I was looking at getting some roguelikes / lites (already have ToME, CoQ), unfortunately Cataclysm DDA is not on sale.
Krone Hotel at 90% off looks like a decent choice too. Then there’s Jupiter Hell, which I recently stumbled upon and looks great too.
I’d also like to get some of the FF games, though I’ve played VI, VII, IX and a bit of XII, it would be nice to revisit some
of the older ones I haven’t played almost since the PSX era.
If you plan on using a screen protector, don’t get the anti glare screen. The anti glare causes a slight blur, and the protector will just add glare back giving you the worst of both. They make etched glass protectors that have the same anti glare effect, but if you put that on the anti glare screen you get double the blur effect.
If you don’t mind popping your deck open, you can get the 64gb version and a 1 or 2tb drive for less than the price of the 512gb model. Watch a video on how to swap the drive first to make sure you feel comfortable. Otherwise, I think going for the 256 and getting a large SD card is your best option. The 64gb model doesn’t really have a lot of space for shaders which can’t be installed on the sd card without installing some mods.
It is unlikely that Cataclysm ever goes on sale, because the steam release basically is just a donation. You can get the game for free on the official website: https://cataclysmdda.org
There you can also donate other amounts than the Steam price.
Highly recommended! I picked one up last December, and I spend more time with it than I do with my desktop. I can game on the couch, in a hammock, in the car before work. It's great!
After 1,5 years, they finally stopped trying to milk the Elden Ring hype. Bought DS3 too.
Last time I played a bit via family sharing though, my saves went and got wiped after a few hours... the game says it has cloud saves but the others don't actually work (this one neither, probably), so I'm mildly afraid. It does work great on Deck though.
Probably Satisfactory. Made by the same folks doing Valheim, which I've really loved playing. Also thinking about getting High on Life. Supposed to be a good game but the full-price tag has made me hold off until now.
Its so much fun! My bro got it for me for Xmas. I work as a maintenance electrician in a factory so it's kinda fun combining my work with a sci fi game. It's really chill and you can even pet a little lizard doggo.
I’m grabbing Nier Automata finally. I have it on disc in ps4, but my ps5 is digital only. So it’s going to be great to play this absolute classic on sd
Fantastic game, just know that after you beat the game and they say you should play it again. They really really mean it lol. Most of the content comes after the first ending
FF games are a solid choice. The Pixel Remasters have been very well received and anything that makes the early games more approachable is a solid win in my book. That said, I personally found the 3D version of FFIII (actual 3, not 6) to be phenomenal.
DD 1 plays pretty decently on the deck, and DD2 works pretty well from my experience. Almost all of my DD2 playtime is on deck at this point, definitely enjoying it quite a bit
Darkest Dungeon 1 is a 10/10 experience and a great fit for the steam deck. DD2 I'm a little more on the fence about, I enjoy it personally but I can understand how others don't.
I took journey for the third time (1st time I will play the pc version, hope it's the most gorgeous version) and the quantic dream complete collection. The leitmotiv for this summer is "chill and cinematographic games to play outside"
We quit after a certain scene. It made us feel sick and we had no desire to continue. I had just recommended a friend to play it with their kids the day before and immediately told them not to.
Absolutely phenomenal game that would be perfect for the deck. I can't recommend it enough, and like the other person said, read nothing and just play. The game's puzzles are set up so if you get stuck on one, just go so something else. It'll all get tied back together in the end.
Oh boy, you're in for a treat. Try not to look things up too much and get too far ahead. This is one of those rare games I wish I could experience for the first time again.
This game is great and scary!! I went into it blind, and am loving it. There was a just jaw-dropping moment I got to witness, and just stood there for a while in silence. It runs great on the deck too
Not the guy you responded to, but I have experience with the game and stream deck.
The controller works fine, although I can't help but think some buttons for actions are incorrect. Like cancel on one menu is one button, but a different button elsewhere. I believe controller support was somewhat recently added though so maybe it's just not fully baked.
I suppose I could contact the author and let them know my feedback.
The remastered version or the original? Might wanna refund if it's the former. Humble Choice (at July 4th) will contain at least the remastered version (the Space's Choice edition).
