25 Best Steam Deck Games To Play Right Now

[@jefferrrson1x]

I just wanna say that the Steam Deck OLED is the best device I have purchased in my adult life. I’m 33. And it brings me back to my game boy days. It’s unreal how much backlog I have and with emudeck it’s amazing. Just perfection. 10/10.

[@mizanulhoque9657]

How do i get bios and Roms?

[@RichieLanderos]

The SD has knocked down a little bit of my backlog. It’s awesome. When I hop on my pc. It’s so easy to play with friends online. So a lot of my games never even got touched. I take my SD almost everywhere with me

[@Ray-dl5mp]

This review makes me want to buy this. Been thinking about it for awhile.

[@Optimusprime809]

It's one of those industry shaking, transformative technologies that come about every blue moon or so! Such an exciting piece of tech!

[@jefferrrson1x]

@@Optimusprime809 it really is. I can’t believe we’re in a time where we could literally play any game on a handheld. The convenience is crazy. And it really institutes that gameplay experience is better than graphical fidelity. I used to believe graphics was everything as a kid but now, the deck being just “good” running games is fine rather than being on a pc with the highest settings. It’s brilliant !

[@fatroc33]

Since owning a Steam Deck (which is been about a year) I have played the following from beginning to end; Cyberpunk 2077 (98hrs) Borderlands 3 (78hrs) Red Dead Redemption 2 (86hrs) Control (36hrs)

[@jacksonjabba]

That’s a great list! Playing through cyberpunk right now with about 60 hours in

[@spursdynasty7378]

Luck you ! I wish I had the time to game like that today 😂 I miss those days …

[@JustxLiving909]

Got 220hr RDR2 50hr cyberpunk 30 BRDlands3

[@fatroc33]

@@JustxLiving909 Wow! You put that much hours on the steam!?

[@farewellashenone3286]

Was about to ask if cyberpunk and rd2 runs well on it but since you’ve put that much hours on them, i kinda got my answer now thanks😁

[@Nucleosynthese]

My Steam Deck has been one of the best purchases I have ever made.

[@koammudo43]

I just got one and it's amazing.litterally this morning haven't even got to use it like that yet cause I'm at work lol 😂

[@YoungCub]

completely agreed. Just had the best plane ride of my entire life. It’s really revolutionary

[@koammudo43]

@@YoungCub best console I ever bought it's so amazing

[@jayxniker3886]

Should I purchase a gaming laptop or a steam deck?

[@Nucleosynthese]

@@jayxniker3886 It depends. If you need it for work, get a desktop PC (mucchhh better performance for the same price and you'll be more productive) if you travel a lot and need to work on a train or something, get a laptop. If you are just looking to play games on the go definitely get a steam deck, it's awesome for that.

[@myrigatoni]

I highly recommend Persona 5 Royal, runs flawless on Steam Deck and is a great portable game

[@Logicalization]

I’ll take your word for it but I hope it’s not anime 😮

[@SodaPopBot]

​@@Logicalization It is, but it's pretty good

[@DaOrkistBoyAround]

How's the battery life while playing?

[@stevenadscn949]

@@DaOrkistBoyAroundquite long, longer than 6 hrs

[@Tonnimon_Games-se6op]

good idea

[@harrygameprod]

As a game developer and content creator myself, I think that the Steam Deck and other handheld devices over time will change the way developers think about the interface of their games when designing for the PC. Because if you only think about the big screen when designing interfaces and buttons, it can be suboptimal on a device like Steam Deck. Always great to see new ways of playing our favorite games.

[@LaymanGamin]

What games u developed

[@myles5388]

You highly underestimate the laziness and incompetence of most developers😂

[@ImNotFoodForFood]

Adding the Yakuza franchise which is absolutely fantastic on Steam Deck, feels like it was made for it

[@Punisher6791]

Resident evil 4 Remake runs well too, about 45 fps in the most demanding areas of the game but you often can hit 60 throughout the game. Set everything to low and resolution to 1280x720 and turn on FSR2

[@YoungCub]

Dave the diver has had me hooked for a week now. one of best games I’ve played and so good on deck

[@MVIVN]

One game that never gets brought up on these lists is Sekiro! Not only does it run flawlessly on the Steam Deck, one very underrated feature is the ability to use the Steam Deck’s 4 built-in rear buttons /paddles to do stuff like drink your healing flask, cycle through consumables or cycle through your Shinobi prosthetic arm weapons without needing to take your thumbs off the analog sticks for even a moment during a tough boss fight. Steam Deck is by far my favourite and preferred way to play Sekiro! Switching Shinobi prosthetic tools with the rear paddles mid-fight has made me enjoy experimenting with different ones more often and it’s just so much fun! Really lends itself well to the very fast-paced combat in Sekiro.

