Right now, I’m playing the early access version of Baldurs Gate 3. I’m getting ready to put it down (frustrated: BG3 has the potential to be good, but without controller support, I’m getting really frustrated with the UI. ) and switch to Yakuza Like a Dragon.
What are you playing now and what are you looking forward to playing next?
Playing Cyberpunk and Ace Combat.
As a toddler+newborn dad I flat out need the option of playing on TV or in bed, and instantly flipping on or off.
I honestly never dreamed of something like this when I grew up gaming on Windows 95+. Can’t wait 'til I can game with my sons.
Not the same games but exact same vibe. Need to be able to turn it off literally minutes after I start. Can’t wait to game with the kids. I want them to be older already but also not yet.
I’ve been playing Spiritfarer and Forza Horizon 4 on mine as of late.
I have been playing a lot of BotW and DRG on it. Playing BotW on it is amazing, for DRG or mainly any shooter on it there is the problem of me not being used to aim with the gyro properly yet.
Just started playing Persona 5 Royal. I’ve got a ton of looong RPGs installed, and nowhere close to enough free time for them.
Is it any good? Was thinking of trying it out.
It was fantastic, one of my favorite games!
I love how simple it is to play games on the Steam Deck The user interface is straight-forward, like it is with the other gaming consoles
PRO TIP: Turn Off the FPS Counter, you get to enjoy the game you are playing MORE
Never.
Darkest Dungeon 2, TOTK, Everspace 2. Some Time Wasters and Dofromatik when I need something mindless.
I have one, but borrowed it to my neighbor to try it out and see if he wants to purchase one. :)
I don’t play on it often honestly, but I mainly use it if I’m going to bed and don’t want to sleep, flying, visiting in laws, or want to play controller games. It’s console lite for me.
I played Brotato on it for way too many hours.
It’s pretty much the same for me, basically only use it when I’m to lazy to sit infront of the pc or I’m simply just not at home.
I do have to admit the syncing over Steam works amazingly, I can stop playing on my pc sit on the couch and my latest save is already on there.
It does work really well, but doesn’t sync when you’re playing offline and want that to go back to your desktop or want the hours to show up. :(
I had a similar problem when trying to sync non-steam games, then I stumbled upon syncthing. I’m hosting it on my Pi, so it would sync for me even when I’m offline, but being at a different place is an issue then.
Meh, I don’t care to solve for it personally. No one will see my hours and that’s not a bad thing. 😋
Brotato is so addictive haha.
Way more than that vampire game IMO lol. I got the mods too and it’s so much fun.
I have 400 steam games, a Series X, a PS5, a Switch OLED, a gaming PC, but I spend most of my time playing Brotato on my Steam Deck.
Horizon Zero Dawn. Had it on PS4 and didn’t get far. Having a Deck changes everything.
Is gyro aiming feasible on deck? I wanted to try out horizon but it’s clunky on a k+m and aiming on a controller is hard for me.
HZD is the only game I’ve played on deck so far where the gyro aiming works as joystick. I was completely blown away, I’ve never been able to use gyro as anything but as mouse before, and I’ve been doing gyro aiming on steam controller for years.
Playing the game I’m developing
Recently just finished the base difficulty story mode of Furi (amazing game highly recommended) and the lightning boss in Zelda tears of the kingdom.
is TOTK running ok?
Depends where, sky islands / the majority of the map runs locked 30fps (ignoring sharer compilation), but bigger towns like gerudo drops it to mid 20s, and the lightning boss dropped it to low 20s. Still playable but not a great experience in those instances.
I am currently playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on my deck, performs well enough (the major concern is the affect to the battery if playing handheld). Keyboard required for first time set-up (virtual keeb didn’t work).
Others:
No Man’s Sky - endless playability imo and was my go to when I purchased
Planet Zoo - I haven’t actually played on deck yet, but I got my desktop setup where I only need to use the mouse, and plan to try the strategy on my deck.
Dofromantik - this is a relaxed puzzle game that is very good on deck
Podman - containerization is a game, and the deck is a Linux computer after all :)
LEGO Builder’s Journey has been really fun, its a great game to play at night to wind down even though it’s pretty short
I literally haven’t played my PC since getting my steam deck, it’s fantastic. When they make a Steam Deck 2 I’ll preorder it.
Pro-tip I’ve discovered: Don’t trust Steam’s “not supported” flag. It’s probably supported fine, if you can enter a command line to bypass the launcher. 99% of the “not supported” guys are launcher problems. And you can play your Epic and GOG games through Heroic Launcher.
Played MGS5 through to completion, worked flawlessly. Played through the Kingdom series. Been playing Offworld Trading Company. Call of Juarez Gunslinger. Mortal Kombat 11. Devil May Cry 5. Played Elite Dangerous a bit just to make sure it would (requires bypassing launcher but works). Going to do a replay of Fallout New Vegas here once I’m done with OTC, or maybe Fallout 4 or Outer Worlds. Also been meaning to throw Cyberpunk at it to see how it handles but I don’t suspect it’s gonna present a problem.
Seriously, these things are the missing link in PC gaming.
Me! Currently playing Diablo 4, but I just picked up MCC on sale. Love this thing!
how does D4 play on the Steam Deck? Considering buying it
Yeah runs pretty well, I have FSR on and limited to 40 fps, for battery life reasons but does 60 fine. Battle.net client was a little wonky installing the game as the install button was cut off the screen. But once installed runs just fine.
It plays like a dream, honestly. 60fps on medium/high settings!
What are your FSR settings? I have trouble running it at stable 60 fps with low/medium settings :<. Currently playing on FSR set to quality, settings mostly to medium and with 45 Hz / FPS cap and it bothers me a bit because when I alternate between Deck and PC the difference in framerate is clearly visible.
