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Right now, I’m playing the early access version of Baldurs Gate 3. I’m getting ready to put it down (frustrated: BG3 has the potential to be good, but without controller support, I’m getting really frustrated with the UI. ) and switch to Yakuza Like a Dragon.

What are you playing now and what are you looking forward to playing next?

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

I have 400 steam games, a Series X, a PS5, a Switch OLED, a gaming PC, but I spend most of my time playing Brotato on my Steam Deck.

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

Playing Cyberpunk and Ace Combat.

As a toddler+newborn dad I flat out need the option of playing on TV or in bed, and instantly flipping on or off.

I honestly never dreamed of something like this when I grew up gaming on Windows 95+. Can't wait 'til I can game with my sons.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm still not sure if I want to get the Steam Deck, I play portable games on my Switch and while I miss out on having all my Steam library and stuff, I just can't seem to reasonably justify buying one

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I sold my switch when I got my SD. I couldn’t justify having a worse device, with worse ergonomics, with worse games pricing, and technically with no exclusives (thank you Yuzo). the SD is all-around a much better device than any Switch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would wait, I enjoy mine and it was worth it. But the Deck does have some issues that revisions could fix. I bought it with the hope of showing there is a market in Linux gaming, along with a portable market. Having a standard baseline will help show there is a market.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

TOTK! Runs great via some of the latest Yuzu updates.

Also Pizza tower and a bit of PGA 2K21 here and there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am currently playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on my deck, performs well enough (the major concern is the affect to the battery if playing handheld). Keyboard required for first time set-up (virtual keeb didn't work).

Others:

No Man's Sky - endless playability imo and was my go to when I purchased

Planet Zoo - I haven't actually played on deck yet, but I got my desktop setup where I only need to use the mouse, and plan to try the strategy on my deck.

Dofromantik - this is a relaxed puzzle game that is very good on deck

Podman - containerization is a game, and the deck is a Linux computer after all :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I love dofromantik. I play it when other games have me wanting to rage. It's relaxing but also has some depth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I've been playing Spiritfarer and Forza Horizon 4 on mine as of late.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Usually Indies, a lot of slay the spire recently, but I've just started Street Fighter VI.

Tempted by System Shock next cos I never played the original.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Currently playing SF6. RE Engine is a wonder.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I have been playing a lot of BotW and DRG on it. Playing BotW on it is amazing, for DRG or mainly any shooter on it there is the problem of me not being used to aim with the gyro properly yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm more curious how many are running SteamOS vs Windows to get an idea of how good proton support for titles is.

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

It's been a while since anything failed on Proton. I can't really see why anyone would jump through the hoops to run Windows on this thing.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, baby! Somebody point me in the direction of another Steam Deck subre-... Channel?

I've been playing lots of Street Fighter 6, but also Metroidvania indies. Currently playing through They Always Run and it's pretty much pixel 2d Mandalorian and it's pretty damn cool!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been playing the games from the most recent humble bundle, eternal threads was a big surprise! It's really good!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been playing L.A. Noire @45 fps with an fps unlocked and it's been fantastic.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

👋 playing God of War.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you haven’t played sleeping dogs, it’s one of the biggest underrated games and runs Amazing on the deck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Octopath travelers 2 and hifi rush.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Breath of the Wild and Guild Wars 2! Amazing Deck experiences. Forza 5, too, but it's so dang buggy...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love how simple it is to play games on the Steam Deck The user interface is straight-forward, like it is with the other gaming consoles

PRO TIP: Turn Off the FPS Counter, you get to enjoy the game you are playing MORE

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Love my Steam Deck. Lots of Brotato, some Runescape, brawlhalla, Game Boy Games on RetroArch. Hollow Knight too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Had mine since launch, been chilling playing P5R recently.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Celeste Strawberry Jam

An absolute masterpiece that runs perfectly on the Deck

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have one, mostly play Stardew and Brawhalla coop on it. Occasionally some Wreckfest or Sonic All-Stars Racing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Mostly retro games. Retroachievements is amazing, and creates an entire new dimension to retro games. I've been score chasing a bunch of Atari 2600 games as evening entertainment.

As for Steam games, Neon White is pretty good. I've also been playing Hifi Rush, but have gotten stuck on a battle that I can't seem to beat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Just got here and I have been playing D4 on the deck since early access. Love the deck!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Been playing D4 on it recently and Destiny 2. If I want a chill I will usually play Hollow Knight or run retro games. So many options on the Deck when I am messing around I usually find a something new to do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Disco Elysium. Fantastic writing and pretty hilarious at times.

It's also pretty good as a portable PC when traveling too, so that's nice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Steam Deck best tech purchase for me in a long time. Don’t judge me too much but I’ve been playing Disney Speedstorm between TotK sessions.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just wondering, has anyone tried installing windows on it? From my experience using with dual boot, windows give much more fps stability like not getting mini lag etc. on games.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Mostly modded Skyrim on my Deck (enchanted weapons build), but the majority of my time lately has been playing Tears of the Kingdom on the Switch.

I’m waiting to play BG3 until after it fully comes out. I don’t have a lot of free time as it is, and I’d rather not play through the first part of the game multiple times right now.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm currently really into playing Mount & Blade Bannerlord on the Steam Deck, but I use it for just about everything these days. Between my whole Steam library and emulators that can play all the games I grew up with, it's like having my whole gaming lifetime in a tiny portable machine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Been playing BOTW but also XCOM 2 and the roguelike deckbuilders bundle from Humble Bundle recently. Loving the steamdeck so much.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm here, but I've been playing TotK on switch as of late. I was actually playing Metroid Prime: Remastered on the deck before that.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Playing some Wildermyth right now - it works just right. Yakuza Like a Dragon works like a charm on the SD, btw. That is an amazing game. Might go after Ishin Like a Dragon right after!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not played it on my deck yet, but I heard a LOT about Hades being amazing on Deck... I bought it the other day and played it a stupid amount over the weekend on my desktop in glorious 240FPS. Apparently it runs at a locked 60 on Deck!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was looking to scratch the FromSoft itch after Elden Ring finally converted me into a lover of those games.

I bought Sekiro on my deck and got crack cocaine addicted to it. Plays GREAT. Also recently finished Celeste on there which is a game I see myself going back to again and again.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just started playing Persona 5 Royal. I've got a ton of looong RPGs installed, and nowhere close to enough free time for them.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have a deck, got the 64gb and replaced the eMMC with a 1tb SSD

I'm playing Middle Earth Shadow of War, since despite how old it is, I've yet to properly finish it. On the plus side, they removed all the microtransactions now

I'm also playing Diablo 4 on it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ive been emulating and toying around with linux a bit mostly I plan to get TOTK on there when im done playing it on the switch

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I have one, but borrowed it to my neighbor to try it out and see if he wants to purchase one. :)

I don't play on it often honestly, but I mainly use it if I'm going to bed and don't want to sleep, flying, visiting in laws, or want to play controller games. It's console lite for me.

I played Brotato on it for way too many hours.

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