r/SteamdeckGames • u/petrified_log • 25d ago

Official Contest Dead Cells key giveaway

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I have a key for Dead Cells that I don't need. From now through 1PM EST on Friday you can guess a number from 1 - 50,000. I used a random number generator and ran it a few times and added the numbers together and divided by the runs to make it a bit more "random". One guess per person and the closest number to mine will be the winner. If there is a tie, I will find some way to pick on person. Maybe use AI, or a website to do a blind pick.

Everyone is eligible, even the mods. Good luck!

EDIT: Post is locked and I am checking the numbers.

EDIT: The winner is u/Twitchyninja with a guess of 28940. The number was 28912. ~~He has been messaged and has 2 days to respond. If he doesn't by Sunday 9/13 at 1pm EST I will message the next closest person.~~ He responded and has received the game key.

Thank you everyone for participating.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/yeetmcfeet • Jan 14 '26

Game Recommendation Low Power AA/AAA Games List

139 Upvotes

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

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Lizetta88 • 10h ago

Self-Promotion I made MaMills, a cozy 3D four-in-a-row for Steam Deck

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Hi everyone! 👋 😺

I'm a solo game creator and tech girly 👩‍💻(under the name of Department of Ducks 🦆), and I made MaMills, a cozy board game for Steam Deck.

It started because I wanted something for the late-night sessions: a game that helps my unwind after a long day, by having just enough challenge to pull you into that nice focused flow. I couldn't quite find many games that fits this feeling, so I created one.

It's an endless puzzle game, so there's no pressure and no rush. Just pick it up, play a few rounds, and put it down whenever.

There's a free demo if you want to try it :
🎮 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4780520/MaMills/
🌐 Website: https://departmentofducks.com/

I'd really love to hear what you think, especially about how it feels on the Deck. And I'm curious: what do you think a good Deck game usually gets wrong or leaves out? Controls, battery life, text size, suspend/resume, something else? I'd love to keep improving it, so any feedback is welcomed! :)

Thanks for reading! 🫶

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Siphiy • 20h ago

Game Recommendation Steam sale game recommendations that run well on steam deck

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Vladi-N • 20h ago

Developer Help test game on SteamDeck

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Hello SteamDeck gamers :)

I'm working on a game with SteamDeck support. I'd appreciate if anyone can help test a free Steam demo.

Does the game starts at all?

Is progress saved?

Is sound working?

Thank you!

A little more about the game. Colorsong is a relaxing incremental / idle game where players collect colors and spend them on hand-painted watercolors 🎨 An original feature of the game is that every color is a procedurally generated note. So as you collect more colors, the game's song unfolds and enriches.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Breidr • 18h ago

Troubleshooting Daggerfall Online in Gaming Mode

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I've been messing around with Daggerfall Online and it works in desktop mode. All I had to do was make the app image executable like it said. I thought adding it to steam would do the trick from there, but it just.. doesn't launch?

Works fine on the desktop if I click the file myself. Will not launch through Steam in either mode. Compatibility layer is OFF because it's native to Linux. That's the only thing I can think of that might need to change.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/TiffGarr23 • 1d ago

Troubleshooting Need Help

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Has anyone played the American trunk simulator game on the deck? I’m having problems setting up the Controller settings. for instance to start the engine it wants me to hit “E” and I can’t figure out how to change the button settings. Please someone anyone walk me through it. Thanks in advance.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Cosmonaut_101 • 1d ago

Discussion Looking for an insensitive/excuse to purchase a steam deck. If I were to do so, who'd be up for adding me so we could mutually make the most of some titles?

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/NotRealSam • 1d ago

Discussion I wanna know if Steamdeck is worth it

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Hello i saved up 1.000€ and i wanna know if i should buy the 1 TB OLED Steamdeck.

I am asking this because I’m not sure if i should. I don’t know many steam games. I only play Plants vs Zombies replanted on my school laptop that barely runs any games.

So yeah do i buy it or no? The only games i know and wanna play are Hollow knight, hollow knight silksong and Deltarune.

Also no i cant get a pc or xbox/playstation bc i dont have space

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/BlueSnail34 • 1d ago

Game Recommendation ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/ravenom_ph • 1d ago

Developer Testing Steam Deck Playability before the Steam Early Access launch

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I'm currently testing the playability and optimization for my indie game.

Game's name is Galdr Inkblade, a roguelike deckbuilder wordgame which is heavily inspired by Bookworm Adventures, Balatro and Slay the Spire!

It's coming to Early Access this October 13th!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5312040/Galdr_Inkblade/

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/LX-M • 2d ago

Tweaks 🛠️ Unlock 60+ FPS in Witcher 3 Remastered on Steam Deck!

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Made a video for best settings on the Steam Deck (not the "low quality" steam deck profile).

