Steam Summer Sale Steam Deck recommendations (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Stiggs@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Hi all, with the Steam sale on I'm looking for new things to play on the deck.

I can kick it off with a few recommendations of my own that I've been playing, even if they aren't new games:

Outer Wilds - Amazing exploration game that is best played without looking at any guides etc. I use the 40hz option to play and it runs great, not dropping below 40fps.

Hades - You've probably heard of this one! Runs perfectly on the deck, easy to just pick up and attempt a run.

TUNIC - A charming RPG in the vein of the old Zelda games, this one is unique in that you find pages of the 'Instruction Manual', which you'll need to read to help you figure out puzzles within the game. It's awesome, would highly recommend on the deck!

Let me know what you're all playing so I can grab some bargains!

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[-] legion@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For me, the ideal Deck games are ones that don't lose anything when scaling down to the small screen and APU.

I'll never understand people playing high visual fidelity games at 30fps on Low settings on Deck, if that person has a more powerful PC to play the game on.

Meanwhile, something like Civilization VI basically loses nothing when played on Deck.

Hades and Tunic both make sense to me as Deck game picks.

[-] Stiggs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You're right, if you have the PC to play certain games on then the experience is definitely better, but it's still good to be able to play on the go, or, in my case, I have a 6 week old daughter and I can play the deck while she sleeps in my arms!

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