[@JDabz96]

I'm still stuck on the guy with a spear on a horse, how do I best him?

[@Mrfrundlesuniverse]

@@JDabz96Brother there is no magic trick to defeat any boss in the game without mods/glitches. If you are genuinely struggling, I’d suggest hit, run away, and repeat but it would take a while. If you want to learn and get prepared for all the bosses then just learn the bosses patterns and practice parrying as the quicker you break their posture, the quicker you can defeat them. It’s a pattern recognition type of battle. Good luck brah

[@finnagain236]

Its too hard for me. Really.

[@Rexuhnt]

Just wanna say, Ori and the Will of the Wisps runs fantastic on the Deck. You can get it to 90fps if you’re on the OLED on high settings

[@gabrielike1370]

Elden ring is so good on deck Feels like how botw felt like on switch

[@aechean]

Chained Echoes is another fantastic RPG that works perfectly on the Steam Deck. Highly recommended.

[@danielelkadi3499]

I unfortunately would disagree with this one. I downloaded it after the hyped and played many hours but it never clicked and got really really board while waiting for it to get better. Not for everyone.

[@forrestnazaret-ip1vc]

Word up thanks

[@forrestnazaret-ip1vc]

So I can buy a seam deck 1.01 tomorrow lightly used for 330 or should I just hold out a bit and get a brand new oled?

[@kalebphillips9281]

You did Disco Elysium a disservice by saying it's all text without stating that it is fully voice acted.

[@Toadyru]

You are so right!!!!! Disco Elysium was a pleasure to play (great voice acting). Citizen Sleeper is an example of a text heavy game. Which also happens to be another great game for the Steam Deck.

[@okokokok1457]

One of my favorites truly a gem game

[@DK-rn7wd]

I would also add: - Marvel midnight suns - Cacoon - Diablo 4 - Resident evil 2/3/8 Really good games for steam deck

[@myles5388]

Didn’t think you could run Diablo games cuz of the launcher??

[@PlopsicYT]

Correction about Hitman: After a rebrand last year Hitman 3 now houses the full World of Assassination trilogy. No need to own Hitman 1 & 2 to get access to previous content anymore. It's literally 3 great games for the price of 1!

[@BVaccaro88]

It's one of the best series of games ever made IMO. Really underrated and the best in the series.

[@Camerooonify]

Steam deck has replaced every other way of gaming for me. Best gaming device ive ever owned. Cant wait for fully fledged follow up device. Also Dave the Diver!! 🙌❤

[@douglasmurdoch7247]

Yeah somehow I’m also already excited for steam deck 2. I love the format, I love the screen, now I just want it to have more horsepower.

[@TheTrueWelshIdiot]

Me too. Best device I've owned, bar none.

[@BVaccaro88]

@@douglasmurdoch7247 100%. Have all my emulation needs on a Batocera setup on one of my sd cards. Everything about it is amazing. Can play my huge steam library backlog and many games play better as a handheld than on my PC. Only real wish was for some of the anti cheat to be able to work so we could play more online multiplayer games.

[@wutangtimmy3064]

@@douglasmurdoch7247Rog ally is already out!

[@kumarashwarya2185]

I am currently playing Hollow Knight on the deck, and it's a fantastic experience. Should be on the list.

[@Clav_]

Just finished main story on Witcher 3 on my deck. Fsr 3 mod makes that game just insanely good at near flawless 60, even in Novigrad.

[@JustAJoX]

what that is insane

[@Optimusprime809]

Give Mad Max a try! Always so cheap to buy and you'll get a good amount of playtime!

[@BVaccaro88]

How good is it? I bought it on sale for dirt cheap and it's been pretty far down my backlog.

