Grabbed Synthetik. Absolute banger of a game, already have 15 hours in it
I love how they advertise "up to 20% off a steam deck," but that's only for refurbished and there's none in stock.
Aren’t the brand new LCDs still in stock an 15% off? Still a decent deal
So between 0 and 20. 😛
Initial scroll through looks pretty meh. There a list of good'ns going yet?
Edit-
From another thread, looks like Witcher 3 is 90% off. If you haven't played it yet, now's the time!
Slay the spire is like 8 bucks and disco elsyium is like 4 but that's about it.
I found out that Satisfactory is on sale right now, and will go up in price by $10 after the sale. So if you want it before 1.0 comes out now would be a great time.
Baldur's gate is 20% off. Definitely definitely worth the price
Hello fellow lemmies! Any recommendations for new must have indie games?
Crab Champions is not exactly new (I think it's been in early access since 2023), but it's really fun and currently just $7.49
I don't know how must have it is, but I've been enjoying Isles of Sea and Sky, a sokoban type puzzle game currently 10% off until July 11th (currently $17.99). I'm pretty sure it's maybe a month or two old at least.
Celeste is 90% off, Kingdom Come Deliverance is 80% off, Braid Anniversary Edition is 75% off. All worth it imo.
The second KCD is coming out later this year too so nows the time to try it!
Celeste is amazing. Still need to beat it
Love some diver Dave, and balto.
I wouldn't call Dave the Diver new (released exactly a year ago) nor indie (Mintrocket is a subdivison of Nexon). Yet it's something that can be recommended wholeheartedly.
Couple of games in no particular order that are pretty new and can be considered as indie:
Can confirm Dave the Diver will zen you out and make you feel good inside.
I'm new to Steam and pc gaming, grabbed an OLED deck a little bit ago. I'm looking for recommendations for FPS and RPGs that I can play offline. I've never played any of the Elder Scrolls stuff should I grab one of them? What do you suggest?
Not one of the types you were asking about, but Hades feels like it's made for the Steam Deck, and it's a great game (and also on sale)
For FPS games, Doom (2016) is one of the all-time single-player FPS games and runs great on the Deck.
Doom 2016 was just about perfect. It blended old-shool FPS fundamentals with modern aiming, collectibles, etc.
Some offline-friendly FPS games.
- Half-Life 1 and 2
- Borderlands 2 and 3
- Dusk
- SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
First-person puzzle games (other than Portal 1 and 2, which you've heard about enough already):
- Once you're done both Portals, check out community-made mod campaigns!
- Portal: Revolution is a prequel to Portal 2 that introduces a few new mechanics.
- Portal Stories: Mel has pretty much zero new mechanics but cranks up the difficulty.
- Viewfinder
- The Witness
Not sure it’s steam deck friendly, but The Talos Pinciple (1 and 2) are both great puzzle games.
Half Life 2 and it's episodes are always on a massive sale in a Valve bundle.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/Valve_Complete_Pack/
There's a lot of stuff there you won't play, but it's a must have for the Half Life and Portal series.
Also Wolfenstein: The New Order and Doom 2016 are great.
Try these gems:
- Vampire Survivors
- Death must die
- Dead Cells
- Animal Well
It's as if they were made specifically for the Steam Deck
For Elder Scrolls, I'd recommend giving either Oblivion or Skyrim a whirl, and then after you feel done with one, try the other. In my opinion they are both great for different reasons, and they are different enough to feel like very different games in some ways.
If it helps you make a decision in terms of RPG story feel, Skyrim is more about you as the hero, and Oblivion you're more like a person that happens to be there.
There's great modding resources too if you're into that. Especially on Nexus. Even light modding like some QoL upgrades or bug fixes. I'm not talking crazy mods.
Oh, the endgame for Skyrim (the original DLCs) really do give you some rewarding post-game fun in like a god mode.
Cat Quest
I'm currently in the process of trying to 100% Cat Quest, since I already have all achievements on Cat Quest 2, before Part 3 comes out this august. Very much enjoyed the first two games, so I recommend as well :)
In case RPG includes JRPG for you: Both Nier:Automata and Nier:Replicant play fantastic in the deck, and those games are far more enjoyable with a controller instead of keyboard and mouse
Not sure how it plays on Deck (UI is pretty small scale iirc) but Morrowind is great if you like RPGs with great atmosphere that don't hold your hand, and if you're ok with oldish graphics (some famous mods make it much more palatable however). I don't particularly like Oblivion or Skyrim, they're much more generic whereas Morrowind is pretty unique in terms of universe. But then again you'd have to look up how well it runs on the Deck and whether or not you can install the unofficial bugfix mod among other obligatory things
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines
Shadow of war is 2.99 CAD
Decent game to quit about 30h in because while it's good and fun to play, it's incredibly repetitive.
Grabbed about half of my wishlist. Disappointed that Dark Souls Remastered isn't on sale at all, but it can wait.
Frogun
Mail Mole + Xpress Deliveries
Toree 3D
Toree2
Pseudoregalia
Heckabomb
Alwa's Awakening
GRIS
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Macbat 64
A Hat in Time - Nyakuza Metro DLC
Cavern of Dreams
Tails of Iron
Super Kiwi 64
Lunistice
Now begins the summer of platforming
This one offers daily trading cards for finishing a discovery queue, and stickers for following a "browse by category" link on the main page and clicking the "claim" button.
Looks like the site is overloaded at the moment. Some things are not working quite right.
Celeste for $1.99? Hell yes! Insta buy for me, been wanting to play this game so bad.
You will love the soundtrack!
That’s great to hear. I collect game soundtracks. That’s like when I play a new Life is Strange, it’s an instant soundtrack buy.
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