Not only are Valve continuing to go over third-party games, they also continue upgrading their own with a fresh update out for Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
All three of them recently had an update that noted "UI and Input support for Steam Deck verification", although only the original Half-Life 2 has been fully Steam Deck Verified so far. This is the finalization of work that went into a Beta recently, to give them a new gamepad friendly UI.
The original UI:
When set with "-gamepadui" as a launch option:
Considering how popular it still is, it's a good thing to have it ready for the Deck. A little Half-Life on the go? Will you be playing this one on Deck?
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: PhiladelphusQuoteA little Half-Life on the go? Will you be playing this one on Deck?As one of the few FPS games in my library, yeah, I might try it just to see how it handles.
I'm waiting for the originals: HL1, Blueshift/Opposing force, CS 1.6. Not sure if they will get a facelift, I somewhat doubt it (but hey, they were ported over to Linux, soo...)
I also would really like to see Half-Life: Decay and its split-screen action ported over (originally developed for ps2).
Last edited by MayeulC on 22 February 2022 at 1:38 pm UTC
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