Quoting: ivarhillI actually don't have a Steam Deck myself (I play games exclusively on desktop Linux)

You should get one: they're pretty great.

Quoting: ivarhillbut I will be sure to get one at some point so that it's ensured to work in the best way possible - as well as ensuring good controller support!

~10% of game sessions on Steam are done with a controller, and ~24% of those are with a PlayStation controller (and it's a personal peeve when games just have Xbox glyphs). You definitely don't want to miss out on those, plus it's an accessibility thing for some players. Glad to hear you're on the case.

Good luck with the rest of the development!

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Here's hoping they make it work with controllers (lots of controller users on Steam) including appropriate glyphs for non-Xbox controllers (which you can get automatically from Steam Input or SDL), as well as obviously considering things like text size on the Deck.

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Hopefully they'll make sure that they get that Verified green tick since Deck & cozy go together so well. They're off to a good start with the native build and

Find your comfort level with an accessible by design approach to input requirements, gameplay modes, and bonus challenge puzzles.

but it would be a shame for them to trip themselves up with something like text boxes or font size. The other games got the tick, though, so I expect they're on the case.

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Announced for Windows, it should work just fine on Linux with Proton though. It has controller support too, so hopefully it will also work well on Steam Deck.

It may well, but I'll still be waiting till it's 75% off before getting it - unlike, say, Selaco that I'd get at full price.

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To clarify further: on Steam it's the game developer that sets the limits.

To set up Steam Cloud you must set the Byte quota per user and Number of files allowed per user options on the Steam Cloud Settings page in the Steamworks App Admin panel.

This quota is enforced on each Cloud-enabled game, on a per-user-per-game basis. It's recommended to set the values to reasonable amounts for your game title.

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Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

This one is very sweet.

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Oh, apparently the outside ring housing for the sticks spins round as a jog control. That's pretty neat, actually.

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This has been on my wishlist for aaages. Gonna check out the demo later.

Edit: Boo. Demo doesn't launch on the Deck. On the desktop it's looking for Windows driver version numbers, which is obviously a bad plan.

Also, it seems to want to do Steam Cloud for the save, but can't.

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“We have made considerable efforts to raise the bar with our debut handheld, tailor-made with competitive features for all gamers.”

They have managed trackpads by the look of it, which is a significant upgrade over a lot of their competitors.

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It has Native Linux support and is Steam Deck Playable.

Given that the reason it's "Playable" rather than "Verified" is because they've picked the text box function that doesn't pop up the keyboard rather than the one that does, they really ought to get that fixed before release.

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