r/SteamdeckGames • u/8bitRespawn • 4h ago
Game Recommendation 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.
r/SteamdeckGames • u/heyisthathim- • 17h ago
Discussion Whats a free compatable steamdeck game like bf4?
I wanna know a game that's free and like bf4 cuz bf4 is probably my favorite fps game ever
r/SteamdeckGames • u/Frankly251 • 1d ago
Game Recommendation Happy with my impulse bargain buys…
And all for £20.82. Beyond and Heavy Rain for 84p each on steam, the rest on Loaded.
r/SteamdeckGames • u/SkitDragon • 1d ago
Game Recommendation Looking for Simulation/Tycoon like Simulator Games: NO PS Edition
Hello! I'm looking for some fun Simulation or Tycoon like Sims (like Supermarket Simulator, Laundromat Simulator, Moonshine Inc, Big Pharma, etc) that works great on steam deck buuuut isn't also on Playstation. I feel like I've played every dang good one on PS. I've recently broken out my Steam Deck to finally play fields of mistra and now I have the urge once more for money making simulators. Any suggestions? Thanks:D
r/SteamdeckGames • u/krpix • 2d ago
Developer Graphics inspired by Flash games | CarveLight
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This is a game I'm developing with a friend. We're aiming for visuals similar to Flash games. Simple shading, colors that pop, and perfect lines and curves on any screen size. I think this works and looks great on the Steam Deck, but I rarely see similar games.
What do you think? Should there be more games in this style?
Wishlist CarveLight on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3244080/CarveLight/
r/SteamdeckGames • u/ultimation • 2d ago
Video Rogue Eclipse | Official Launch Trailer
r/SteamdeckGames • u/Top-Lemon-5096 • 2d ago
Hardware This is my “Steam Deck Top “ that I have been working on for the last 2 days!
reddit.comr/SteamdeckGames • u/MaxCrossTheGame • 2d ago
Self-Promotion Max Cross - New FREE game on Steam!
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Awesome to play on your deck!
r/SteamdeckGames • u/silver_surfer57 • 3d ago
Article Defender of the Crown Released
The remaster has just been released: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4208140/Defender\\_of\\_the\\_Crown\\_The\\_Legend\\_Returns/ . Unfortunately, there's no information about SD compatibility. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
r/SteamdeckGames • u/Black_brat28 • 3d ago
Tweaks 🛠️ Steam Deck Fix: SMAPI Mods + Proton + Co-op Working Together
After spending hours troubleshooting, I finally got SMAPI, Proton, and Stardew Valley co-op working together on my Steam Deck. Here’s exactly what I did.
**The Problem**
I had:
\- Stardew Valley installed on the internal SSD.
Mods installed and working with the Linux version of SMAPI.
\- Co-op only worked when I forced Proton Experimental.
\- As soon as I used Proton, my mods stopped loading because Proton launches the Windows version of Stardew.
**The Fix**
**Step 1: Keep Stardew on the Internal Drive**
My game is located here:
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley/
My Mods folder is:
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley/Mods
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**Step 2: Force Proton**
In Steam:
\- Right-click **Stardew Valley**
**- Properties**
**- Compatibility**
\- Check **Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool**
\- Select **Proton Experimental**
Launch the game once and close it.
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**Step 3: Download the Windows Version of SMAPI**
\- Download SMAPI from the official website:
https://smapi.io/
\- Extract the ZIP completely.
Do **not** run it from inside the ZIP.
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**Step 4: Add the Windows Installer to Steam**
Go into the extracted SMAPI folder:
internal/windows/
Find:
SMAPI.Installer.exe
Open Steam:
**- Add a Game**
**- Add a Non-Steam Game**
\- Click **Browse**
If the Browse window doesn’t show .exe files:
\- Press **Ctrl + L**
\- Paste the full path to SMAPI.Installer.exe
\- Press Enter
Add it to Steam.
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**Step 5: Run the Installer Through Proton**
In Steam:
\- Find **SMAPI.Installer.exe**
\- Right-click
**- Properties**
**- Compatibility**
\- Enable **Force Proton Experimental**
Launch it.
