Recommend me a steam deck game

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• khannie@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This fits your price requirement and is a nice chill game to just lose yourself in and perfect for the deck IMO.

  A Short Hike. Currently €6.59 in Europe.

  Hope things improve for you soon.

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  • serfraser@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    One of the first games I played on deck and I look back on it very fondly, a perfect deck game.

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  • Samskara@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A Short Hike is a fantastic game.

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    • khannie@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It sure is and welcome to Lemmy :)

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thank you, it’s pretty tough all round for folks I think at the moment, at least I have the time to use the deck as a bit of escapism.

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• v4ld1z@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The Dishonored series is amazing and is usually pretty cheap when on sale. A couple bucks at most, maybe.

  Another immersive sim to recommend would be Prey. The DLC is really good too

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  • UnbrokenTaco@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I would like to second Prey. It is very cheap during a sale.

    It’s currently on sale on epic store if you don’t mind that/already have heroic launcher or similar on the steam deck.

    gg.deals/game/prey/

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The Dishonoured looks great, and I’ve had Prey on my wish list for a while, thanks

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    • v4ld1z@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My pleasure. Enjoy the escapism and get well soon 💜☺️

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    • cod@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      +1 for Dishonoured if you haven’t gotten it yet. Especially the first one, one of my all time favourites. Highly recommended

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• AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you want a big open world game, I can recommend Mad Max, you can find it in fanatical (a legal and trusted store) for $2.49. I had a lot of fun with it and it will give you tons of hours of fun.

  www.fanatical.com/en/game/mad-max

  I actually recommend you that site for steam keys since they often do bundles very cheap to help your library grow without spending a fortune.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m still fresh to the deck, so I’ve not tried all this steam-key-store business out, but from my quick peruse, that site looks good to know, and mad Max looks right up my street, or outback track as the case may be

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    • limeaide@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You can check out IsThereAnyDeal to compare deals on games

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• k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Absolutely try Prey from 2017, it is an immersive sim that is now looked at as a modern cult-classic. You wont be disappointed.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s been on my wish list for a bit, good to know that it gets on sale occasionally

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    • kurcatovium@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There’s still bundle on Fanatical, where you can get Prey and couple more games for like $5.

      fanatical.com/…/build-your-own-explosive-bundle

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• boletus@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yakuza zero has been great on the steam deck for me. I think it kinda straddles the line between immersive sim while mostly being a brawler.

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• frozengriever@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I would strongly recommend Disco Elysium, which is a very unique RPG with excellent writing.

  …steampowered.com/…/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That does look mint, thanks!

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• TBi@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Batman Arkham series runs well.

  Maybe kotor? Knights of the old republic.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh my god, I didn’t even think to look for KOTOR, what am I doing?! I loved that game! Brilliant, thank you

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  • Bwilder@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I played through kotor 1 and 2 recently and experienced a lot of crashes. Eventually made it through, but prepare for some frustration.

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    • TBi@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That sounds frustrating! I played through on original Xbox and thankfully it was smooth going.

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• ace_of_based@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Mark of the ninja” low sysreq sidescrolling stealth game, lots of fun, should be cheap too

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I love these pixel-art sidescrollers, so I’ll definitely give this a go. One of the first deck games I bought was Expendabros, and I enjoyed it for what it was, and the nostalgia. It actually made me want to play Flashback again, and it just so happens that Flashback is less than a quid this few days, so that’s going to be me for the next few days!

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• SitD@lemy.lol ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  both very elegant and gameplay-first, but also oldschool-cool: chained echoes it’s absolutely lovely on the steam deck because the readability and contrasts are good even in sunlit environment, and the battery life will be good

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• vxx@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Dave the Diver was fantastic and is perfect for the Deck.

  Some other games I liked playing this year on the Deck:

  Chained Echoes Vampire Survivors Eastward Divinity Original Sin 2 Slay the spire Balatro Chrono Trigger Stardew Valley

  Inscryption (mouse and keyboard required)

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• agent_nycto@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Have you played the BioShock series?

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have, they were pretty good. The fist one properly shat me up the first time I played it!

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Dark and Darker is free and is basically if Oblivion, Dark Souls and Escape from Tarkov had a baby.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sold, that sounds perfect!

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• jwiggler@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve really been enjoying Kingdom Come: Deliverance and swapping between my PC and SteamDeck. It run pretty well on the Deck. Reminds me of how I felt playing Skyrim. Excited to get to the sequel.

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  • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I was very impressed with KCD on my friend’s steam deck. Very smooth for a mobile system

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My mate’s been playing this on his switch, and it was a bit janky. Good to know it runs well on the deck

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    • jwiggler@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s still kinda janky IMO, and there are some parts where the performance can tank. But I’m not really treating as a fast-paced action game so it doesn’t really affect my enjoyment.

