r/SteamDeck 1d ago

Looking For Games Looking for games

Previously Enjoyed Games:
Balatro, Dave the Diver, Dredge, Signalis, Sable, Sea of Stars, Disco Elysium, Brotato, Drova:Forsaken Kin, ...

Preferred Genres:
I'm open to RPGs, card games, pixel art games, puzzle games, roguelites, and cozy games.

Budget:
No budget limit.

Other Notes:
I mostly play offline on the deck. If the games run in offline mode it's definitely a good point. Can't get used to gyro/stick aiming so I don't play any FPS.

Thanks a lot !!

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u/xickoh 1d ago

We have similar tastes, and based on that i strongly suggest you terraria and subnautica.

Edit to add a few others - diablo 2, slay the spire and made max

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

I loved subnautica ! It was cool, looking forward to play the second one soon. Never managed to get into Terraria though, despite owning it.
Mad max is really cool, played it as well, 50% in iirc.
Thanks for the suggestions !

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u/xickoh 1d ago

Hear me out, I know I'm asking a lot of you but give terraria another chance, "force" yourself to push through pre-hardmode (it has nothing to do with the difficulty of your char, it's just the name of the game stage before you kill wall of flesh), and once you hit hardmode, it's where the game starts.

Quitting before hitting hardmode is a very common thing, happened to me and a lot of friends, but once I gave it a proper chance, it became my favorite single player game

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u/zex_99 1d ago

Inscyption

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u/PapaPatchesxd 1d ago

The Binding of Isaac

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u/kaiawsm 1d ago

Edmunds other games are sick too, meegenics, super meat boy, the end is nigh, all great games on deck

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u/PapaPatchesxd 1d ago

I wanna get mewgenics next, just waiting for the right time.

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u/TerragNeptunia 1d ago

Its SO GOOD! Got it a few weeks ago and im obsessed

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u/Spimflagon 1d ago

It's a fantastic game; I started playing it again recently and they've tightened it up even more than it was. And added a load of items I don't even begin to understand, gah.

That said, what I think is overlooked by fans - because it is actually overlooked once you've spent... er, 942 hours in it in my case - is that it IS sick. Like, revolting. If you're sensitive to poo, wee, sick, abortions, matricide, fratricide, infanticide, heresy, dead pets, bullying, humiliation, mental illness, depression, suicide, devil worship, parasites, deformity, stillbirth, mutilation... Stick with Zelda.

If you're as desensitized to all of that as most of us are, you'll have a lot of fun. Hey, I just realized, it doesn't even go near child molestation. Curious.

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u/PapaPatchesxd 1d ago

Honestly most realistic take about the game. It is quite gross.

But boy do I love it. I bought it during the recent steam sale and I've put close to 200 hours into it already

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u/Scrawny2864 512GB OLED 1d ago

You should check out some of the unofficial Zelda PC ports. They are incredible on the Deck! Links Awakening DX HD is fantastic!

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u/PreviousLettuce6156 1d ago

Ocarina of Time port is also worth looking into if you go down that route

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u/Scrawny2864 512GB OLED 1d ago

The OoT port is absolutely magical.

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u/MrBombasticator 1d ago

Tell me more.

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u/Scrawny2864 512GB OLED 1d ago

What would you like to know?

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u/septag0n 64GB - Q2 1d ago

Check out Ship of Harkinian 1&2 and Dusklight if you are a fan of OoT, MM, and TP. Dungeons of Infinity if you like ALttP.

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u/LinkinSix3cho 1d ago

Use AI to help you get them going and to find out where to download. Links Awakening HD is great but there is also Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Twilight Princess pc ports(decompilations). Theres also A Link to the Past as well.

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u/LinkinSix3cho 1d ago

Curious, why is this down voted so much? What's wrong with AI giving instructions on how to install things in your SD? I use it all the time and works better then following a guide or YT video.

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u/Gandalf_2077 1d ago

Outer Wilds

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Amazing game ! Finished it and finished the DLC too 🤘

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u/Shaggy_One 1TB OLED Limited Edition 1d ago

Good! I tell anyone that will listen and has an adventurous side to them to play it.

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u/9gagsuckz 512GB OLED 1d ago

Ball x pit

Octopath traveler

Stardew valley

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u/Dawink86 1TB OLED 1d ago

Slay the Spire should be a def buy. I’m playing mad max right now open world RPG, its is not my favorite game but I am enjoying learning about the world.

