r/SteamdeckGames

Looking for games and probably this is a frequently asked question

Can you suggest any AAA games that I can get for free and are great on steam deck?

I have already finished rdr2 and played gta5 on my ps5, that was great! And I got them on monthly subscriptions & similarly, is there a way to get it on steam?

Also, can we play pokemon games on steam deck? If yes, then how?

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u/Solivagant_here — 1 day ago
▲ 165 r/SteamdeckGames+14 crossposts

Arcadium - Space Odyssey: new Bullet Fest update is live, plus 40% off on Steam

Solo dev of Arcadium - Space Odyssey here, a space bullet heaven with a few twists: fight aliens, harvest entire planets, and explore a procedurally generated universe!

The game features quick 12-minute runs, lots of ships with unique abilities, and tons of items, artifacts, talents, relics... UPGRADES :) It plays great on Steam Deck, too.

A new update just dropped with two new ships, and the game is 40% off until the end of Bullet Fest, so it's the best time to grab it for under $5.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2352670/Arcadium__Space_Odyssey/

u/Odd_Particular4116 — 2 days ago

Need specific game recs! (management-adjacent?)

Hey all! I just got my Steam Deck. Super excited to play using it as I have been craving going back to handheld forever. Problem is, I'm having a hard time finding games that fit the very specific niche I like.

What I'm looking for: Games revolving around some degree of management, logic, strategy, etc; and that are made to work on Steam Deck out of the box (no other downloads, no remapping). I also really prefer decent visuals and struggle a lot with games that aren't as invested in their art. I love intrigue, grid-based and isometric games, etc.

I do NOT like platformers, farming sims or hack-and-slash.

Examples of games in this vein I have LOVED:

  • Back to the Dawn
  • Pathway
  • Tiny Bookshop
  • Wargroove 1 & 2
  • Octopath Traveler & Triangle Strategy
  • and totally, super addicted to Planet Zoo, although I would not want to play it handheld.

Examples of games that were okayish:

  • Leafy Corner (felt like less pretty, less satisfying Tiny Bookshop)
  • Town to City (super fun for a few hours, then got boring)
  • Dungeon Drafters (gameplay bugs/issues that stopped me)
  • Is This Seat Taken? (LOVE the logic of it, cute art, but too short!)
  • Disco Elysium (amazing art, cool vibe, did NOT like the dice system)
  • Strange Horticulture (love the gameplay, but visuals and short playtime weren't great)

Hopefully this gives a sense of what I'm looking for. I'm not totally sure how to describe the through-line between my favorites but hopefully someone knows what I mean. XD Thanks for any help, much appreciated!

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u/merkeeb — 1 day ago
▲ 11 r/SteamdeckGames+1 crossposts

How is ff7 rebirth on steam deck

So I know I’ll love the game, and I’ve watched some videos showing on the deck and it looks pretty damn good but I’m scared this is like a sirens song and once I have it docked on my tv it’ll look like crap. If anyone has played it on deck recently can you tell me if it was an enjoyable experience, and if the graphics sacrificed greatly affected your experience.

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u/bingpot0912 — 2 days ago
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Mortal Shell II on Steam Deck - Performance Test & Best Settings

Recommended settings:

  • Scalability: Medium
  • Hardware Ray Tracing: Off
  • Global Illumination: Low
  • Shadows: Medium
  • Anti-Aliasing: Medium
  • View Distance: Medium
  • Textures: Medium
  • Visual Effects: Medium
  • Reflections: Medium
  • Post Processing: Low
  • Environment: Medium

FSR 4.1 Set to Performance

Use the following command to enable Settings on Steam Deck, FSR 4 and Lossless scaling:

SteamDeck=0 PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 ~/lsfg %command%
Proton version: Proton-cachyos-11.0-20260702-slr-x86_64

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u/SunwindPC — 3 days ago

If time for only one, XCOM or XCOM2?

