Some games I’d rather play on PC for various reasons (immersion, control scheme, etc), but then some games felt just right to play on the Deck, Blasphemous, Pentiment, Citizen Sleeper…
I’m looking for more games like that, ideally 20-30 hours to complete, easy to pick up and put down, and good performance
Cato: buttered cat and Pipistrello and the cursed yo-yo
Master Key - a little zelda-like (old school zelda) which was kind of a surprise find for me but got me hooked quite a bit. Very well suited to be played on the deck 🎮
It looks lovely, reminds me of Minit haha
Well, any 2D indie game with controller support is perfect for the deck: (Like the hollow Knight series, or Hades).
Got Hi-Fi Rush on sale. And the inputs feel much better than on my PC (I blame my Bluetooth controller).
Want something with a classic feel (other than emulators)? “Heretic + Hexen” (for some doom-like action) and the Soul Reaver remaster play really well (and I got that one on GoG).
I have more, but those are the ones I play exclusively on my deck, now.
Hades 2
It wasn’t a single game, it was switching so easily between something deeply engaging like Disco Elysium, and something that made me feel like it was the grown-up grandchild of a gameboy, specifically Brotato. I have so many hours in Brotato. Send help
I might cheat a bit here, but for me its emulation with RetroArch since launch! I love the additional trackpads that give me features not possible on a regular gamepad. I setup my own menus and functionality. Can’t wait for the official Steam Controller (2) to launch, so I can use this on my PC too.
Arc Raiders, Caves of Qud and Desperados 3.
Dredge.
Yes! The basic graphics and textures worked well on a small screen but the 3d and lighting was still a treat
CrossCode is really nice on the deck
Gonna have to go with the KilaFlow demo because it can actually run on my deck without being low FPS. Most other games I play work just fine on my desktop but I like the demo and wanna play it on a good FPS.
Caves of Qud
Doesn’t seem like a controller friendly game at first glance, but it’s so well optimized that I cannot go back to PC with it.
I also get like 4 hours of battery life out of it, which I use up regularly.
After playing CoQ with controller support I find similar games unplayably uncomfortable. It’s done so well that it’s shocking to look back at how the UI used to be and remember the game wasn’t designed from the ground up with controller in mind.
Have bought that game a while ago but never came around to play it so far. Hope I get a bit of time to spend delving into Qud during holidays.
Bring the TDP down to 6W and you’ll get at least 6.5 with no impact on gameplay
Ive been waiting for a good sale to get it, can’t wait to dive into it
I can recommend Balatro!
No please I can’t afford a new rehab
I second (third?) this. On the desktop it felt kinda boring. But it’s amazing for a quick pick up and play session on the Deck. Can’t recommend it enough. :)
Roguelites have all been great on the Deck. Brotato, Enter the Gungeon, Hades 2, etc etc.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. It’s the main reason I bought the Deck, so I could play it on the go.
Is it still working on the Deck after the EPIC integration update? Not really clear based on the recent negative reviews.
Well, there’s a couple I’ve only ever played on the Deck. Dave the Diver, and Ball X Pit are two I would recommend.
This was the last push I needed to pick up Ball X Pit. I’ll tell my family I can see them next Christmas instead.
It’s really fun. I grew up playing games like Arkanoid on the Apple IIGS, so I’ve always had a love of the genre. And Ball X Pit reinvents it with another genre I like, rogue-lites.
Recently God of War Ragnarok
9bit Armies, Northgard, Spyro, Cuphead, World of Warships, The Expanse, The Last of Us 1&2
Can’t imagine playing any strategy game without a mouse!
How’s Northguard with the control scheme? I only played it on PC