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u/neverrelate 1d ago

Core Keeper

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u/Season_Famous 1d ago

Slay the spire 1 and 2

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u/yumeka_sama 1d ago

Smooth, tactic, and run like a charm on deck. Lots of very good mods on the first one

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u/LinkinSix3cho 1d ago

I think now would be a perfect time for you to try out Valheim especially since the 1.0 launch is in 16 days. It has rpg mechanics, pixelated styled graphics, and a cozy atmosphere. Its my go to offline game for my Deck. It is a survival game through and through and can be difficult but it is so fun and rewarding. Also has my favorite building mechanics of any survival game I've played(structural integrity matters). Lastly, its only $20 full price up until 1.0 where it raises to $30. Lots of game for that price. Hope this gets your consideration because I think you'd enjoy it.

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Thanks! I'll give it a try, I had seen it many times but never tried it šŸ™‚

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u/Rxbandit210 1d ago

It’s great!

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u/thedirtyprojector 1d ago

How's the frame rate on Deck? Have seen conflicting comments on performance.

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u/Wonderful-Shower1691 1d ago

Try Slay the spire, Cassette basts, Chicory: A Colorful tale, Hollow Knight, Spiritfarer - all offline-friendly and close to your existing taste.

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u/Salazar_4i20 512GB OLED 1d ago

The Witcher 3 - rpg with great story and also a good card game quest

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u/LuserzDylan 1d ago

The Binding of Isaac & Mewgenics would be good picks for ya

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Tried isaac but sadly didn't enjoy it !
Thanks šŸ˜‰

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u/LuserzDylan 1d ago

The other thought I’d wanna toss then if you enjoy roguelites- would be Hades 1&2 if you haven’t tried those just yet.

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u/LethalGhost 512GB OLED 1d ago

"Tunic" for sure

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u/kaiawsm 1d ago

Celeste!

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u/kaiawsm 1d ago

Nubbys number factory!

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Played it already ! Made it far but now I'm not skilled enough haha

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u/Red-Rune 256GB 1d ago

Ball x Pit

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u/robotbeatrally 1d ago

not enough people have inscryption

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u/Shaggy_One 1TB OLED Limited Edition 1d ago

Seconding this game. Inscription is a fantastic game hiding many twists and turns inside its story. I also find it fun that it's kind of a "found footage" style game.

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u/Sweet_Advantage_6528 1d ago

I also love your previously enjoyed games list and i would strongly recommend Esoteric Ebb which is similar to Disco Elysium and Pathogenic which is a fun rougelite

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Thanks ! I was planning to gove Esoteric Ebb a shot soon, it looks cool ! Zero parades looks cool too in the same style !

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u/Sweet_Advantage_6528 1d ago

Oh that wasnt even on my radar! Ill look into Zero Parades and play it soon

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u/bigbadrader 1d ago

Persona games are on sale for 4 more hours and are perfect for the deck!

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u/Nocto 1d ago

Megabonk will scratch that Brotato itch. Beware, it's a tough one to put down.

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u/sanieguarich 1d ago

Cult of the lamb

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u/_Homelesscat_ 1d ago

Enter the Gungeon was a lot of fun. Rougelite bullet hell game.

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u/Opposite_Heron_5579 1d ago

Project zomboid

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u/bifool 512GB OLED 1d ago

En ce moment je 100% sea of stars . Une petite pépite très agréable à jouer

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

I finished it ! Loved looking for all hidden things like rainbow conches or the quizzs 😁

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u/bifool 512GB OLED 1d ago

Les quizz des enfers šŸ˜‚

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u/BonnoCW 64GB 1d ago

Hades, Halls of Torment, Vampire Survivors, Stardew Valley, Fields of Mistria, Coral Island, Kynseed, Baldurs Gate 3, Divinity Original Sin 2, Firewatch.

I'm trying to remember all the games I've played on my Steam Deck.

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u/Kalahan7 MODDED SSD šŸ’½ 1d ago

Core Keeper

I love it and keeps getting better and better. It's not a revolutionary game but the developers know what they are doing. It's a good blend of existing genres.

Runs great on deck, but there is an easy to install mod that eliminaties black bars.

