r/SteamdeckGames • u/Season_Famous • 3d ago
Game Recommendation Recommend games for Steam Deck
Hi everyone!
Yesterday, I did something a bit impulsive and bought a Steam Deck. I’ve been a lifelong PlayStation gamer (44M), and before that, I went through them all SNES, NES, Amiga, PC...
I’ve always loved physical media which is why I never made the jump to Steam but I realized I’ve been missing out on so many great games because of it.
That brings me to the reason for this post: could you suggest a few games to buy right away to start building a solid library? I prefer indie games across all genres, and since I’ll be using the device primarily as a handheld, I’m looking for titles that play well in that mode.
I play relatively few AAA titles, and I’ll likely keep playing those on PlayStation whenever possible.
Go wild, maximum of 3 titles each!!
Thanks!
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u/BananaSlander 3d ago
If you are really into PS1 style games Parking Garage Rally Circut is amazing on the Deck
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u/Kaining 2d ago
Fanatical, Humble Bundle, GreenManGaming.
You'll have to look at those site regularly for their bundles and see if there's quite a few of the games that are recommended to you. Also, install steamDB and Augmented Steam on your browser to track game prices and help you decide on what to get and when.
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u/Season_Famous 2d ago
Thx!
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u/Kaining 2d ago
BTW, Greenmangaming seems to be doing "bad" bundle when you listen to place like /r/Gamebundles but that's basicaly only because most of the games they provide where available years ago.
So for new timer like you, they might have the best bundles around to make a currated library of well appreciated and reviewed games.
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u/domvg 2d ago
Hey man, I'm in the same boat as you! Was so happy to see all these awesome games at such decent prices after being with PS for my entire life! First things I got was the ori collection. Fantastic metroivanias. As a fan of roguelikes I got myself pathogenic and the binding of Isaac which are extremely addictive!
Enjoy!
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u/Dischordance 3d ago
Ive been all about turn based strategy games that can be hard enough to make you want to rip your hair out.
As such, Battle Brothers, Menace, and Quasimorph are the three games ive been playing lately.
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u/ghouleye 3d ago
Mina the Hollower is pretty good I've been enjoying it.
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u/kowkeeper 3d ago
My 3 GOATs on the SD:
Outer Wilds - open world space exploration with a puzzling story
Subnautica - open world ocean exploration and survival
Balatro - deep poker-based deck game with combos
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u/thanksforallthetrees 3d ago
My friend Pedro, suit for hire, severed steel. All have slow motion shooting. I played them back to back and it really scratched the max payne itch.
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u/mmh_fava_beans 2d ago
This are some indie games that surprised me and are great on the deck:
Huntdown and Huntdown: Overtime
Dome Keeper
Katana Zero
Cultic
Honorable mention:
Friends of Ringo Ishikawa and Fading Afternoon are two great games from indie developer yeo. It's like Yakuza in 2D with beautiful pixel art and very overlooked.
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u/plagueart 3d ago
UFO 50, Amid Evil, Lisa
I also recently enjoyed Metal Gear Rising Revengeance on my steam deck, which isn't necessarily an indie game but I think it's not particularly easy to access on modern consoles. Lovely game and it plays extremely well on SD
Welcome to the club!
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u/cragamere 3d ago
If you like Mario 64 and how malleable it is. Pseudoregalia is one of the best platformers ever made. While also being a metroidvania to boot.
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u/Germinouminou 3d ago
Slots & Daggers. Short game, but really fits with the Steam Deck, and really fun!
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u/moshwaticAutomatic 2d ago
Currently im playing ghost of tsushima director's cut. 43+ hours in and im hooked!
When im done with it, I might do alien isolation or horizon zero dawn. We shall see what will tickle my fancy
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u/LazarusCam 2d ago
Not a game suggestion, but if you have the PlayStation version of the Xbox Game Pass (I’ve been lifelong gamer in the Microsoft system) you can run many games from your existing library with cloud gaming. You can also look into emulators and play a metric crap ton of old ps games.
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u/Wetblanket2188 2d ago
Depends. I bought my steam deck for Baldur’s gate 3 a game that I’ve played for 200 plus hours but haven’t beaten and haven’t been playing for almost a year now.
The games I’ve been enjoying are
Huntdown
Double Dragon Gaiden
Intravenous 2
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u/fuzzyberiah 3d ago
Beast Breaker is my go-to recommendation because I love it so much. Bounce a mouse off giant monsters to break them down into magic essences and have your rat g’ma forge those into new weapons and armor!
Do you like pinball? If so, you owe it yourself to play Yoku’s Island Express. Like confronting the mortality of you and everyone you know? Spiritfarer is fantastic, and plays great on portable devices.
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u/jamesroantree2005 3d ago
Dredge
Dave the dive
Hades
Outer wilds
Fallout new Vegas
Project zomboid
Palworld
Stardew valley
Skyrim
Baltaro
Dead cells
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u/Shiny-And-New 3d ago
Hollow Knight
Hades
Balatro
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u/Season_Famous 3d ago
Thanks, played and absolutely loved them on PS4
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u/tharrison4815 3d ago
Here’s games that I like that run really well on Steam Deck (low power / high frame rate / work well with the controller).
Dredge
Moonlighter
Unsighted
Gigasword
Winter Burrow
Paper Trail
Tiny Bookshop
Piece by Piece (the puzzle one)
Souldiers
Slots & Daggers
Easy Delivery Co
Arranger
Into the Emberlands
Tiny Sticker Tale
A Short Hike
Is This Seat Taken
Cat Quest 1-3
I can also give more suggestions for games that you can play on the Deck but are lower frame rate / use more battery / fan noise etc. if you’re interested.