It isn't BAD, it's just so... little. I get it, it's free. I am not complaining.
While I wasn't expecting anything insane I do think stuff like Wii Sports or Astro's Playroom work better as tech demos then this does. Like the track pads are barely included.
fun little steam deck game set in the portal universe. i don't have a steam deck, so i played it on pc, which was fine.
controller is required though
beat the game in about thirty minutes
controller is required though
beat the game in about thirty minutes
give me M O R E
7,0/10 - Length
8,5/10 - Enjoyment
8,0/10 - Story/Experience
8,5/10 - Originality
8,0/10 - Gameplay
Score = 8,0/10
7,0/10 - Length
8,5/10 - Enjoyment
8,0/10 - Story/Experience
8,5/10 - Originality
8,0/10 - Gameplay
Score = 8,0/10
tech demo legalzinha
Valve se vzhlédlo u Sony a Team ASOBI. A tak možnosti, funkce a ovládací schéma Steam Decku představují skrze zábavnou jednohubkovou hříčku ze světa Portalu. V tomto simulátoru (ehm, ehm) QA dělníka na montážní lince toalet si v rámci půl hodiny osaháte "co váš zbrusu nový Steam Deck umí" a spolu s jedním svébytně střeleným robotem s ambicemi zažehnete revoluci... Ve výrobě toalet. Každopádně nečekejte jakékoli herní mechaniky, není to nic více než hravé a zábavné představení tlačítek. Což v tomto případě plně stačí. Ostatně je to zdarma a s přimhouřením obou očí to jste schopni "odehrát" i bez Steam Decku.
Appreture Desk job is a very decent Tech demo in showing how the Steam Deck works and should be everybody's first game on the steam deck. It also adds some fun context and lore to the world of Portal. The writing is also pretty funny. Think of it like a fun tutorial on how the system works. I wouldn't call this a proper game which is why I'm not giving it a rating.
Funny little game from Vavle UwU bakayaro
A solid 15 FPS tech demo for my Switch Pro Controller.
Bueh, ta decentito. Una demo técnica que muestra un poco las funciones de la Steam Deck pero namas. Eso sí, con el particular sentido del humor de la saga Portal pero... No se... Tampoco es algo memorable.
funny
A comical yet brief exploration of Valve’s Steam Deck, Desk Job is a short-lived journey back into the bowels of Aperture Laboratories as you experiment with prototype hardware. It’ll be satisfying for long-time Portal fans and is a great experience on a Deck.
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Played on the Steam Deck. Valve's charming storytelling can't save this glorified tutorial feel fun or engaging. Focusing on the wrong parts of what makes the Deck cool, the whole experience needs a rethink.
Has the humorous elements of a classic Valve game but no replayability value like Portal. God intro to the Deck but nothing that stands out.
As tech demos go it's fffffine. It does a good job at showing off the Steam Deck and all its neat features but the fun portal hijinks there's no real lasting value outside of the first and only time you're gonna play it. It's only value is to show you how much potential the steam deck has for playing AAA games in high quality, and then you'll immediately start downloading emulators and roms of systems 20 years old...........and maybe Baldur's Gate 3.
nhé
Really short, not really a game. But wasn't meant to be. Just a couple of gags.
Great way to teach Steam Deck controls and shortcuts.
A cool and somewhat funny little game that help discover the possibilities of the Steam Deck
More of a toy or interactive short film than an actual game, but very good for what it is. Makes you wish Valve would make more Portal games.
Pretty fun little tech demo featuring the Steam Deck. It shows you how to do pretty much any feature from using the gyro features to taking screenshots. Please play this as your first Steam Deck game.
Funny little game from Valve, but you'll never touch it again after finishing it.
Me pareció una buena demo, realmente creí que no iba a ser larga, pero lo fue un poco. Esto tiene un humor ilarante y la premisa es bizarra pero divertida.
It's a goddamn shame that Valve has decided to make Portal and it's science heavy setting into their defacto "Test Our Software" game series now. I mean it's been 13 years since the last new game that tries to capture what Portal is as a puzzle game. Instead, we've gotten The Lab, a tech demo with all sorts of stuff to show off vr, and this, a 30 minute experience to get you to be aware of what the Steam Deck can do.
The good news is that everything here is still remarkably Portal. The writing, the comedy, the look, the lore, it's all there and it's borderline necessary if you want to go out of your way to know every inch of officially released material like an encyclopedia.
Gameplay wise it's also shockingly in depth to go over all the stuff the Steam Deck can do while still being a fun game, vs The Lab which is mostly just a bunch of fun experiences that require you to be in vr for them. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, nothing incredible, but the jump from Valve making The Lab to making Half Life Alyx did a very good job of telling them to make video games to show off tech stuff over just tech demos that do the job in a familiar setting.
The good news is that everything here is still remarkably Portal. The writing, the comedy, the look, the lore, it's all there and it's borderline necessary if you want to go out of your way to know every inch of officially released material like an encyclopedia.