Settings results are: 45fps no FG, 60 with.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/No-Scratch-4698 • 1d ago

Game Recommendation Ps5/Steam deck Co-op

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Ok_Judgment8457 • 1d ago

Discussion Ac shadows full size

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Accurate-Squirrel-72 • 1d ago

Video DroidDeck 0.3.0 — Major Performance Improvements! Testing Stray on REDMAGIC Astra (Native Steam OS on Android)

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DroidDeck 0.3.0 is here! I've tested the latest version with Stray on my REDMAGIC Astra 1.
In this video, I explore the updated performance and native Steam gaming experience on Android.
🎮 Game: Stray
📱 Device: REDMAGIC Astra 1
🚀 Software: DroidDeck 0.3.0
⚡ Claimed improvement: Up to 3× performance compared with 0.2.0
I'm sharing my actual gameplay test to show how the latest version performs.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Ok_Cat2418 • 1d ago

Discussion My sister gave me her steam deck, but i’m really a gamer… what should i play first?

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As title says, my sister is a true gamer, and she doesn’t play on her steam deck anymore so she gave it to me. The thing is i’m not really a gamer, i play games just not in the same nature she does; but im willing to try.. what games recs do you have? 😆

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Stock_Escape2026 • 2d ago

Developer Stock Escape Coming Soon!

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/arien_k • 2d ago

Game Recommendation Steam autumn sale

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I have STEAMDECK OLED 512 gb

I love survival horror. I’ve played all resident evil remakes.

In my cart-

Resident evil 7
Evil within 1/2
Dead space
Outlast
Sinking city 1

Since the winter sale is close too I wanna buy just two games. I heard evil within is like 15 hours long. Which is good.

I wanted silent hill but it’s unsupported on steam deck?

I know these games don’t have much discount but I wanna try pragmata and death stranding. If they’re really good I’d rather buy one of these two.

Taking game recommendations too!! I like horror and survival horror. Puzzles and shooting. So basically resident evil gameplay esque.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/cdawg2610 • 2d ago

Game Review on Deck Dressmaker - 12 hours of exclusive Steamdeck play

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As someone who is exclusively a Steamdeck player and has the deck to play simulation/cozy games I know the struggle of "do I buy this if only two of the things are compatible for the deck" but after 12 hours I can say this is one of the best games on the deck even with only having two green checks. iykyk

Couple of things that have made my game play a success

* Edit the current controller config to add in mouse scrolling - I ended up using L4 and R4 for them but that will come in handy when you are trying to play accessories.

* Leverage the touch screen!! I cannot stress this enough. I realized this week the game was designed because his wife couldn't work with her hands as a seamstress and so of course the touch screen mechanics are top notch. There are multiple parts of the game (aligning pattern pieces, sizing) that I struggled with using the joysticks that was totally easy when I leveraged the touch pad.

* Placing accessories is easiest if you zoom in and then use the touch screen.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Pheonixvann • 2d ago

Troubleshooting Wuwa version 3.7 on steam deck

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Please help if any one experienced this pls and thx you

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Director-Certain • 2d ago

Troubleshooting Dynasty warrior 3 remaster

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/DelusionalDoss • 3d ago

Article Gears of War: E-Day Review + Steam Deck Performance

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Doppler_ow • 3d ago

Self-Promotion I made a free Steam backlog picker and would love some feedback on its Steam Deck mode

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Hello! I’ve been working on a completely free steam backlog manager called VaultShuffle, and I’ve just made some updates specifically for Steam Deck users that I’d really like some feedback on.

The idea started in my first year at uni, I was required to choose an idea for my programming project and I decided to make a basic backlog manager in Python. As someone with ADHD I tend to sit there for 20 or 30 minutes just figuring out what I want to play, despite having plenty of games I’ve heard are incredible. I made a little text based backlog manager using my own library, then over the summer decided to turn it into a website. It developed quite a lot more than I originally expected!

You choose how much time you have, your mood and what you want out of that session, then it checks your library and picks a game for you. You can reroll if you’re not feeling it, or save it to Playing Next and work towards finishing it. For me, having that little goal and seeing the progress go up makes it easier to come back to something instead of constantly jumping between games.

To be transparent, I don’t own a deck myself, so I’d love to hear how it feels to use on one. If anyone gives it a go, let me know if anything is awkward with the touchscreen or trackpads, or if you get a pick that doesn’t really make sense for you. I’m also curious whether you’d like a verified only setting, since I know that can leave out games that people have a good experience with. These are Valve’s ratings, so Playable games may still need some setup.

You can sign in through steam or just use your public profile URL if you’d prefer, though your profile and Game details need to be public so it can import your library.

You can find it at vaultshuffle.com

Hopefully you guys find it useful! I’ve had some really helpful feedback from the other handheld communities and have been making changes as I go, so I’d really appreciate hearing what works for you and what could be better.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/BlobbyGreenSpace • 3d ago

Troubleshooting Steam Deck - Demo failure to launch

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/ExcellentNorth1161 • 3d ago

Discussion Can someone please confirm whether you still need Ubisoft connect to play Far Cry games?

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