I see the XCOM and XCOM2 bundles are very affordable right now. I've never played either, but they've popped basically every time I've researched "what to play next" for, well, years. Removing cost as a factor, and considering my primary constraint is limited time to enjoy gaming, let's say I only get time to choose one or the other. Curious if folks who've played both think I should I go chronological and get the XCOM bundle, or skip straight to the XCOM2 bundle and spend my time there?

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u/icehauler — 3 days ago

Gaming slump…

Can’t seem to find anything I’m looking on the deck anymore. Did digimon time stranger (or whatever it was), trials in the sky 1, Divinity 2 , dragon quest xi and kingdoms of Amalur re reckoning. Had fun. Enjoyed them. Can’t seem to find the right game after trying hogwarts, all kingdom hearts, FF6, shin megami Vengeance (or whatever) and quite a few others. I like the turned base style to wind down a day and relax too. But man nothing seems to be working out !!!! Any suggestions ? I have a PC so witchers and cyberpunks and all that I like to do on there.

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u/8bitRespawn — 4 days ago
▲ 5 r/SteamdeckGames+1 crossposts

Lost save

Long story short: went on vacation, didn’t connect my steam deck to the internet, booted up DREDGE for the first time (loved it!), played a couple of days, steam deck ran out of battery in the middle of a run and when I run DREDGE again my save file was gone (corrupted->deleted).

Can’t find any files on my SD (AppData or user folders etc), no save file, no backup.

I was really meticulous with my playthrough; tried to do all the quests, upgrades (almost finished the last row), turned back 3-4 relics (was about to get a mortar - I suppose). Boom, back to square one.

Has anyone got any suggestions on what to do? Any backup saves to spare, perhaps 😅?

Cheers!

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u/Grimeth91 — 5 days ago
▲ 137 r/SteamdeckGames+1 crossposts

This is my “Steam Deck Top “ that I have been working on for the last 2 days!

Hello everyone , I’ve been working on this Steam Deck Top for the last 2 days, it snaps together like LEGO! You just slide in your portable monitor, 60% keyboard of your choice, your Steam Deck dock, a USB hub, and even a little spot for your portable mouse just for the fun of it.
Let me know what you guys think!
And keep in mind, I have ZERO experience with 3D modeling. I designed the whole thing in Tinkercad!

u/Top-Lemon-5096 — 7 days ago
▲ 6 r/SteamdeckGames+2 crossposts

WoW Classic, but bare!

So I just installed WoW to play Hardcore/Anniversary.
Now I would really like to try this without addons. Yes that means no Questie, no OmniCC, no Bagnon and especially NO ConsolePort.
I know this sounds insane. But I was wondering if anyone in this great threat would have any suggestions for a controller layout to set up. There is like 1 or 2 community made templates but they appear half done. I figured I’d give it a shot myself but I could use some suggestions. (I come from GW2 &GWR) on the Deck if that helps give you an idea what I’m aiming towards.

Thanks in advance to you all!!
Hope to see you online!!

(PS! I’m also looking for people to play with, I’m super casual however so I only get a few nights in a week!)

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u/KrownBoyy — 6 days ago
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Defender of the Crown Remastered

Back in the day, I was a big fan of this game, though it was really hard. Looks like they'll be doing a lot more than updating graphics. I think it'll play great on Steam Deck.

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u/silver_surfer57 — 7 days ago

RTS on SteamDeck

Do you play RTS on SteamDeck? I wonder what are the most adapted I can try, because I want to try this form factor for that type of games, but not sure from what to start to not ruin my experience.

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u/Longjumping-Crow448 — 9 days ago
▲ 189 r/SteamdeckGames+9 crossposts

After 18 months of solo part-time development, I finally have a trailer for my first game

I've been building this game solo part-time for almost a year and a half, and it's been a humbling but rewarding process

I love the concept of compounding investment in games (and in life) and am building a game that centers around that. It's essentially "what if Vampire Survivors only took 3 minutes?"

I'd love any feedback on how the game and trailer look to other developers! Steam page is https://store.steampowered.com/app/4202190/VIRUS_31EXE/

u/bipbop-games — 12 days ago