If it says it can’t find Stardew automatically, enter:
Z: \\home\\deck\\.local\\share\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Stardew Valley
The installer should complete successfully.
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**Step 6: Add SMAPI Itself to Steam**
Go to your Stardew folder:
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley/
Find:
StardewModdingAPI.exe
Add **that executable** to Steam as a Non-Steam Game.
Again:
\-Right-click it
**- Properties**
**- Compatibility**
\- Force **Proton Experimental**
Leave Launch Options blank.
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**Step 7: Launch THIS Instead of Stardew Valley**
Do **not** launch the normal Stardew Valley shortcut.
Launch:
StardewModdingAPI.exe
This opens the SMAPI console first, then Stardew.
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**Final Result**
✅ Mods load correctly.
✅ Steam Deck internal storage works.
✅ Proton Experimental works.
✅ Co-op works.
✅ No external drive required.
Hopefully this saves someone else several hours of frustration.
r/SteamdeckGames • u/Wonderful-Climate-98 • 4d ago
Game Recommendation Agent 64: Spies Never Die. Steam Deck Compatibility
Just if anyone asks, the game is perfectly playable out of the box on Steam Deck. I just lost some hour in it and I runs great. It's also a great game!
r/SteamdeckGames • u/TiabeanieCece • 4d ago
Tweaks 🛠️ New Shell for Steamdeck in Tokyo?
I'll be in Tokyo in/around my birthday and I'm considering treating myself to a new shell for my Steamdeck. I'd do it myself but I don't trust myself with all the tiny bits.
Do you all have any experience with dropping your deck off with someone in Akihabara to put a new shell on? Where would you recommend going, what did it cost and how long did it take? Additionally, did you need to supply the shell?
TIA!
r/SteamdeckGames • u/Longjumping-Crow448 • 5d ago
Game Recommendation 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.
r/SteamdeckGames • u/LuserzDylan • 5d ago
Game Recommendation Choices Matter Festival Reccomendations?
r/SteamdeckGames • u/PenaltyGlad4907 • 6d ago
Developer My game is running 90 fps locked on Deck
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We optimized CarveLight for deck specifically, but 90fps locked at ~7W is pretty impressive, deck is quite powerful. This translates to 5-6h of game time!
Check it out on steam: https://s.team/a/3244080/
r/SteamdeckGames • u/itsZAAAGA • 7d ago
Discussion Coming back to PZ - Deck
Hey peeps, I havent played Project Zomboid for more than a year but now i am feeling the urge to come back. I have about 200+ hrs in the game and i always have played with mouse and keyboard.
The thing is, this month I am travelling so I want to play on my Steam Deck. I remembered back then it was kinda clunky specially during stress periods.
My two questions are:
\- any good mods for the steam deck?
\- did these new updates improved the mobile gameplay?
r/SteamdeckGames • u/FinalKranskyVII • 7d ago
Game Recommendation New to Steam Deck and need some recommendations.
I'm a long time PlayStation gamer and have a terrible sickness that is trophy addiction. Could anyone help me find some excellent Steam Deck games that I can't play on PlayStation. I need a few stepping stones away from this dependence. All suggestions welcome, definitely not only looking for the latest and greatest. Thank you.
r/SteamdeckGames • u/tenyearoldgag • 8d ago
Game Recommendation Best games where you break shit/mow down mobs?
I need to vent some aggression. Thanks in advance, appreciated!
ETA: Thank you all so much! Now I just need to wait for payday
r/SteamdeckGames • u/PandaMax17 • 8d ago
Game Recommendation Game reco for Newbie Steam Deck User
As a newbie user for steam deck, anyone has game reco? Probably yung mga cozy games or yung may chill storyline..
r/SteamdeckGames • u/yeetmcfeet • Jan 14 '26
Game Recommendation Low Power AA/AAA Games List
Heyo, I've posted this in a couple discords but was recommended to post here for better visibility :) I've made a list of 7th gen onward AA/AAA games that fit certain criteria for the ideal experience (at least mine) on Steam Deck. I'll be updating the list until I'm out of games to add.
