Steam Deck Game Recommendations

[joropug]

I just ordered the 256gb SSD version of the steam deck on a whim, following a glowing endorsement from my brother.

I have done zero research but it sounds like it's up my street, going to be making a lot of use of the emulation capability.

Any recommended games / applications etc worth looking at? My steam library is mostly classics such as RTC, AOE, Portal, Grim Fandango (can't wait to play this again properly) etc. I prefer nostalgia games for casual play but games I've played that stand out recently are Fallout, Gran Turismo, Skyrim, Zelda, Mario, Luigi, subnautica, Mass Effect, Last of us, ratchet and clank. Bit of a mix.

[Steven_RW]

joropug said:

I just ordered the 256gb SSD version of the steam deck on a whim, following a glowing endorsement from my brother.

I have done zero research but it sounds like it's up my street, going to be making a lot of use of the emulation capability.

Any recommended games / applications etc worth looking at? My steam library is mostly classics such as RTC, AOE, Portal, Grim Fandango (can't wait to play this again properly) etc. I prefer nostalgia games for casual play but games I've played that stand out recently are Fallout, Gran Turismo, Skyrim, Zelda, Mario, Luigi, subnautica, Mass Effect, Last of us, ratchet and clank. Bit of a mix.

I played dark souls 3 through on my steam deck. It was great. You could pick it up and it would instantly be exactly where you left it. No booting up, no loading screens.That made the whole experience much easier to fit into a busy life.

Vampire Survivor is another must experience. Plays great on the steamdeck.

[Seventyseven7]

My steam deck is joint 1st place with a HD-DVD player as my worse purchases ever.

[devnull]

If you like retro games, emudeck is worth looking at.

[joropug]

Well I’m returning mine - very disappointed in it. Every game I wanted to play plays woefully or the controls are a nightmare. Have tried all the controller Configs.

Has the makings of a great device but don’t think it’s for me.