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• Marty_TF@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  valheim and skyrim

  i am a much more relaxed gamer on the deck and oh boy these games have such a satisfying layer to them when just vibing there. spent an hour hiking the mistlands for the vibe last week

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  • BastingChemina@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Valheim is often on sale at $10 as well.

    Valheim is a great game to just relax, chilling in the meadows, building and exploring.

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    • FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For a second I got mixed up and interpreted your comment as

      chilling in the plains

      And I though “what kind of madman—“

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    • a4ng3l@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      How good is Valheim for solo play? I’m on the fence about getting it myself for the deck.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Mint, I’ve played Skyrim repeatedly, but never on something where mods work.

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• Sati1984@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I had the most fun with Vampire Survivors - addictive, relatively short bursts, but suitable for longer sessions. Dirt cheap.

  I also liked MultiVersus… before it became a micro-transaction filled abomination. The core gameplay loop is still great tho.

  General recommendation: Pick single player games from 3-4 years ago and back. The ones you were really interested in when they came out, but did not yet get around to playing them. Due to their age, they are almost guaranteed to run well on Deck, and they provide hours upon hours of fun. That’s my strategy at least :)

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  • Glytch@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I would recommend against Multiversus only because it’s getting shut down in a couple months. Might be fun until then, though

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• zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Based on the games you listed, Morrowind! One of my absolute favorite old RPGs. Out of the elder scrolls games it’s the one with the strongest world building, which paints a nuanced picture of a very strange and compelling world. Compared to Skyrim in particular it’s more like a pen-and-paper rpg and less like an action game which gives it a higher barrier to entry. In particular, a lot of people find the combat frustrating at the start.

  The modding community for the game is very active to this day. To begin with, there’s OpenMW which is a re-implementation of the engine that runs natively on Linux and contains various bug fixes and quality of life features. There’s also a fork of it, tes3mp, which allows you to play Morrowind in multiplayer!

  There’s also Tamriel Rebuilt which is a modding project that adds the mainland of Morrowind (the base game just takes place on an island called Vvardenfell) and adds maybe another game worth of content. Theres also Project Tamriel which has one project that recreates Skyrim based on Morrowind-era lore and one that recreates Cyrodiil based on Morrowind-era lore.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s loads to get into, thanks

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• VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Cocoon

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nice, same guy who did Inside, which is proving both entertaining and disturbing

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• smiletolerantly@awful.systems ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  NieR:Automata and NieR:Replicant run great in the deck

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That looks pretty sick, I’ll check them on the watchlist

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• SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Shadows of doubt feels similar to old school Deus Ex. $30 normal price, so wait for a sale.

  Run around a dark rainy city as an ex cop turned freelance detective. Take up side jobs, break into buildings, hack computers, sneak into bloody crime scenes to gather clues, make a conspiracy board, drink stolen alcohol and stagger down alleys, accuse the wrong people. And maybe…just maybe…retire to literally anywhere else

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That sounds mint, thanks

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• stringere@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning $9.99

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• Famko@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Caves of Qud is really good, but I don’t know if it is fully compatible with the Steam Deck. Very good RPG though.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Says it’s verified. Very different to everything else, but it looks really intriguing, thanks

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  • Lesrid@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It works amazingly. Might be handy to have a cheat sheet of the button combos though

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• Shape4985@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Balatro

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• Porcupine7960@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Humble choice is a great way to discover gems www.humblebundle.com/membership

  Monster hunter world and monster hunter rise run great on the deck

  Cyberpunk also runs well enough on the deck

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks, that deal website is a proper touch, I’m going to keep an eye on that

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• Die4Ever@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Have you tried Deus Ex Randomizer? We have an unusually high number of Steam Deck players

  mods4ever.com/project/DXRando

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• InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Hollow Knight has not been mentioned

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• WolfLink@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can anyone recommend a decent game in the vein of Skyrim, Fallout or Deus Ex/System Shock

  Dishonored is a lot like Deus Ex but fantasy themed. 10USD right now (20USD for the bundle with the DLC but the DLC isn’t really necessary).

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• kurcatovium@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nobody recommended Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines yet. You should definitely try this one. It’s a bit like old Deus Ex in gameplay, has excellent atmosphere and soundtrack. One of my top recommendations.

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• BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Have you taken a look at TheDarkMod? It’s a Thief 1&2-like game with several fantastic campaigns.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Mint, I’ll check that out. I liked the original Thief

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• Wetstew@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you like the settlement building in Fallout 4, Humble Bundle’s got House Flipper 1+DLC on sale for five bucks.

  House Flipper and Friends Bundle

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