Great on the Steamdeck

Work in Progress - games my family, friends, and I have played and enjoyed on the Steamdeck. Some of them to completion, but others just far enough in to know they work (and we will come back to them).
Lots of games are Steam verified, but I don't find all of them work well for me on the small screen and controls - so I don't assume that just being verified is enough.
The deck has been great for enabling more gaming, without being locked away in my home office, plus it has given new life to my backlog as many games 5-10 years still old look great on the deck and play really well.
I have added Elden Ring as it plays really well on the deck, but encourage everyone to experience it on a big screen first - much of the verticality and superb visuals are lost on the deck. Same for God of War (2018)
Some of the games in the list are not fully verified, but still, play well and only need the popup keyboard for a little bit of keyboard entry. I am not a fan of FPShooters on the Steamdeck with the controls and the lower frame rates, hence why there are no mainstream shooters on the list - but that is just my preference with the deck.
Games that I did not enjoy on the (but are still great games):
Shadow of Mordor - a lot of the text is pixelated and is unreadable
Limbo - will not load

Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
Portal 2
Portal 2
Death's Door
Death's Door
Dishonored 2
Dishonored 2
Firewatch
Firewatch
God of War
God of War
Hades
Hades
Inside
Inside
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
Vampire Survivors
Vampire Survivors
XCOM 2
XCOM 2
BioShock Remastered
BioShock Remastered
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Ryse: Son of Rome
Ryse: Son of Rome
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Metro 2033 Redux
Metro 2033 Redux
Sniper Elite 4
Sniper Elite 4
Dorfromantik
Dorfromantik

Unrated

BioShock 2 Remastered
BioShock 2 Remastered

Unrated

BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition
BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition

Unrated

Citizen Sleeper
Citizen Sleeper

Unrated

Cloud Gardens
Cloud Gardens

Unrated

Cult of the Lamb
Cult of the Lamb

Unrated

Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human

Unrated

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

Unrated

Divinity: Original Sin II
Divinity: Original Sin II

Unrated

Gris
Gris

Unrated

Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain

Unrated

Into the Breach
Into the Breach

Unrated

Little Nightmares II
Little Nightmares II

Unrated

Loop Hero
Loop Hero

Unrated

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Unrated

Metro: Last Light Redux
Metro: Last Light Redux

Unrated

Mortal Shell
Mortal Shell

Unrated

Overboard!
Overboard!

Unrated

Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire

Unrated

The Case of the Golden Idol
The Case of the Golden Idol

Unrated

The Gardens Between
The Gardens Between

Unrated

The House in Fata Morgana
The House in Fata Morgana

Unrated

The Stillness of the Wind
The Stillness of the Wind

Unrated

The Surge 2
The Surge 2

Unrated

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine

Unrated

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone

Unrated

Transistor
Transistor

Unrated

Vampyr
Vampyr

Unrated

Victor Vran
Victor Vran

Unrated

Wasteland 3
Wasteland 3

Unrated

What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch

Unrated

Wildermyth
Wildermyth

Unrated

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Unrated

Abzu
Abzu

Unrated

Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City

Unrated

Dicey Dungeons
Dicey Dungeons

Unrated

Dredge
Dredge

Unrated

ElecHead
ElecHead

Unrated

Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero

Unrated

Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares

Unrated

Marvel's Midnight Suns
Marvel's Midnight Suns

Unrated

Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Unrated

Pentiment
Pentiment

Unrated

Prodeus
Prodeus

Unrated

Röki
Röki

Unrated

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts

Unrated

The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence

1 Comment


1 year ago

sonic adventure dx, despite claiming that it is incompatible, is fully functional on steam deck and actually is a really good game to make into a handheld game. I've been enjoying it a lot on the steamdeck!


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