Need for Speed Heat. I forgot how much fun the NFS games could be. Plus it looks gorgeous both docked and undocked.
I’m also working my way through the Yakuza series, about ⅔ through Kiwami 2 at the moment.
NFS Heat is my favorite one. Good soundtrack, and the different track types and gameplay between day and night really keeps it interesting.
Heroes of Hammerwatch, Windblown, and Risk of Rain 2
Been nice since the SO also has a steam deck now.
Bit late to the party but slay the spire and dredge
The usual balatro with some skyrim and euro truck simulator on the side.
Right now i’m looking for some management game, because euro truck does not scratch the itch enough.
So far just subnautica. I have never played it before, but it definitely fits the handheld + couch vibe more than the keyboard and mouse one.
My 11 year old brother was told he can’t beat DOOM Eternal on Ultra Nightmare (1 life mode) given only 100 hours of playtime. I told him there’s absolutely no chance he can do that if he’s on Xbox or PS, and to prove it to him I’ve been letting him try on my Steam Deck which is essentially a console controller++
Credit where it’s due, he’s great with the thumbsticks but he’s changed difficulty from Nightmare to Ultra Violence a few too many times to instill any confidence that he could do this lol
is he using gyro? That is the kingpin skill that will make it work
I’ve fired up What Remains of Edith Finch and handed it to my teenaged niece. That seems to be going well.
Mother 3 fan translation, gives me 7 hours of battery :) always loved Earthbound so it’s nice to finally play the “sequel”
To clear my backlog a bit I recently played Little Kitty, Big City, Smushi Come Home and now Paper Trails. Currently more on the ‘cosy train’ of games. I think Little Kitty, Big City was the first game I played on the Deck that implements the Steam Input API.
I recently started Bombrush Cyberfunk and I’m enjoying it. The combat isn’t great, and the music doesn’t work as well as the original JSR soundtrack, but otherwise it’s really good and I recommend it.
Started playing Spiritfarer and UFO50 in the last couple weeks and will likely play them into the beginning of 2025.
holding space for rebirth 😊
My wife and I are squandering the power of our gaming devices by just playing Balatro on them 24/7. She’s on the Deck, I’m streaming from my PC to my Retroid.
Sonic x Shadow Generations. Loving the Shadow portion so far. Feels like Sonic Adventure stages
The Akham trilogy, I’m playing Akham City at the moment with the HD texture pack.
Arkham City was such a good game, I have really fond memories of it.