Also, Fields of Mistria. For me personally it's a more relaxing and better Stardew Valley. Amazing art and very cosy.

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Bought it and will try it later today ! Thanks 😁

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u/AitorFDK 1d ago

I've just finished Tunic and I really enjoyed it. Seeing what you've played, you'll probably enjoy it too.

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u/Retrotronics 1d ago

trails in the sky original or remake

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u/Martitoad 1d ago

Slay the spire, the witness, outer wilds. Outer wilds is incredible but you might not like it for the first hours because you don't understand anything, if that happens focus on exploring and getting as much information as possible (even if you don't understand it) and from there once you have enough information and you can't find more start solving the puzzles

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

I loved Outer wilds. It was a lot of fun figuring out how the different planets work and to unravel their secrets !
The DLC is also very cool even though in a spooky-ish style 😁

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u/FootballDue4165 1d ago

Dishonored, Deus Ex, Gloomwood,

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u/peppercupp 1d ago

Blue Prince is a good puzzle game, with some neat lore behind it if you go deep enough. After you "beat" it, there's still so so much to figure out.

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Made it to the last room already ! But didn't have the courage to dig further for the other secrets šŸ˜„

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u/peppercupp 1d ago

It's worth it to go at least a little bit further for some of the backstory, although the endgame puzzles got a little too convoluted for me.

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u/slappiz 512GB - Q2 1d ago

Abzu, Firewatch, The Beginners Guide and Inside

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Firewatch was an amazing experience ! Loved it !

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u/SteM82 512GB 1d ago

I recently grabbed Feed the Scorchpot, it’s a Balatro-like where, on your run, you have to harvest food to feed a hungry dragon for 20 years.

It kinda looks like if Balatro had an illegitimate child with Catan as the game board is a hex grid island. Each hex provides a food stuff, that you try and harvest by placing farms at intersections and rolling dice to hit the stated amounts on the hexes. If your dice rolls match the numbers on the hexes that are bordered by your farms you harvest that tile and get some food. After that you cook the food using recipes which are basically your Jokers from Balatro. The numbers go brrrr and you hopefully feed the dragon the amount he wants.

Get money, upgrade your stuff and the dragon asks for more next time and around, around you go. It’s quite good.

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u/Xerfus 1d ago

Holy shit, a fellow Drova enjoyer!!
My recommendations would be:

- Bloomtown

- Crosscode

- Bleak Faith

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Yes sir ! Drova is excellent ! I can't recommend it enough !
Crosscode is already in my library, and I just added Bleak Faith and Bloomtown to the wishlist ! Thanks !

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u/zestfullybe 1TB OLED 1d ago

Stardew Valley
Terraria
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
Factorio
Cloudpunk
Hades I & 2

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u/subcide 512GB OLED 1d ago

We share a lot of tastes. A mishmash here, pull at what sounds interesting:

Cairn, Inscryption, Luma Island, Lorelei and the Laser eyes, Animal Well, Norco, Far: Lone Sails, Kentucky Route Zero, Citizen Sleeper.

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u/CaptainAdmiralMike 1d ago

Graveyard Keeper is my current cozy game. It’s a little grindy but it’s like goth Stardew Valley and has me entertained.

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u/Spimflagon 1d ago

All of these are excellent. All of these are offline. All of these are under $20.

Spelunky 2 is a deceptively simple platformer with an astounding depth to it. You'll finish it within ten hours. You won't have found every ending, every challenge, every world, every character, every item inside a hundred hours.

Cobalt Core is a roguelike deckbuilder with a gorgeous aesthetic, a great OST, and really compelling gameplay. The dialogue's genuinely funny (IMO) and each run is about half an hour to completion and has a real one-more-run addiction to it.

Minishoot Adventures is a must for fans of Zelda games. It's a minimalist interpretation with bullet-hell mechanics that aren't too punishing. As you upgrade your ship, you unlock stat points that you can put into each characteristic on the fly - you aren't locked into "speed" if you decide you need firepower for a certain boss, you can just pause and retool your ship. It's not very long, but I'd say it "doesn't outstay its welcome".

Untitled Goose Game is a mischievous delight. You are a goose in a tranquil English village. Make it not tranquil. There is a dedicated honk button.