Played through it a couple months ago, I felt like a kid playing warioland 4 again. Amazing game. If you're a completionist it'll last you a while, max ranking the stages is super difficult
Definitely, when I opened ETS2 I would forget about time and play it for hours; ATS right now is 75% off so it's definitely a good time for me to try it
definitely feel you on that one, just got it cause it was under 40 it’ll probably be on my backlog for awhile as the DLC is supposed to come out next year I think
I finally picked up Subnautica and its sequel. Really liking the game so far, though I tried to play it twice on Hardcore and ended up forgetting that I need to breathe both times, lol.
Not sure if I'll buy anything, my backlog is terrible already and I recently bought some games like Tales of Arise through Fanatical sales. Main game I was hoping would get a sale was Shadows of Doubt but it's still full price.
Shadows of doubt has a great concept but the cases get repetitive really fast I must say and the option to customize your apartment aren't really that great to justify grinding through the repetition.
What makes interesting solving mysteries is the backstory and motive behind it and SoD really don't have any option to get to that, taking with npc have only the same generic questions that gives you just the generic responses and even going through emails have the same template messages repeated.
The case available in the demo/tutorial is great because it's hand made but after that, you quickly see behind the curtains to be honest.
So far picked up Pillars of Eternity Bundle, Stalker Bundle and Mass Effect Legacy. Probably won't get much else, if anything been debating on Sea of Thieves but I wouldn't have anyone to play that with so I'm being realistic if id enjoy it solo or not.
ZOMBIE ROLLERZ: Pinball hero is an essential steam deck rouge like pinball game. Only $3 right now. I've been screaming to the rooftops about this game, it deserves so much more love. It runs amazing on deck and looks great when ballooned to full screen due to the artstyle.
I thought ER was on par with or easier than other souls games solo, I actually had a harder time playing in co-op than solo. It's quite fun and has a ton of replayability on PC with the modding community. I'm in the same vein with the spooky games being a no-go, so I have nothing to offer on RE2 vs ER.
I've never done any soulsborne with co-op and I think Elden Ring is one of the best games I've ever played. Can't recommend highly enough. When you say summons do you mean spirit ashes?
Might I suggest Neverwinter Nights as well. The online community is very robust and it offers an experience unlike any other game that I've played to date. It's text based and most of the populated servers are roleplay servers. This means tons of typing and would probably be better played on PC. But they do have a mobile version so it may run decent on steam deck. It's $5 and worth that anyhow.
Good news if you are holding off playing CDDA because of the price: it's free on their official website. You can play now, and then buy later if you want to support development.
Persona 5 Royal (through Humble because of my Choice discount making it just under 30 bucks)
Another World (double-dip on Steam because the GOG release doesn't have the original Amiga ROMs as bonus content)
Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum (a new NES homebrew game published by Digital Eclipse - always been a decent emulation publisher)
NOMAD (another classic emulated title)
Castle Crashers (one of my "indie titles to get" games on the old list)
Battleblock Theater (same reason as Castle Crashers!)
I picked up Sun Haven. I was thinking of playing it the other day, and the steam sale reminded me it existed. (I'm having fun with it, but the play experience is somewhat janky.)
Other items on my wishlist on much bigger discounts are just sitting there because I don't have the mental space for them.
Just now I got three low-priced titles: Verlet Swing | Levelhead: Platformer Maker | Solo
I'm not looking to buy anything specifically. I'll probably check my Steam wishlist at some point with low price and high discount filters and decide if I want anything else.
I don't need anything new though. My library backlog with unplayed great games is big enough.
Got a few smaller ones from my wishlist: Sword & Sworcery, To The Moon, Antichamber, Her Story, Undertale, Sorcery! 1-4, Reigns, Call of the Sea and Overboard!
Recommend looking at Sales on GOG as well. All the games there are DRM free, meaning you actually own the games you buy there, also there are loads of great deals 🤘
I figured out a while back that it's just not healthy for me (I stress 'me' because it's my experience) to collect games to play later just because they're on sale. I have a few hundred games just on Steam bought all the way back to sales in the 2000's. I've spent hours scrolling through them and realising they don't interest me and probably never will. Sales will usually come again so I'll just get a game when I actually want to play it.
I'm deciding between the Witcher 3, RE2 or Disco Elysium.
That does sound like a healthier attitude for some people, me included. 10 years ago I bought several games because of the much-hyped summer sale and I've never played 80% of them. So I just try to ignore sales and buy when I'm ready to play.
I picked up the FEAR complete pack, Alan Wake, Hades, it takes two, CoH2, and the Valve collection. First sale where I've owned a steamdeck, excited to play
Last night I picked up:
Hollow Knight, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Monster Sanctuary, Pillars of Eternity, Guardian’s of the Galaxy, Journey to the Savage Planet, and a Vampire Survivor DLC. Not bad for ~$60.
