I’m looking for some recommendations for the upcoming sale. We all know Vampire Survivors, but what other games can you recommend?
Deep Rock Galactic, I play it exclusively on single player with the little robot buddy. On easier modes it’s pretty chill and pauses well if you need to stop in the middle of a mission.
Sable is just a relaxing exploration game. No real combat, just riding through a desert on a hover bike. Cool art style.
Inscryption is a creepy deck builder, with some wild turns. Don’t look up much or spoilers abound.
Moonring is a free old school rpg. Graphics are classic but the game is a great throwback with some modern gameplay.
Thanks for reminding me to get back into Inscryption. I thought that game was neat but dropped it for something else before I learned it has like five acts.
Dave the Diver for sure
I really enjoyed both Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Beautiful 2D platformer with great soundtrack. Find the bundle on Steam
The second Ori is one of the absolute most powerful storylines I’ve ever experienced in a game. I can’t believe how good it was, especially because the first game had a very light story
If casual means relaxed to you, factorio. Their new controller integration is great. But be careful, it’s highly addictive.
Oh, I love (and own) factorio. But I never tried it on the deck, because I did not think that it would play well with a controller. But I will give it a try. Thank you
Be sure to check community control layouts, and not just the default.
I’ve had several games I thought would be terrible on a controller, only to discover someone had invented an ingenious and intuitive layout already.
Yes, the community layouts are often the best
How new is it? I’ve tried it a couple of months ago, and while it seems good, it was still too clunky
Peglin and Dome Keeper are pretty great.
Also Rogue Legacy 2 if that’s your kind of thing.
Peglin has been my go-to for a while now.
If you could imagine slay the spire rogue like mechanics in a pachinko machine that’s Peglin.
The Lego games! Perform well on the deck, are often on sales and cover many different franchises. The games aren’t difficult, but there’s plenty to do and explore and a good bit of humor. Currently playing through the Skywalker Saga, super easy to pick up and just explore
Binding of Isacc: Afterbirth+ feels like it was made for the deck.
Lil Gator Game for a pretty short (maybe 4ish hours), VERY cute love letter to growing up and Zelda. 3D adventure sort of platformer I suppose, not dissimilar to A Short Hike
Risk of rain returns just dropped, that’s going to have a permanent home on my deck’s ssd
I’ve heard good things about Cozy Grove, though I haven’t played it yet. Seems like a good Steam Deck game
Goat Simulator is always fun
ULTRAKILL, Halo MCC Multiplayer and Super Hexagon.