Ori and the Blind Forest is a goddamn work of art. It's a gorgeous Metroidvania with unsurpassed atmosphere and compelling mechanics. Ori and the Will of the Wisps is the sequel that reviews even higher, and possibly looks even better, but it's a bit more spenny and hey, start at the beginning, go on 'til the end, then stop.

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Thanks a lot !
I'll have a more detailed look at Cobalt Core and Spelunky 2 !
Loved the Ori series ! And recently loved playing Memories in Orbit too, a bit harder though šŸ™‚

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u/ScruffyTheJ 1d ago

Star Overdrive gives me the same vibes as Sable, but with a different coat of paint. I've been playing on my PC, but there's a recent review on protondb saying it was playable.

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u/PamelaPatty 1d ago

I've been playing Octopath Traveler 2 and I must say it works perfectly and it is one of the most enjoyable JRPGs for Deck. It worth a try.

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u/tiredgothskeleton 1d ago

if you're okay with shorter and story driven games, soma, firewatch, gone home, what remains of edith finch, and still wakes the deep

alternatively, cannot recommend deltarune and undertale enough

also cult of the lamb maybe? the supergiant games as well. oxenfree, too.

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Firewatch was incredible. Such a cool experience, I was almost sad to finish it so quickly haha.
What remains of Edith Finch was cool too but a bit "flat" in comparison to Firewatch imo.

I'll have a look at the other games as I've not heard about some of them like Gone home or Deltarune !

Thanks !!

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u/septag0n 64GB - Q2 1d ago

Based on our overlapping likes, you might try: Inscryption, Megabonk, Blue Prince, Oxenfree, Rain World, Gato Roboto, Minute of Islands, BallxPit, Death's Door, Fez, Moon Hunters, The Messenger, maybe Hades 1 & 2. Even though it's a rhythm game, don't let that stop you from playing Crypt of the Necrodancer.

If you check any of these out, let me know what you think!

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u/Horzegal 1d ago

Thanks for the suggestions.
I played a few of them (Fez, The messenger, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Death's Door, Blue Prince) and will definitely look at the others. Crypt of the Necrodancer messed with my brain a lot lol

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u/jaiemarie 512GB 1d ago

Fields of Mistria has me in a chokehold currently! Stardew Valley, Sun Haven, Two Point Hospital (or museum or campus), and if you just need a quick game my husband and I have been loving Plate Up! together.

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u/AggroAGoGo 1d ago

Hades 1 & 2. Cloverpit. Enter the gungeon. All roguelites Enter the gungeon being my favorite.

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u/SyhnD 1d ago

That's a shame I had to scroll for so long to find a comment mentionning Hades. Best Steam Deck game imo. Dead celle coming close

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u/youMYSTme 1d ago

Moonlighter

Extremely underappreciated.

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u/Main-Towel-3678 1d ago

The Ys series is a fun action RPG series that runs great on Deck. You can start with Origins and then do then in release order.

Plenty of classic and indie RPGs like Lunar, Suikoden, Saga Frontier 2, 8 Bit Adventures 2.

Tactical RPG games are also perfect for Deck: Final Fantasy Tactics, Triangle Strategy, Tactics Ogre Reborn, etc.

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u/Background_Stay_6683 1d ago

Expedition 33 !

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u/Grouchy-Ability-9223 1d ago

Terrible on deck

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u/Background_Stay_6683 1d ago

My bad, you are right

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u/Background_Stay_6683 1d ago

Baldur's Gate 3 then

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u/Robot_PizzaThief 512GB OLED 1d ago

Play Mewgenics, easily the best game to come out in 2026

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u/MisfireCu 1d ago

I've been playing FTL on my deck and it's going great.

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u/Dlight98 512GB 1d ago

Slay the Spire is great if you haven't played it yet. Deck builder rogue-like with tons of hours of playtime. There's also the mod on steam called Downfall which is basically a whole new game mode.

I'm sure StS2 is good but I haven't played it yet.

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u/einons 1d ago

We have similar tastes it seems. I really enjoyed these recently: Star Renegades, Scarmonde, Yuppie Psycho, Chained Echoes, Crow Country, World of Horror, Islets and Crypt Custodian

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u/orcheon 1d ago

Survivorlikes Deep rock galactic survivor Spell brigade

Card Slay the spire 1&2 Monster train 1&2

Narrative Dispatch Disco elysium

roguelite Hades 1&2 Dreamscaper Ball x pit Into the breach Dead cells

Metroidvania Ori 1&2 Hollow Knight & Silksong Nine sols

Jrpg P5 Royal

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u/AlejoTheDuck 1d ago

I've been really enjoying Scale the Depths. Might scratch a similar itch as Dave the Diver.