Probably gonna pick some more out for an even $100 lol Cult of Lamb is high on the list.
Monster sanctuary is hella underrated, great pick
It has such a unique combat system compared to other monster collecting games I've played. The skill trees are super fun.
Another vote for Monster Sanctuary. It's such a good game and the latest expansion is also a lot of fun. It's one of the few games I've finished lately.
@[email protected] If you buy the oldest FFs, 1-3, keep in mind that the versions on Steam have massive changes to game mechanics to make the games easier and more like FF7. I don't think it does FF1 any favors because the difficulty was a lot of what the game had going for it on replays, but if you just want to say you beat FF1 the Steam version does the job.
I'm thinking of picking up SaGa Frontier myself. Does it seem worth $15 to people?
I got a cheap projector on Amazon to pair with my steamdeck. I set up the projector in the yard, had a few friends over, and played some 4 player games I grabbed on steam sale. Neurovoider, helldivers, crawl, ninja turtles... Had a good time.
Oh my God, you are gonna play Subnautica for your first time. God, I wish I could forget so I could play it again just like the first time. It's a wonderful game. :)
I tried Kena on my Steam Deck but ended up playing through it on my gaming PC instead. It does work on Deck but a big part of the game's appeal for me was its visuals. On that front the game really loses a large part of its charm when constrained by the Deck's hardware.
Stardew Valley on the the other hand is the perfect fit for the Steam Deck 👨🌾
It wasn’t good for me to buy the steam deck 2 weeks ago, this sale has made me want to try so many games on it.
So far I have grabbed Cult of the Lamb, Vampire Survivors, Little Nightmares 1 and 2, Inscryption, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Aliens: Dark Descent, Dredge, Hades, Bendy and the Ink Machine…and I’m still looking. Fuck.
Hades was the first game I played when I bought my Steam Deck. It works flawlessly and looks great. Definitely a good game to pick up for something on-the-go.
I got wrestling empire. In my first match I rode a skateboard and knocked ppl over. I found a gun. Goldust died I think, he just laid there for like 10 min. 10/10. Also ita fun to play, kinda like the old n64 wwf games.
I ended up getting New World since it’s the lowest price I’ve seen. I’m also hoping that the game has improved since launch. Going to keep browsing this thread to see what other deals people share!
I was really hoping to pick up some of the Stellaris DLC's that I'm missing, but of the 5 I don't have, 4 aren't on sale at all, and the last 1 is only 20% off. Pretty bummed tbh.
Jupiter Hell is actually a really weirdly good little DOOMRL clone, I can recommend it highly. It deserves more attention than it has gotten from rl fans.
I grabbed octopath Traveler 2, avorion, Carrier Command 2, Spiderman Miles Morales, and thr biggest find was the Metro collection. Looking to play through all 3 games.
Never finished Last Light, got stuck on a section and didn't want to go all the way back to an earlier save to make sure I was in a better situation.
Peglin is phenomenal and the Deck is still the only good way to play it on a living room TV. I will say my Steam (deck) playtime on Peglin absolutely cratered when it came out for Android though. It's a perfect phone game.
For Sonic Adventure 2, like Sonic Adventure 1, there were many graphical effects in the Dreamcast version that simple got dropped in later ports and were never brought back. They can be restored with mods
I grabbed atomicrops (with all dlc), 20 minutes til dawn, Dave the diver, and elite dangerous for ~$40. haven't had time to touch atomicrops yet, but I'm thoroughly pleased with the other 3 already
Kinda pretty sad that Dark Souls 3 is still so expensive... ever since Elden Ring blew up, its price has also skyrocketed. It finally got a sale today, but I remember many years ago it had a discount that was much lower.
Nevertheless, I got Alien Isolation, Dark Souls 3, and I'm hoping I can finally get some DAVE THE DIVER, but money is tight at the moment. This Steam Sale arrived at a pretty bad time for me :(
I’m looking into Rogue, the game that founded rogue-likes! It’s a part of my mission to enjoy some genera defining games so I can understand gaming and it’s history more.
I’m also looking at the System Shock remake, the demo is a lot of fun on the SteamDeck!
I ended up getting Faith, Cruelty Squad and finally the Dark Souls 3 season pass. I'm really looking forward to playing Cruelty Squad. It's going to be nuts just going off the trailer.
