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[Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - April 2025 (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The main new game I've started recently is Split Fiction, which is the new coop game from the devs of "It Takes Two". I highly recommend it if you have a coop partner, the game is delightful and you only need one copy for two people.

Some other games I've played recently: Finally finished Metaphor Refantazio. I had to take a break from it after about 100 hours because (which is pretty normal for me with long games), but I just came back and finished it. Really great game, highly recommend it on Deck. Also been playing Lost Judgement, which is a Yakuza style game but with a detective focus. Finally I've been playing Rift of the Necrodancer, which is a lot of fun but hurts my brain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Also playing Split Fiction, it's awesome and runs great on the deck. Playing it on the couch with my wife

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you each have your own deck? Or how do you play it on the deck?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It has split screen, so we play docked on a TV.

It does have online play too though, there's a free friend's pass that you can use for two people to play online with one copy. However even in online play you'll be playing split screen, because it's often important to be able to see the other player's screen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Docked on a TV makes sense! And interesting about the free online play!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Been playing Witcher 3 for five weeks now, am running around in Skellige for a little while. Recon I have a few more weeks with it.

Also tried some demos: Fishing Paradise, Loddlenaut, Nubby's Number Factory and Squirreled Away. Wishlisted Nubby, not sure the others are for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Witcher 3 is such a long experience. Currently on the Blood and Wine DLC. Picking it up, clearing a side quest or two and then put the console back to sleep is such a good way to kill time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It's long, but also incredibly easy to pick up and play. I think I mostly rushed through Blood and Wine last time, don't know how much I will play this time. Will probably reach Toussaint this weekend.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just played Ori and the Blind Forest (and holy shit, emotional damage right in the prologue), and now I'm playing the sequel. No idea why I ignored those games for so long.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I got mine for some side scrollers too, adding ori now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

The Messenger is also good if you haven't tried that one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I am completing snowrunner... Will take a while

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Currently playing No Man's Sky again. Great on the Deck!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I started Baldur's Gate 3 again. With an evil Wyll run. I try to make Wyll go the evil route by doing the most "heroic" stuff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Currently alternating between Half-Life 2 ~~(I swear I’m actually gonna finish it this time)~~ (yeah, I can't bring myself to finish HL2) and Chrono Trigger (I swear I’m actually gonna finish it this time).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I never played Chrono, but secret of mana on SNES is an all time favorite.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

After I really enjoyed “The Outer Worlds” on my Switch, the first games I’m playing on my (only recently bought) Steam Deck are the Fallout FPS games. Finished Fallout 3 last week and am currently enjoying New Vegas.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If you likes Outer Wilds, you should also try playing the Forgotten City sometime.

There are a couple other good knowledge progression games, although they're not as close to the formula as Forgotten City is. Both the Witness and Return of the Obra Dinn have some overlap with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Forgotten City looks right up my alley, thanks for the rec!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Uh, The Outer Worlds is quite different to Outer Wilds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Oh man I completely misread what game you were playing lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Just picked up TMNT: Splintered Fate on sale. Having a blast with it on the Steam Deck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Recently bought "Drova: Forsaken Kin". Basically a Gothic-like in 2D. Runs and controls great on the Deck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Thronefall.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Dave the diver nd a bit of no man's sky

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I only use my steam deck for portable, local multiplayer games. Well, except for when I play Pokemon Red / Blue / Yellow with EmuDeck.

I mostly find new titles via filtering by local multiplayer tags and buying stuff that's on sale and looks interesting. If it looks good but isn't on sale, I throw it on my wishlist-pile. There's plenty of fun stuff for couch multiplayer sessions!

The last time, we played

All time favourites

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

MageQuit sounded interesting, so I went to add it to my wishlist... and it turns out I already own it somehow. Now just to figure out best way to get it for my friend group.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

MageQuit was way more hilarious than I initially thought. I went to a friend to play another 2 or 3 games over the span of 6 to 8 hours. We started with MageQuit and suddenly, it was 8pm. We also played MageQuit and nothing else the next time we met.

It's going to be very funny when we finally all gather and play a free-for-all 6 player match.

Every cent was well spent on this one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Borderlands 2

TES IV: Oblivion

Just Cause 2

Celeste

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

After putting 12 hours into the Shin Megami Tensei V demo, I think I'll be buying it. Haha. I've also been playing Sekiro, which is much better at 45 fps than I figured it would be.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I think the last 3 games I've been playing were Mindustry (docked because otherwise that game would be a nightmare for me to set up controls for), Gemcraft Frostborn Wrath, and Pokemon Rejuvenation (they're pretty much the only fan game I know of that has a native Linux port and I absolutely LOVE the devs for that).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Northgard primarily! It's been wearing my trackpad smooth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ender Magnolia has been great on the Deck!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Been playing both the demo and the play test for Mandragora. Loving it so far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Good turn-based JRPG. The story is nonsense but the combat is satisfying and the art-direction is very good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I wanted to play Star Wars the force unleashed 1. i got it through prime gaming a couple years ago i think. i installed it through heroic games launcher. but it loads to a black screen with audio on game mode. no other sounds played, like menu sounds when you use d-pad or the thumb sticks. but when i tried in desktop mode it loaded up fine. a bit bummed out about it not working.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Chorus: Arcadey space combat. Gameplay is ok so far, but not a fan of the weird mystical voice over they've got going on for the MC.

Lego Star Wars Complete (not Skywalker): Fun and silly. Good 2 player game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The Firaxis Xcom reboot. Been doing retro a lot, a somewhat modern game is fun for a change and as a fan of the original this has been quite enjoyable.