Is anyone else having issues with source engine games on steam deck lcd?

Unless with HL2 I have shader detail set to 'low' it will just crash

L4D2 crashes if effects aren't set to 'low'

And Portal crashes if shadow detail isn't set to 'low'

Anything higher then low on these specific settings seems to make them crash, also l4d2 still crashed when set to proton (tried various versions)

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Finally finished work for the week

Merry Christmas indeed, fellow tux lovers

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Split-Fiction for me I think

It really reminds me of what gaming use to be, before live service "forever" games kicked in, and I was expecting it to be a stutter fest but they really know how to make the most out of UE5

Really hope Hazelight Studios get to continue making these sort of games, hopefully EA doesn't get rid of this team of talented developers but who knows these days lol

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Quoting: shadow1w2I'd be down for a Deck Lite or Deck Pocket if they need to fill the entry level gap.
Guess theres still any pc fpr entry level and who knows if third parties will try a cheaper mini steam os device eventually.

This is something that would be really neat to see

With them now working on arm for the steam frame, perhaps they could take what they learn from that and apply it to a steam "pocket" or deck lite

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Glad I picked it up at 20% off, at £350 it's abit of a harder sell when the oled model is available for an extra £120

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Quoting: Doktor-MandrakeI might pick up Lego Skywalker saga over the sale to continue with that splitscreen/couch co-op fun

In case you missed it, lego voyagers recently released (split fiction like).

Picked that one up on release :)

And yeah agree it's very like split fiction with it's focus on working together!

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Split-Fiction has been my favourite game to come out of 2025, just finished it today with my partner

Runs great, and is even better then it takes-two, it's really refreshing to play a game like this in 2025, so many unquie and fun set pieces, twists and turns. I really wish more games like this were made today!

I might pick up Lego Skywalker saga over the sale to continue with that splitscreen/couch co-op fun

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GOG definitely has its benefits, when DMC HD collection hit gog I bought it straight away, I didn't like how capcom retroactively fitted drm into some of their old games on steam

I used them as my main store front for around 2 years but find myself coming back to steam, some games end up not getting updates on GOG

Also overall steam is better when it comes to linux, including better support for native linux games

I'll still always love GOG just for offline installers, and I think double dipping when games are dirt cheap is worth it

I can buy Thief from gog right now for £1.58 and even though I already have it on steam, it's nice to have that offline installer and backed up for a "just in case" scenario, especially when it comes to games you might particularly cherish

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Not played it in years but remember having a really fun time playing online mp with a steam friend

Might have to pick it up again when I get my lcd deck for Christmas, I thought it might be bad for the deck due to small text but steam page says it's verified which includes legible text:)

I remember trying this game with a controller very briefly though and it was horrible compared to kb/m, trackpads might make it better on deck but its very kb/m orientated with all the little menus and item management ect

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I have no nostalgia for deus ex because I've never played it but even in the trailer I was thinking the remastered graphics looked bad

The only aspyr game I've played is the TR1-3, games I have very fond nostalgia for

And while it was passable, it still looked odd to me especially the dynamic shadows around lara croft would move very rapid/unnaturally

These things need fine attention to detail, and nightdive have set a high bar in that regard

That's not to say nightdive are perfect, I certainly noticed ai path-finding issues from time to time on doom 1+2 but they certainly put alot more TLC into their remasters then aspyr

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