[@FullTimeDan]

@@BVaccaro88you won’t regret it. Finished it twice now, PS4 and on steam deck. It plays brilliantly on the deck

[@VeggieAndSomeReggie]

@@BVaccaro88the tutorial is grueling I can’t get myself to do it, after that it’s supposed to pick up.

[@videogamecin]

​​@@BVaccaro88only the most underrated and underpriced open world post-apoc ever the only issue is you might feel it gets empty and repetitive but epic road wars make up for it, they're like scenes out of Fury Road, and graphics hold up after 9 years

[@VapurWV57]

I just finished Inscryption on the deck and it was an amazing way to experience it, especially with the track pads to be used as a cursor. It feels smooth and perfect And Inscryption is incredible

[@jacksonjabba]

Cult of the lamb is a perfect steam deck game. Lended my deck to my partner’s younger brother and they exclusively played cult of the lamb for over 120 hours

[@mercenarygary1]

Pretty cool of you to lend it to him! I haven't played Cult on my steam deck but I have played it a bunch on Xbox. I'm sure he enjoyed it quite a bit getting in 120 hours!

[@BA-sw5dn]

Fallout 4 has been awesome on steam deck too. There are so many games to try. I'm excited for Hades 2.

[@asystole_]

+1 for Fallout 4. Plays absolutely perfectly on the Deck.

[@paulm.7967]

Bioshock not making the list hurts. 1 / 2 Remastered and Infinite run flawlessly at 60fps

[@iamdickel8574]

i agree with the list.. love every minute on gaming on my Steam deck

[@Default158]

I've been playing Dark souls remastered on my deck. Runs great.

[@joseaca1010]

Hot Take: the Steam Deck is fantastic for old school PC games, these were never before portable, and most of them have quicksave options making portable sessions a breeze, also the battery lasts ages with the low power requirements of these games Just try playing Civ 5, Deus Ex and Wizardry 8, you will know im right

[@Level30Games]

What about civ6?

[@joseaca1010]

@@Level30Games good too, i simply have all the expansions for 5

[@Level30Games]

Gotcha thanks! I’m this close to pulling the trigger on the steam deck and civ is one of my most played games.

[@ssiliezar88]

got a beast of a PC with a 78003xd & 7900 xtx and i find myself not gaming on it much instead sitting on the couch and using my Steam Deck i love this thing Last Epoch plays great on it

[@justinkrall1438]

FINALLY I hear a solid mention of Children of Morta. 136 hrs happily spent. One of my all time favs

[@peroxxgoldee2559]

I might add that Shadow Of War might be the AAA game that runs the best on Steam Deck, and it's a pretty good game at that.

[@alanblack7108]

Add DAYS GONE to this list, runs great. first time playing it and the hordes are crazy

[@marlowencna]

My portable bangers reco: 1. Disgaea 7 2. Nobody Saves the World 3. OlliOlli World 4. Redout 2 5. Them Fightin Herds

[@dzadigital5613]

Brotato is miles better than Vampire Survivors. Fight me! :)

[@Negativvv]

Add Final Fantasy 6 the Pixel Remaster to that list. Looks great on a small screen, excellent Deck battery life and it's one of the all time great RPGs.

[@wetteryan]

Started playing the ascent recently. Super underrated.

[@carlthewinner]

I love Children of Mortal!!! Thanks for featuring it!!!

[@VicVaughn69]

Did I miss Hades? It’s perfect on the steam deck

[@TheTrueWelshIdiot]

Was looking for this take. Cannot believe they missed it. Nice taste.

[@taylor91192]

The Nintendo Switch OLED is the highest piece of tech I have played on...before that the last game I touched was GTA San Andreas in high school. Would it be dumb to ditch the switch for the SD and use it as my main rig? There are so many PS4 games, such as RDR 2, God of War, etc., that look fantastic from what I have seen. Most of the games on my switch are on steam/deck already

[@kewldean7013]

Trepang2 on the Steam Deck runs REEEALLY GOOD too!!! Change the quality settings to medium and it runs at 60fps perfectly

[@WaveForceful]

I’ll add a few more games that run well on deck. Ratchet and clank Rift Apart Hades Tomb raider 1-3 remastered Trepang2 God of war Shadow warrior 3 High on life

[@sheld0n]

This list doesn't take advantage of steamdeck hardware capabilities. Where's Cyberpunk 2077? Baldur's Gate 3? God of War? Red Dead Redemption 2? If I didn't know better, this video would make me think that Nintendo Switch performance is about equal to Steam Deck. Try to get out of your pixel art comfort zone.

