And it’s just as tense, inventive and witty on the Steam Deck: it runs at a perfect 60fps, and only needs the face buttons and a single thumbstick for its slick, combo-happy combat. Hades claimed, by Advent Calendar rules, RPS GOTY status back in 2020. Hades Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: Supergiant Games If you’re interested, you can check out my Diablo IV Steam Deck settings guide for some recommended tweaks. It also runs pretty well on mostly-high visual settings, which is an increasingly rare quality among megablockbusters. This is veering even further into the realm of subjectivity than usual, but the thumbstick and face button controls just feel like I’m exerting more direct control over my unintentionally Billie Eilish-faced Necromancer, which in turn makes combat more satisfying than it is when delivering hundreds of abstract mouse clicks. These days, you can just get the ARPG demon pummeller on Steam, which certainly makes things easier – though the old ways still work, if you happen to already own it on ActiBlizz’s store.Įither way, I actually enjoyed Diablo IV more on my Steam Deck than I did on my big, fat PC. When Diablo IV first released, the only way to wrestle it onto Valve handheld was with a strong will and a conveniently step-by-step guide to installing on the Steam Deck. It doesn’t suck (hahhhhhh) the battery too quickly either: although I haven’t done a full full-to-empty test yet, I’d say you can expect four to five hours of surviving vampires before the Deck runs dry.ĭiablo IV Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: Blizzard Team 3, Blizzard Albany It only really needs the left thumbstick and an occasional face button for inputs, and the framerate keeps above 40fps even with the most overwhelming of monster crowds, so chalk Vampire Survivors up as another Steam Deck special. Simply moving around and auto-attacking sounds like a dreadfully dull premise but as the XP-unlocked weapon upgrades stack up, and the initial trickles of enemies become screen-filling bullet hell hordes, holding back the tide with time-stopping lasers and weaponised Bibles becomes almost hypnotically compelling. Vampire Survivors Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: PoncleĪt the suggestion of several RPS readers (and with the implicit recommendation of, apparently, scores of other Steam Deck owners), I finally got round to playing Vampire Survivors. It’s a clever, surprising, and unrelentingly charming introduction to your new gadget, not a mention a reminder that Valve should really make more games. It’s essentially a free Steam Deck tutorial, designed to help you get used to the controls layout, but is entertainingly administered through a genuinely funny mini-jaunt through a pre-Portal Aperture Science. The short and sweet Aperture Desk Job isn’t just one of the best games to play on the Steam Deck – it should probably be the first one you try. You can find the full list below, and for more practical handheld PC tips, you can have a gander at our best Steam Deck accessories and best microSD cards for the Steam Deck guides.Īperture Desk Job Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: Valve But compatibility and general Deck suitability will be consistent concerns, so be assured that all the games here do play and perform at least reasonably well on the hardware without the need for mouse and keyboard inputs. And, with occasional exceptions, I’ll also lean towards games that are easily installable (i.e., those on Steam). To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Īll the usual, do-not-be-mad-at-me caveats apply – this is ultimately just a list of games I’ve played and enjoyed on my own Steam Deck, so there’ll be a bit of a James' Tastes bias.
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