Gameplay wise it's also shockingly in depth to go over all the stuff the Steam Deck can do while still being a fun game, vs The Lab which is mostly just a bunch of fun experiences that require you to be in vr for them. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, nothing incredible, but the jump from Valve making The Lab to making Half Life Alyx did a very good job of telling them to make video games to show off tech stuff over just tech demos that do the job in a familiar setting.
this plays it so safe that I'm not sure why they even bothered making it. gyro aiming is not what I'm here for, that's not exactly new or exciting anymore. the touchpads are easily the most unique aspect of the hardware and they barely get utilized. it's the one thing that's unfamiliar enough to need a tech demo as an introduction to its possible uses! did they hold back to make it easily playable on desktops?
one of the first things I did when I got this thing was play peggle nights, a game from 2008 that lacks conventional controller support. that's the sort of thing that excites me about the steam deck as a mobile console, but it's not a feature you can really convey through a tech demo game like this. it's fine enough as a short little experience and it has fun moments but it's not memorable as a game.
considering this game doesn't have much purpose as an introduction to the steam deck, its status as a portal game is really the biggest reason to check it out. it doesn't really have me convinced though? it's very blatant portal 2 fan service that doesn't have much of its own to bring to the table. sure it's short by nature, but what little is here is just really hit or miss for me.
portal 2 was at its best when it was allowing you to interact with the game as dialogue played out. it's fun to let the quips wash over you as you puzzle about. even when there's no immediate way to progress you get to move around, or at least look around, it helps you get immersed and connect with situation. there's a few moments in desk job where you just have to sit and wait for a voice line to play out and you just kind of have to sit there and endure it. you can't really do anything other than fidget with your desk. it makes it a lot easier find annoyance in the writing. maybe this is just a me problem, but the experience was like getting strapped to a chair and forced to listen to a mediocre stand-up routine performed by a tired burnout who doesn't seem totally convinced by his own jokes. less talking at you and more talking for you? saw other people say it was classic valve writing so maybe I'm out of line here. I did like some of it. the cave johnson bit was pretty good.
but yeah I don't feel cheated for playing a free game for 30 minutes or anything, but I am a bit disappointed. in comparison valve's vr lab game was a pretty good introduction to the tech and had a lot of charm, I guess it got my hopes up a bit too much
one of the first things I did when I got this thing was play peggle nights, a game from 2008 that lacks conventional controller support. that's the sort of thing that excites me about the steam deck as a mobile console, but it's not a feature you can really convey through a tech demo game like this. it's fine enough as a short little experience and it has fun moments but it's not memorable as a game.
considering this game doesn't have much purpose as an introduction to the steam deck, its status as a portal game is really the biggest reason to check it out. it doesn't really have me convinced though? it's very blatant portal 2 fan service that doesn't have much of its own to bring to the table. sure it's short by nature, but what little is here is just really hit or miss for me.
portal 2 was at its best when it was allowing you to interact with the game as dialogue played out. it's fun to let the quips wash over you as you puzzle about. even when there's no immediate way to progress you get to move around, or at least look around, it helps you get immersed and connect with situation. there's a few moments in desk job where you just have to sit and wait for a voice line to play out and you just kind of have to sit there and endure it. you can't really do anything other than fidget with your desk. it makes it a lot easier find annoyance in the writing. maybe this is just a me problem, but the experience was like getting strapped to a chair and forced to listen to a mediocre stand-up routine performed by a tired burnout who doesn't seem totally convinced by his own jokes. less talking at you and more talking for you? saw other people say it was classic valve writing so maybe I'm out of line here. I did like some of it. the cave johnson bit was pretty good.
but yeah I don't feel cheated for playing a free game for 30 minutes or anything, but I am a bit disappointed. in comparison valve's vr lab game was a pretty good introduction to the tech and had a lot of charm, I guess it got my hopes up a bit too much
Cute. I feel like this should've come preinstalled on the Steam Deck to show off the features.
amazing tech demo. nothing too important, though.
This review contains spoilers
- Fun game, interesting revelation about Caveman Johnson (he has turned into a massive mechanical AI)
- Mostly fun to get that Valve humour & test out the Steam Deck
- Not trying to be the best game ever, just an impressive tech demo showing off features like the bumpers, touchpads etc.
- Mostly fun to get that Valve humour & test out the Steam Deck
- Not trying to be the best game ever, just an impressive tech demo showing off features like the bumpers, touchpads etc.
Decided to break in the Steam Deck I got for Christmas with this since it's The Steam Deck Game For Steam Deck.
The first Portal game in a decade being a tech demo is bittersweet but also oddly fitting, and you know what it's still pretty great. Valve's still got it despite it all.
The first Portal game in a decade being a tech demo is bittersweet but also oddly fitting, and you know what it's still pretty great. Valve's still got it despite it all.
This is less of a game and more of a Steam Deck Demo but valves still got it. Maybe one day we'll get another full Portal game but until then this brilliant demo will be good enough.