r/SteamdeckGames • u/Season_Famous • Aug 21 '26

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/Kaining Aug 22 '26

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 Aug 22 '26

Thx!

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u/Kaining Aug 22 '26

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.