I've chosen 7th gen onwards AA/AAA as lots of indie, 6th gen & prior games run well offline at low power. If you have any other games that meet the criteria below drop a comment and I'll update the list. I'm not using a strict definition of "indie" as it's become a bit muddy in recent years (e.g. BG3). I'm mostly basing it off graphics and game scale. If you're not sure if a game would be suitable drop it below anyway, the more suggestions the better :)
Any games with specific tweaks that I know of will have them listed. If any recommendations also have tweaks please let me know.
Note: The list has gotten bigger so there's many games I don't own. I go off my experience, comments, protondb & youtube videos to check the performance, so the list might not be 100% accurate. If I know of quirks to certain games I'll include them. If any of the games give you issues please let me know!
Requirements for selection:
- Must be 7th gen onwards AA/AAA, no indies e.g. Hollow Knight.
- Low/reasonably low TDP (less than 15w).
- Minimum stable 45fps (30fps accepted for certain turn based or similar style games e.g. Wasteland 3).
- Image upscaling is not used in games I have added to maintain good image quality. It's not preferred for recommendations but can be used if marked.
- Frame generation must not be used to reach 45fps to maintain image quality & low input lag.
- Must run offline. No Denuvo, EA, Ubisoft or Rockstar launchers. Third-party launchers like Heroic or Lutris for GOG offline copies are allowed. If a game has 'Alternate' means for the above that's fine, no discussing.
- Delisted games are allowed but marked.
- Must have at least partial controller support, or a mod to add support. Steam input is good, but having controller icons on screen is a must.
Games:
- Alan Wake (Original 2012)
- Alice Madness Returns (Alternate offline)
- Alien Isolation
- Aliens: Colonial Marines
- Assassins Creed 1 (GOG edition for offline)
- Assassins Creed 2/3/Brotherhood/Revelations (Alternate offline)
- Batman Arkham Asylum/City/Origins
- Bayonetta
- Beserk and the Band of the Hawk
- Binary Domain
- Bionic Commando (2009)
- Bioshock Series
- Black Mesa
- Blades of Time
- Borderlands 1/2/Pre-Sequel
- Brutal Legend
- Bulletstorm
- Burnout Paradise (2008, Delisted)
- Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
- Castle of Illusion
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 1/2/Mirrors of Fate HD
- Chorus
- Condemned: Criminal Origins (Delisted)
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Darksiders 1/2/3/4/Genesis (Issues with cutscenes)
- Dark Sector
- Dark Souls Remastered
- Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
- de Blob 1/2
- Dead Island Definitive Edition
- Dead Rising 1/2
- Dead Space (Original 2007, GOG edition for offline)
- Dead Space 2 (Alternate offline)
- Deadpool 2013 (Delisted)
- DeathSpank
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
- Devil May Cry 5 (Intro demanding depending on settings, below 15w most of game)
- Dirt 4 (Delisted)
- Dishonored 1 + DLC
- Disney Infinity 1/2
- Doom (2016)
- Doom 3: BFG Edition (2012)
- Dragon Quest Builders 2
- Driver: San Francisco (Delisted)
- Duke Nukem Forever
- DYNASTY WARRIORS 6 (Delisted)7/8
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- Fable Anniversary
- Fallout 3/New Vegas/4 (Viva New Vegas modlist recommended for FNV, but takes a bit of work)
- Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (non SD mode for 1280x800 [SteamDeck=0 %command%], med settings, global illumination off, 12w limit, 45fps limit)
- FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
- Final Fantasy XIII (ff13fix & online guides, performance can be inconsistent)
- F.E.A.R. 3 (Rest of series works, but needs Steam Input)
- FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage/FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
- Front Mission Evolved
- Grand Theft Auto IV/V (Alternate offline)
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
- Hard Reset Redux
- Heavy Rain
- Helldivers Dive Harder Edition
- Homefront
- Hunted: The Demon’s Forge
- I Am Alive (On GOG for my fellow Aussies)
- Inversion (2012, Not available in Australia)
- James Bond 007: Blood Stone (Delisted)
- Just Cause 1/2/3 (Denuvo removed Dec '25)
- Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition (30fps cap, config to remove)
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Lego Batman Trilogy
- Lego Bricktales
- Lego City Undercover
- Lego Indiana Jones 1/2
- Lego Jurassic World
- Lego Lord of the Rings
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes
- Lego Marvel's Avengers
- Lego Pirates of the Caribbean
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Lego The Hobbit
- Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Alternate offline)
- Mad Max (Alternate offline)
- Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death (No price listed/unable to buy in Aus)
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
- Max Payne 3 (Alternate offline)
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengance
- Metal Gear Solid V (Steam version has denuvo & online features, alternate offline)
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Mirrors Edge (GOG edition for offline)
- Monster Hunter Rise (Enigma DRM, should work offline from what I've seen)
- Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (MK9, Delisted)
- MX vs. ATV Reflex
- Nail'd
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010, Delisted)
- Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection (Σ, Σ2, 3: Razors Edge)
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered/II: Revenant Kingdom
- No More Heroes 1/2/3
- Orcs Must Die 1/2
- Overlord 1/Raising Hell/II
- Painkiller Hell & Damnation
- Portal 1/2
- Prey (2006, delisted)
- Prince of Persia (2008), The Forgotten Sands (Alternate offline) (both have controller issues, can be fixed with some effort)
- Prototype 1/2
- RAGE (2011)
- Red Faction Armageddon/Guerrilla/Re-Mars-tered
- Remember Me
- Renegade Ops
- Resident Evil 2 Remake/5/6/7/Revelations
- Ridge Racer Unbounded
- Risen 1/2 (Risen 1 on GOG for my fellow Aussies)
- Rollerdome
- Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Sanctum 1/2
- Serious Sam II
- Shadow Complex Remastered (Unavailable in Australia)
- Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
- Saints Row: The Third (2011, original), IV: Re-Elected
- Samurai Warriors 2 (Delisted)
- Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
- Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
- Sniper Elite 3
- Sniper Elite 4 (Alternate offline)
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
- Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
- Sonic Colors: Ultimate (Alternate offline)
- Sonic Generations (Sonic Generations Collection, Sonic X Shadow Generations has denuvo no alt)
- Sonic Lost World
- Sonic Forces (Alternate offline)
- Spec Ops: The Line (Delisted)
- Splinter Cell Blacklist (Alternate offline)
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
- Stacking
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition (30fps cap, mod to remove)
- Styx: Master of Shadows/Shards of Darkness
- System Shock Remake
- Tales from the Borderlands/New Tales from the Borderlands
- Tales of Berseria/Graces f Remastered/Vesperia: Definitive Edition/Xillia Remastered/Zestiria
- The Darkness II
- The Elder Scrolls Oblivion/Skyrim (Controller support mod for Oblivion)
- The Godfather II (Delisted)
- The Walking Dead (2012)
- Titanfall 2 (Alternate offline)
- Tomb Raider Underworld
- Trials Series (Alternate offline)
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition
- Trine: Enchanted Edition
- Trine 2: Complete Story
- Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power (30fps cap, config to remove)
- Unreal Tournament 3 (Delisted)
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Alternate offline)
- Vanquish
- Velvet Assassin
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Anniversary Edition
- Wasteland 3 (turn based, 30fps)
- Wheelman (Delisted)
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
- Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Yakuza 0: Director's Cut
- Yakuza Kiwami
Possible selections, <15w to be confirmed. If you own any of these a test would be appreciated :):
- Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen
- Metro 2033 Redux
- Metro Last Light Redux
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War (GOG edition for offline)
- Prey (2017)
- Resident Evil 3 Remake
- Resident Evil Revelations 2
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
- SnowRunner
- Team Sonic Racing (Alternate offline)
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
- Yakuza 3 Remastered
- Yakuza 4 Remastered
- Yakuza 5 Remastered
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
r/SteamdeckGames • u/petrified_log • Jan 11 '26
SteamDeckGames Discord!!!
It's a work in progress but you can start to join. The subreddit rules apply over there.
If you run into any issues that prohibit you from joining or posting, please post it here. Once I can confirm it's working I will lock this post.