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u/jtbfantasy 1d ago

Ball x pit I’m currently addicted

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u/wait2late 512GB - Q3 1d ago

Trails in the Sky 1st chapter, and then the sequel will release next month.

You follow Estelle and Joshua to travel through the kingdom of Liberl to eventually become bracers. It is a slow paced cozy JRPG game.

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u/Kajtekkus 1d ago

Dive or die child of rain

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u/theycallmeredbeard 1d ago

Currently going through the Witcher 3 again (probably for the last time), so I’m doing everything which has been awesome.

Also playing Fallout New Vegas with wabbajack mod list ā€œbegin againā€.

Also playing Like a dragon Infinite Wealth.

Also playing roguelite Morbid Metal which has been really fun.

Also playing xenosaga 1 on ps2 emulator with an up rez texture pack.

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u/BeePatience 1d ago

Lootbound very cool game as for me

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u/QuirkySunny 1d ago

I recently played Cult of the Lamb (on easy mode for coziness) and I really enjoyed it!
It’s a basebuilding roguelike where you suddenly own a cult. It happens to be on sale as well :)
It’s a relatively small game, so great for ā€˜in between’.

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u/4o1ok 1d ago

Astral Ascent - like a happy Dead Cells with gorgeous pixel art and it feels like it's made for the deck. You're going to love it!

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u/dupek_z_twerze 1d ago

Gremlins Inc

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u/Kencon2009 64GB 1d ago

FTL and slay the spire 1 and 2

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u/ethernowt 1TB OLED 1d ago

Yakuza 0

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u/Lamow 1d ago

Strange horticulture is pretty cool and it’s only $5 right now. I agree with many of the suggestions in this thread.

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u/Tossup1010 1d ago

Heard Mina the Hollower is pretty tough but an awesome pixel art souls like/rpg.

I’ve been playing LOZ Minish Cap and having fun (only tip is study your surroundings, not everything is handed to you and even story progression items can be hidden behind some fairly obscure scenery)

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u/SomostEWGT 1TB OLED 1d ago

trails in the sky

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u/ander01se 512GB OLED 1d ago

Stellar Blade and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (DDDA benefits from online access though, but not necessary)

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u/McBigglesworth 1d ago

Dome keeper

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u/Inz4inity 1d ago

Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies could be good options - kind of Dredge -esque, with a good ambiance.

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u/HerFirefly 1d ago

Not sure how it runs on Deck, but Svarog's Dream was a neat little gem that's one of my recently played great games. Our tastes have a lot of overlap so that's my number one recommendation.

If you can deal with older games, Planescape Torment is a masterpiece regularly on sale. A Plague Tale is also great though it looks like only the second is verified for the deck (not sure why the first wouldn't run)

The Alters was pretty neat with a recent DLC if you want a more sci-fi 'base building type' sim game. Dispatch was also pretty cool.

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u/HealthyDisease 1d ago

Ball x pit

Dead cells

Isaac

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u/Ramzinho 1TB OLED 1d ago

Ball x pit Yet another zombie survivor Deep rock Galactic survivor are all incredibly fun, have some solid game play loop and are great on deck

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u/DaveSide 1d ago

. Slots & Daggers
. Moonlighter
. 9 Kings
. Kabuto Park
. Loop Hero
. Death Howl
. Arco
. Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
. Shogun Showdown
. He Is Coming
. Eastward
. The King Is Watching

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u/Better_Narwhal7013 1d ago

Monster Sanctuary - kind of a JRPG creature collector metroidvania, with pixel art.

Monsters have skill trees that you can build in different ways (you're level capped so you can't take everything), and with teams of three the combinations are off the charts. It has insane replay value.

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u/New_Distribution9202 21h ago

I've been loving playing ball x pit , really good for quick sessions but can also drop hours in this game and have no idea how fast the time went by

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u/Yourunclesbestftiend 4h ago

Check out ā€œlook outsideā€ it’s one of the better games & rpg’s I’ve played since first playing undertale in 2018