[@atomickaiser1934]

And not showing footage taken directly from a steam deck.

[@theoldblood3804]

Really...

[@sheld0n]

@@theoldblood3804 yes all the games I mentioned run well on Steam Deck

[@okokokok1457]

Almost a switch list

[@Mrtnz17]

Just got it last night , playing my old retro all the way to the newest red dead redemption 2. Runs amazing. Waiting for destiny 2

[@artax33]

Update on the FF Pixel Remaster, they now have all the things the console versions do like the better font and exp boost.

[@ilciavo]

I play Bayonetta and TombRaider trilogy on the deck. Both run like a charm.

[@iridescent_92]

Another Inide Gem like Dredge is Jusant! Can´t recommend it enough as a relaxing Game for Steam Deck.

[@powdertoastman83]

Pizza tower should be on this list too.

[@smdjuhurr9474]

5:58 Ngl this scene is wild right here seeing this at 1:00am on a Monday😂😂. Hearing “wild hodge pod” at the same time got me weak. Great recommendations regardless.

[@mattforthelikes]

The only flaw with the Steam Deck is that it wasn't around 10+ years ago.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Great point. Probably a huge oversight.

[@raimondsstokmanis1892]

It wouldnt be strong enough , due to hardware limitations at the time, and the price would be way high.

[@MoAli72]

Good list. Many not heard of so will be checking them out.

[@Elsinnombre-ez5dn]

I really wanna get myself a deck but what’s putting me off is the fact I bought a switch only to play breath of the wild for 80hours then never touch it again. The only thing that’s swaying me to buy is the fact I’ll have my 150+ game library from steam

[@darkmist977]

About time to you do some proper content for the steam deck after what is the worse coverage of any outlet when the steam deck oled came out. You guys didnt even bother to check what changed when you did the video

[@lilsourkraut1498]

Darkwood is another good one, on sale for about $3 and some change if you love horror it's an absolute gem. Wear headphones the atmosphere is great.

[@anz226]

Most of the game mentioned here is available on my Switch OLED. Should i still get the Steam deck Oled?

[@Zaeylo]

Red dead redemption 2 runs amazingly well.

[@uniqtechniq9314]

Lucy James has a great voice ❤

[@querubinangeles2478]

MGSV TPP and GZ are awesome to play on steam deck too

[@joseaca1010]

Rogue Legacy 2 is amazing

[@Pooptheslayerr]

Brotato is a must it’s cheap and is just super fun to play on the steam deck

[@aramis4347]

I live in Puerto Rico and they don't even send those here, is there any way that I can get my hands on one?

[@ElioHosri]

third party websites like ebay or mercarni

[@allenqueen]

Can I say that Steam Deck is the best thing to happen to Indie gaming?

[@HermanFalckHow]

The thing with the Steam Deck that I need to remind myself of is that all of the best games on the Steam Deck are very playable on Switch. And the ones that aren't don't need to be handheld.

[@ellogames96]

Great list Lucy :)

[@niceguyniko]

God of War, Horizon zero dawn and cyberpunk all run surprisingly well.

[@zegevieren8411]

dragon's dogma should be on here!

[@warnerlewtv6923]

Resident evil 7 and village runs really smooth

[@ryankim3299]

I don't really enjoy elden ring on the deck. It doesn't really run all too well I feel

[@chrisdeponte2176]

Surprised to see no mention of horizon zero dawn. Also runs awesome on the steam deck 😁

[@TheTraveler980]

Inscryption, Control, and Prey are underrated.

[@pipedream690]

These are mainly Indies. I'm really curious if the Super Switch (Switch 2) will end up being the more preferable indie machine or if the versatility of the Deck will surpass it.

[@backchurchboys]

For me being able to switch between my PC and the deck with cloud saves makes the deck version immediately better.

[@filli2429]

i blieve blasphemous is defenetly a honorable mention

[@richardsonjarrett3164]

Should I get Dave the diver or cult of the lamb

[@biglow7027]

Can some one with the AYANEO 2 or the AYANEO 2S check if Palworlds runs good? send the link of your youtube channel.

