Recently finished Bioshock, Spec-Ops: The Line and Nier Automata (not so old, but played really well).
I’d love any suggestions for older AAA titles that are worth a play-through!
Big recommendation for Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Just finished it on the Deck and it played fantastic. Will be giving Mankind Divided a go shortly.
I could never get into Fallout New Vegas, but for whatever reason playing it on the Steam Deck made it infinitely more enjoyable! I couldn’t recommend it enough.
Oh, and Mass Effect is perfect too.
I had the same experience! I’ve started New Vegas many times over the years, but never got very far along. Playing it on the Steam Deck was fantastic.
You try Shadow of Mordor? Game is really good and goes on dirt cheap sales all the time.
I’ve had a good time with Elden Ring on the Deck, it runs without a hitch.
If you enjoyed Bioshock… Prey 2017 is a super fun game. Better, I think, outside of a bit of jank.
If you intend to play Prey, don’t read or watch anything about it before!
Maybe Skyrim? It can be pretty fun modded. Same with Minecraft.
The Tomb Raider 2013 reboot is great and works really well on the Deck.
Thanks for reminding me of that, picked it up long ago but never finished it. Perfect excuse to get back into it.
The Batman Arkham games
The Witcher series
Fallout series
FYI: the next major Steam sale starts June 29th- I got all those Arkham games for 8 bucks last year, so make a list and wait a few weeks. You can join the rest of us who have 100 games bought for 80% off and 10% played 🤣
Hey thanks for the tip!
I’ll 100% get in on the coming sale, my first Steam sale…ever.
Welcome! And say goodbye to your wallet :D
But seriously, I’m curious why this is your first. Always stuck to console before? Finally got some extra spending money? New to gaming in general?
Oh its been a long time!
So my return to ‘PC gaming’, not console gaming, is the Steam Deck! First Steam account, first Steam sale (coming up). I’m so happy to have got this, really enjoying what is possible.
If Borderlands series works for the Deck i would recommend it as well! I am absolutely in love with the franchise from the first to the last game.
Enjoy! Glad you’re liking your Deck it’s really an awesome device. I would highly recommend using the wishlist feature on Steam. Add any games in here that sound good to your wishlist, and you’ll get notifications from Steam when those games go on sale. There are pretty frequent sales outside of the big ones too so if you can only get a few games on the upcoming sale, don’t worry because another one will be here soon enough.
Dragon Age Origins is a great RPG with tons of choices and a solid story.
I’ve been having a great time with Yakuza 0. It runs great on the deck.
Prey - Steam Deck verified (https://store.steampowered.com/app/480490/Prey/)
Also: the old Prey from 2006.
Ooohhh there are two preys - the release date of the newer one always felt off to me because I played the original back then. Are they related?
Unfortunately not. Actually there’s a pretty frustrating thread running through Prey. Zenimax / Bethesda Studios got the rights to the name in 2009.
In 2011 there was going to be a “real” sequel set in the same universe that still managed to have nothing to do with the original. It was one of the first games I got really hyped for. Big shock, it got stuck in development hell and got scrapped. (Side note, I love how in 2011 every video game was acting like what’s now basic quality-of-life movement stuff was revolutionary.)
…Then ZeniMax / Bethesda bought Arkane Studios, and after Dishonored 2, they wanted to make the next game in the System Shock / BioShock / (DeusEx?) immersive sim spiritual successor soup, and they wanted it closer to System Shock than anything else had been. They considered the names Typhon and Starseed. A lot of people are convinced it should’ve been called Neuroshock. Zenimax, though, some suit at Zenimax decided it was too risky as a new thing and reached for the nearest sci-fi names they had access to. So regardless of what Arkane wanted, it was called Prey.
No relation between them. Literally zero, aside from the name. The Prey from 2017 is only called that for marketing reasons.
FFVII Remake runs really well. Doom, Fable, DMC5, Control, Nier: Automata, Titanfall 2, RE2 Remake, Spider-Man Remastered all run very well too.
Metal Gear Solid V runs beautifully on the deck and has been one of the best games I’ve tried playing on it. The gyro controls for aiming make it a very satisfying experience.
Seconding this! Sitting in a chair and turning to aim is pretty fun. Makes me want to try a flight sim with it.
I really need to revisit MGSV I remember it looking great at the time but running fairly well.
I am currently playing through Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal, both are excellent and play great on the deck.
You asked for AAA but I will mention some of my deck favorites from the indie side too: Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, Hotline Miami 1 and 2 and Monster Train.
Not that it’s old but I have been playing God of War 2018 on my Steam Deck and it’s been an absolute pleasure. The visuals are still amazing and the game runs really well. Get it during a Steam sale to save some cash.
Thanks for reminding me!
I played Horizon, and actually forgot GoW was available on Steam Deck. Hopefully the upcoming sale has a good deal on it!
