Heroic was my main launcher for running MTG Arena on the deck, but now that it finally launched on steam, I haven't touched it anymore... maybe after I clear my steam backlog... :whistle:

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Nice video Liam, I have to try it then. Combat does indeed look sloppy, and all those attempts to climb a box to destroy a camera... Is the VR mode combat more satisfying?

That is a bit worrying since they also intend to remaster System Shock 2.

But at least the sound design seems great, love those slow bulk doors opening and closing.

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Lately I've been playing HOMM3 HD Edition [External Link]. Yes the GOG version is better, but I never played the original campaign and it was cheap on the Steam summer sale, so it's just click n play now.

Then I even finished Paradise Killer [External Link]. It took too much for me to play this game, it's one of those gems I would have never bought because of the screenshots: I mistook it for just a visual novel :cry:. What a ride! Sound design, bizarre setting, mix of genres, not-so-lazy-as-it-first-seemed-lofi-retro-art. Even the platforming felt good (you would not be punished by falling for example). Can't recommend it enough. It has an unique experience as the cult classic Pathologic [External Link] and yet is so different still.

Other random played games: for thrill Redout [External Link], for chill Grand Mountain Adventure [External Link] and Hokko Life [External Link].

Finally I'm also play-testing a bit of the last alpha test build of KeeperRL [External Link] which is adding full deck support.

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Quoting: CatKillerIt's a lot better than gaming on a laptop. Like, a hell of a lot better.

This!

Quoting: denyasisI'm not 100% convinced I want one though. I get the fun and confidence of it replacing a laptop for less demanding games, but what is your all's thoughts on the more "cinematic" route of games? I'm thinking some FPS's or stuff like The Witcher or Cp2077. Does it have the same feel as playing it on a nice monitor and nice sound?

Also even if you have a gaming desktop but its old, you might find the deck playing games (in 1280px) that your main rig would struggle at the standard resolution. The 1280x800 in the little deck screen actually DOES look good (biggest exception maybe color intensive games like GRIS). For example Cp2077 I played on Stadia before (RIP), now on my PC away from the TV (and router) I can only play with Nvidea Geforce with the occasional streaming glitches and (SURPRISE) on the deck.

Bottom line, I was many times almost jumping to get a switch to play (and buy again) some indies. Then I actually switched ideas (pun intended) and got a ryzen mini pc with steamOS (Chimera) on the TV to leverage the humble bundle gaming backlog. When Steam Deck appeared I instantly got it once I heard about it since it was best of both worlds, and to my surprise I can play AAA games on it, and they look good!! It blew away all expectations.

ADDED: More on topic, and unless you have like 3 screens, I would argue that some games are more immersive with it than on desktop. Ex: first person racing Redout or flying space sims like Everspace (even with a tiny UI).

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For what is worth, it's not the first time Renpy is used to write a bible book on. For example, here is "A Visual Gospel of Matthew" [External Link] made in Indonesia. But it never reached steam (it was even before Steam Greenlight I think). Though it seems much more "gamey".

EDIT: added missing URL

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Quoting: slaapliedjeCurious what people have more luck with, Lutris or Heroic Game Launcher? I seem to have far more luck getting things 'to just work' with Lutris.

Almost the same. While I have GOG and Epic libraries working on linux, with the exception of the F2P "Magic The Gathering Arena" and "Warframe" I see that I'm hardly playing any other game there.

Specially with the Steam Deck. On the deck my epic controls are mouse & keyboard to go straight to MTG. II also tried itch.io via Epic, but I have resizing issues that could never solve... but first.. there is a Steam backlog to clear! (famous last words).

Even old games, I prefer to launch them via Steam + Luxtorpeda (ex: OpenXCOM)

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It's kind of an old one but the western stick-man game West of Loathing [External Link] looks and plays great on the deck.

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What are your current favourite games on Steam Deck?

- I was impressed how playable Stellaris actually is (at least first game stages). Saw Corben streaming it and had to scratch it out from my backlog. I also tried a 720p UI mod in the Steam Workshop but crashes my game every time :(

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Quoting: iiari

Quoting: nullzeroOn the Deck: Master Spy, into the beach and Everspace.

I bet Everspace has to be great on the Deck...

And regarding the top 10 list, still very impressed NMS is still there. What a comeback story.

Also very late reply... sorry.

Indeed Everspace works very good, even with a small UI. The roguelike nature of it + controls makes its particularly suited for the deck. Before I played on the Razer Kishi + phone + cloud but there was too small and without gyro made it harder to play.

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Finished The Shapeshifting Detective. And I'm (finally) playing Valheim.

On the Deck: Master Spy, into the beach and Everspace.

Oh and most of all... cyberpunk... On stadia...Could not resist the hype to go back to it. But now I have to finish before end of the year as my character will be permanently flatlined .

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