanks for the tip, bought it
Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
It is! I loved both, you’re in for a treat!
jherazob@beehaw.org 11 months ago
Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Ooh, I forgot Hat in Time was a thing, I guess I should play it even if a little late
NickSr@lemmy.one 11 months ago
I just got Tunic and Unpacking on sale.
Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Unpacking is so soothing.
EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 11 months ago
I just got a Steam Deck and will be using it as a console with my wife & kids - in that light I’ve bought a lot of smaller co-op and local multiplayer games:
Stick Fight: The Game Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Moving Out Broforce Cook, Serve, Delicious Portal 2 Rubber Bandits HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED Horizon Chase Turbo Ultimate Chicken Horse Human Fall Flat CarX Drift Racing Online Nidhogg Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
We’ll see what else we’ll go for, but that should help us get started :)
moonburster@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Toybox turbo is a easy recommend. Short games with a fun mp mode
GreenAlex@kbin.social 11 months ago
I recommend giving Plate Up a look!
psudo@beehaw.org 11 months ago
I got Cassette Beasts specifically for my deck, though everything else I got should work, though the controls might be rough.
bear@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
You’re in for a treat, Cassette Beasts is so underrated. I played it at release and I still listen to the music regularly.
TabbyCat@kbin.social 11 months ago
Got a bunch of Pinball FX tables.
filister@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I am eyeing Dave the Diver and The Forgotten City. I am just waiting to get my OLED Deck and start playing them.
I don’t really need any new game as I have a substantial backlog and hopefully with the Deck I will start to clear it.
I am already looking forward to the holidays.
kabobbl@lemmy.cafe 11 months ago
I went into The Forgotten City completely blind and found it to be very compelling and creative experience that I didn’t want to stop playing. I hope you enjoy it if you decide to buy it!
kugmo@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Do not buy Dave the Diver as it is published by Nexon.
specseaweed@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What’s wrong with that?
DudeBro@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Monster Hunter Rise + DLC for me and my qt gf. 60% off and runs like a dream! 60 fps with default settings.
MrGooglyPants@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Is the coop system in monster hunter rise like it is in monster hunter world? Bc me and my so both enjoyed the game but the coop for world was so strange. Almost not even coop
Truck_kun@beehaw.org 11 months ago
Nothing! I’m going with a Sega Dreamcast/Gamecube classic, and jumping into Phantasy Star Online BB for the holiday weekend. Apparently private server even has a guide for getting it running on Steam Deck (or any Linux distro), but I’ll just be playing on PC.
MeaCulpa@feddit.de 11 months ago
Nothing, steam dont want my money with paypal, i cant login to pay, so i save my money
psudo@beehaw.org 11 months ago
That’s surprising, I just used PayPal earlier today to make my steam purchases. I assume you already tried to open a support ticket?
Pure_Decimation@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I have to use the website. The app won’t work. But the website does function for PayPal for me.
p5f20w18k@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I got RDR2 to play on my deck, already played it a few years ago on PS5 but I’ve been wanting to play it again.
ekZepp@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Just check all the games on any deal sites before you buy anything there are a lot of better price most of the time. Ofk they are key code, so if not sure buy on steam.
Rinn@literature.cafe 11 months ago
I grabbed Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Sleeping Dogs Definitive Editon, both of these are supposed to be great on the deck! Still stuck in Packaged purgatory though, so it’s going to be a while before I actually get the chance to play them. There were some other games I was considering, but I gotta stop spending so much money right after buying a new piece of hardware… One day Sekiro will be at 70+% off, and that is the day I’ll buy it.
Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 11 months ago
One day Sekiro will be at 70+% off, and that is the day I’ll buy it.
Only 50% off at the moment.
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Yakuza like a dragon is fantastic, beat it on my deck a few months ago.
I’m also waiting on a meaningful sale to buy Sekiro, $30 isn’t going to cut it when I’ve got so many other games I want to play at a better discount.
Secret300@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Onirism maybe. It’s been on my wishlist for almost 5 years now but never worked on Linux. It does now but I’m also not in highschool anymore so not sure if I’ll like it.
GreenAlex@kbin.social 11 months ago
Trying to keep it tame this time as Monster Hunter Rise has me plenty busy. Got Forza Horizon 4 and may come back for an Aeon's End expansion later.
Donjuanme@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Age of empires 2, clandun returns (both on my wishlist forever, I use m+kb for 4x games), sorted by “great on deck” top rated and added “stacklands” out for 15$, on top of songs of conquest for another 15, and my humble bundle subscription for 10… And my GeForce now founders subscription for 5$, and Xbox game pass for 15… Damn I spend too much on games
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
So far the only thing I’ve picked up is Xenotilt, and it’s pretty fun. I’m tempted to get Diablo 4 (my friends have been playing it and they tell me the new season is a lot better than the last one), but I hate the always online requirement and how they’ve implemented it.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Almost everything on my wishlist is on sale but I already have more games than I can play haha
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
The struggle of being an adult.
zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Can finally afford the games, but no time to play them
dan1101@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I hate that. I love new games but never fully play the old ones.
jherazob@beehaw.org 11 months ago
Same…