Steam Deck

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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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Discussion of emulators are allowed, but no discussion on how to illegally acquire ROMs.
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Thanks to the Deck I have discovered the joys of gaming (self.steamdeck)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by howler to c/[email protected]

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My laptop is old enough to vote, and therefore anything beyond Stardew Valley made it collapse, but it works great for my daily tasks. However, after trying a Switch recently (I consider the Lite to be the perfect handheld, size wise), I got an itch that could only be scratched with more games.

I found a second hand Deck for a reasonable price and I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS MISSING SO MANY THINGS.

Particularly I've been amazed by No Man's Sky, because I can see other players!!!! And visit them!!!!!! I can't do that on Switch!

I'm also enjoying Witcher 3 and Rimworld!

Discovering that the SD can be used as a computer too, with all the bells and whistles has been very fun.

My one and greatest complaint is its size... I get that it's necessary to add such a big amount of buttons, but my fingers are getting a full workout trying to remain in position.

Still, amazing, amazing machine!!

(Y'all can feel my enthusiasm levels by counting the amount of "!" In this text)

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm closer to 50 than I want to be and getting a deck almost a year ago has been so much fun. I have a pretty capable desktop and game on Linux sometimes but now I'm actually getting into games in a real way on the deck because it's so easy to pick up and put down at any time. Also finding a renewed love for platformers and other game types that I haven't touched in decades.

I think part of what hits so good is Steam as a company seems to really give a shit about players and it shows. Been using a Steam controller I got off Craigslist for almost 10 years and it still works perfectly. I've never even considered buying a console because it all seems so exhausting and profit driven and locked down in dumb ways. Having this little portable Linux machine opens a whole new thing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The platformer aspect is real, the deck reminds me of my years as a kid playing flash games on the laptop. Something about gaming on desktop PCs makes that feel different, but the Steam Deck is really close to it again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I started with Oddworld N&T and then Darq and Limbo and Inside. I love the art style and I'm still learning how to look for more similar games!