No Mans Sky is an amazing game! There's a ton you can do, but admittedly there isn't much direction telling you what to do (as a pro or a con, you can completely ignore the quests if you want). The main story was actually interesting to me with a cool twist and it serves to introduce a lot of mechanics. Really rough launch, but they've been consistently adding new content over the years and there's so much you can do. Base building? Hella. Flying? Fleet of ships go brrr. Giant freighter ship that you can build a base in/on? Who doesn't want to make their own completely modular cruise ship to travel the stars in. Cars, mech, riding a giant bouncing slug? Yep, got all that too.
Nms actually runs better on the deck than it does on my desktop. my desktop is a few years old, but it's no slouch. However, I do use fsr to upscale from a lower resolution.
I’m grabbing Cult of the Lamb, and maybe Ori and Dead Space Remake. I’m tempted to grab Persona 5 Royal, but I don’t know if I’ll have time for it until around the New Year, and by then we’ll have had the Fall and Winter sales. There are just way too many games I’m more excited about coming out in the next few months. I just a need a game or two to get me through July.
I tried to get Powerwash Simulator, twice. The payment failed both times, through 2 different payment methods (and not because I don't have the money). I'm taking that as a sign that I'm better off without it.
It's obviously just one opinion, but I think you are. I thought it was fun for a couple hours and then it sort of became tedious. It is on xbox game pass, if you happen to have it.
Farming simulator has its own merits, but the power washer is way more simple than in Power Wash Simulator. You just aim it somewhere at your tractor and hold left click, it then gets cleaner as a whole in few seconds.
I got the Dead by Daylight killer pack, but beyond that I'm stumped. I'm itching to spend money, but nothing is super calling to me. Maybe No Mans Sky, I love space but I usually don't enjoy grindy "make your own fun" type games
If you like space games but not grind, grab Outer Wilds (NOT outer worlds, different game). It's an indie game that's got a really cool concept behind it and has a really tight, focussed story.
Nioh 2 is a solid choice. I didn’t like it as much as the first one but the ability to play through the entire campaign with friends is definitely a plus. This is the only series to come close to the experience found in FromSoft titles IMO
Nioh 2 kicks ass. If you ever plan on playing the first one though play it first, 2 adds enough QOL that it becomes impossible to go backwards and have it feel good.
Just picked up Dave the Diver and Coromon and my brother got me state of decay 2 which runs flawlessly on the deck so far. Tempted to also get power wash simulator and dredge but I also have tons of games in my backlog to still play lol
Check out Crawl. Roguelike that doubles as a fun party game over Steam Remote Play or Parsec.
3 players have spawn points in the rooms to spawn as dungeon monsters, and 1 player is the hero. If you kill the hero, you get to respawn as the hero and that player becomes a monster. You get to level up both your hero and monsters, your goal is to beat the final boss as the hero.
I think it is. I wasn't super happy with it when it was launched although I thought it was fun. it definitely got a lot better now. I'd say it's worth it for sure, but BattleBit seems to be the new hype for Battlefield players.
If you're a fan of Fire Pro Wrestling World, check out Wrestling Empire. It feels almost like a spiritual successor to WWF No Mercy for the N64, which, imo, was the best wrestling game ever made. It's got a pretty big roster based on real-world wrestlers. It's not licensed, so you have "Joel and Miles Hardon" instead of Jeff and Matt Hardy or "Ripper Ace" instead of Triple H, but it's immediately obvious who they're basing it on.
I keep waiting for Caves of Qud to have a more substantial sale, but since I'm fairly deep into Cataclysm at the moment and it's free I think I'm gonna get some smaller and cheaper ones - Dawn of Mexica and Golden Krone Hotel (check them out, they at least seem very cool if you're into roguelikes), still trying to decide whether to include ADOM or ToME as wel. Also debating Osmos, Myst, Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 or whether to just bite it and get CoQ finally.
Does anyone have experience playing Cyberpunk on the deck? I saw it was deck verified, but not sure how I feel about it. Just saw it was on sale and was curious
I got Last Command, a snake-like bullet hell game and Copy Kitty, which is like Mega Man mixed with Kirby and lots of explosions, so far.
Maybe I will snag Rabi Ribi and I am considering getting the DLC for Dark Souls 2, I am torn between just the DLC and the Scholar of the First Sin Edition. Heard they added more enemies, and that sounds awful. Lost my save files, so it wouldn't matter anyway.