[@romanpelc5201]

Diablo IV is also great on Steam Deck 🙂

[@Wrynwynn]

Is it?

[@ThatGuyAlon]

That’s good to hear. I wanted you to know play D4 on it

[@konradpiotrowski9549]

I am having issues with fast paced fps on controllers. For me they are not that great choice on handheld (mostly thinking here about Left for Dead 2). For these types of games k&m > controller

[@prince_warhero]

I have a long travel and visit coming up so this list is perfect though you should have released during steam winter sale haha

[@AlgedonicSouls]

I recommend any Persona game as well

[@benjaminbruhn4360]

Diablo 2 Resurrected is also a blast on Steam Deck!

[@EdKenUK]

This is a good list with some titles I may look at, but the fact Hades isn’t on the list honestly invalidates it a bit don’t you think?

[@projectill]

Batman Arkham series and Bioshock are also great on the deck.

[@YoungCub]

Cyberpunk shocked me how good it looks

[@havanatf682]

Dissapointing that they copied the script, literally word for word, from, '23 Best Steam Deck Games You Should Play'. Which was posted over a year ago. For example, both Elden Ring and Disco Elysium have been copied

[@seanmcveigh27]

Does Baldurs Gate 3 not run on a Steam Deck?

[@duckiemomo3338]

Man I want of these so bad but they're between 600-800 dollars in my country.

[@YoungCub]

More than worth than. Runs better than my old 1k gaming pc

[@windaddict]

It would be much more useful to show actual game footage on the steam deck with this list instead of polished and misleading game trailers

[@Madlipi]

should try metal gear rising, smooth 60fps with long battery life with good visuals and game mechanics

[@Iamppp]

*video’s predominantly filled with games that look like they would run smoothly on a GameCube .. surely a stream deck can run games more impressive than this… cyberpunk? God of war? Forza?*

[@YoungCub]

Planned to reply this and say cyberpunk is proof the comment is not accurate. But I see now that you realize it can run AAA they just weren’t chosen for the list. Cyberpunk runs revolutionarily well, better than my 700-1000 $ gaming pc

[@motiefofficial3583]

Pssssst, there is a tiny gem left for everyone to experience, but isnt on this list. Its about a small guy, fighting insects.. its called something along the lines of Hollow Knight, or something like it.

[@bupp291]

Games I have from this list: 18 Games I've beaten from this list: 3 ... I don't have a backlog, you have a backlog...

[@thexen]

Guild Wars 2 is great on Steam Deck

[@meepmoprobbotcaptain]

You can play it on the deck?!? Was it hard to make it work?

[@thexen]

@@meepmoprobbotcaptain It wasn't difficult to make it work at all. GW2 is on Steam and is Deck compatible.

[@josuearanzazu8607]

I like how the list is mostly small chill games but then I'm like, yeah let's install red dead redemption 2

[@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long]

*25 of the best third party games that are available on the Steam Deck. When I see these channels that are about the PS5, Xbox, PC, Nintendo, etc...saying "the best Xbox games to play right now", but yeah 90% of them are third party. They should word it better word it better and say "the best third party games available on the Xbox"...but hey, that's justy opinion. ☺️

[@thomson770]

Am I the only person who doesn't play demanding games on it? It sounds like it's about to take off

[@AustinSpaeth-bw8lu]

20 hours deep an nier automata runs flawlessly on the deck

[@VicodinElmo]

The Yakuza games run really well too.

[@Mrbullfrog21]

That’s kinda sad but at least your happy dawg.

[@nathankalkoske454]

Is ac6 on steamdeck?

[@hazzehummuz6688]

Thinking of buying a Steam Deck but so few optimized games, it's like a slightly better version graphic wise then a Nintendo Switch...

[@JoshuaFaleatua]

surprised to not see Hollow Knight!

[@ms8201]

Great list

[@kiryukiwami98]

Shenmue 1, 2 and 3 :)

[@jim7597]

I'm confused, this system can run pretty much any game and the top 25 are farming sims and walking sims. These games do not do the system justice not even close. Buy a switch if you wanna play this, if you wanna play triple A games on the go get the steamdeck.