25 Best Steam Deck Games YOU Should Play (2024 Edition)

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@YoyoyoMydowg]

"34k gang" congrats mann!!!

[@SascosCorner]

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[@kiza9654]

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[@chefoliverhardy]

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[@WretchedDreams]

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[@simlal]

Steam deck has made it possible to streamline gaming overall making console exclusive less of a thing : Sony's PC ports as mentionned, Xbox always ported to PC, Nintendo with the possibility of emulation, Steam exclusives and overall games that require more advance hardware to run. All of this while being able to be portable or play like a console docked is amazing

[@CulturedVultures]

What are ya playing at the minute?

[@simlal]

@@CulturedVultures Dark Souls 1 for longer sessions, replaying Ori and the Blind Forest with my girlfriend for the 3rd time and Rogue Legacy 1 for shorter session :)

[@simlal]

Also, I've been watching most of your "best-of" series and really enjoyed it, keep up the good work man :)

[@JamieR]

​@@simlalOri is such an underrated masterpiece

[@malobuchino]

you've put a tremendous amount of time in this video and it is appreciated. thank you!

[@phrozac]

Awesome games that run surprisingly well I've played on the OLED: Aliens Dark Descent, Alien Isolation, Arkham Knight, Crysis Remastered 1-3, Days Gone, Dead Space Remake, Dishonored 2, Dying Light, Elden Ring, Fallout 3/4/ & NV(even with mods!), Gears Tactics, Lies of P, Prey, Rage 1 & 2, Sekiro, Shadow Tactics, System Shock Remake, Rogue Trader, Wasteland 3, and Witcher 3.

[@CulturedVultures]

playing Days Gone rn!

[@nye8986]

How close are you to 40 years old? 😅

[@Jakey44]

@@nye8986how close are you to 5

[@nye8986]

@phrozzak likes all of the same games as I do. They are from an era. That was why I asked. I am in my early 40s, great chat.

[@jordanbruce]

@@nye8986Lol y’all young’ns age-shaming people who aren’t even old are gonna take such a hit to your self-esteem when you turn 40 in what feels like 15 minutes from now. Lol

[@disrespank]

I would add a few for sure to this list: - Little Nightmares 1 and 2 - Ori - Risk of Rain 2 and Returns - The Witcher 3 - Xcom2 - And my recent favorite Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

[@CulturedVultures]

I give a shoutout to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor! love that game

[@kingchess5870]

Ori and the wotw is probably my favorite. I’m replaying it on the steam deck rn. I played it on Xbox the first time but now I can play it just about anywhere on an OLED screen

[@elgwninja]

Idk man I had Witcher 3 and it performed poorly on deck

[@marcpittman9455]

I literally can’t stop playing deep rock survivor

[@danfuture4409]

which games are listed on the outros? ​@@CulturedVultures

[@erakfishfishfish]

Astral Ascend is a Roguelike worth mentioning. It mixes the builds and hub world of Hades with the 2D platforming presentation of Dead Cells. The story isn’t anything to get excited about, but the game has some of the smoothest combat I’ve experienced in a game.

[@Sar1386]

29k gang, great video. I’m so excited as I just got my steam deck 3 days ago and cannot wait to get games and start playing. These types of videos are amazing for helping with ideas on what to add to my wish list. I’ve never done any PC gaming before I’ve always had consoles so I’m a bit nervous about all the proton talk I’ve heard and fiddling I may have to learn in order to play my games so If anyone has any tips, tricks or suggestions for games to play on my new deck I would be extremely grateful. Hopefully this will be a stepping stone to me someday gaming on a full PC. Take care everyone .

[@CulturedVultures]

let us know what you play! :)

[@Marathon5151]

Have fun, I like to use my nreal air glasses with my deck to get the big screen experience in bed or on trips

[@TheOnlyTony03]

Outerwilds is also a must on the deck

[@AnimeBrosAMV]

I would probably add automata! But then again we have metal gear rising so it's all good!

[@verse8833]

Let us not forget that even if the steam deck cannot run specific games directly, it still allows us the freedom to play those titles from the couch, bed, or toilet via remote play. At ultra settings also, if your PC and WIFI can handle it, of course.

[@pharmcat8484]

You guys deserve 100x the views you’re getting.

[@garydawson952]

29k Gang, amazing vid, who needs to endlessly search for games when you do that for me, few games here I’ve added, thanks again keep it up!.

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[@kingj282]

I already owned half these games before buying the Steamdeck. That's the beauty of this system

[@edwardbrennan3963]

29K GANG! new to the steamdeck and loving it!

[@cloudvoid0]

Thank you for a relatively refreshing and very fitting list of amazing games! 👍🏽

[@archieroscom2054]

A lot of these games you can play on the switch, i was looking for some good games that stretches the limit of the steam deck. Nice selection though. Keep it up!

[@florian5670]

Thanks for the nice wrap up! I'd love to see something like this without cinematic trailers and more gameplay footage.

[@gloriouskatatsumuri]

Always shocked how small your subscriber count is, a channel just waiting to blow up! Great list. Think I'd have snuck the remaster of Quake 1 or 2 in but cannot argue with your number 1, one of the best games of the decade!

[@DarthEaglePrime2]

29K GANG! Awesome video... Thanks for the recommendations.

[@stratuvarious8547]

Buying a refurbished Steam Deck and adding a new 1 or 2 TB ssd, would be a pretty solid value gaming device. $280 for the 64 GB model and add a $75 or $150 ssd upgrade would give you a lot of gaming. And you could always add in a 1 TB microSD card. 3 TB of storage would hold many games for your enjoyment.

[@johnboy4955]

Slay the spires is hands down the best title I’ve found whilst playing on steam. 29kgang!

[@quinng1391]

Amaing list! Keep up the great videos

[@CubanFireball81]

29K Gang :-) I just got my first Steam Deck and love it! Children of Mortal and Hades look and play great. Also just bought Stardew Valley and it’s so much fun….. once you know the tips and tricks.

[@turntqble]

29k gang and good luck to everyone!

[@Brickhaus69]

29K GANG great list thanks for the chance subscribed

[@guidokruijver2925]

Great video!

[@Vijay1591]

Great work with the list. Really good games!

[@PeanusParker]

Looks like you owe us the project zomboid stream!!!

[@RonyTheRhombus.]

29k GANG! First video I've watched of the channel, really enjoyed it! Thanks for ruining my wallet and steam library even more

[@LeFacteurK]

OTXO, HiFi Rush, Somerville and Stray are all very great on the steamdeck.

[@sawiie]

29K GANG! I have forsaken all other gaming consoles, the Steam Deck is now my life... Also my wife's "love is blind" addiction prevents me from using the TV for gaming 😅.

[@Rizal_Kathmandu]

Here's my suggestions buy these :- mark of the ninja,little nightmares both , inside and limbo , tekken 8 , mgsv tpp and gz , splinter cell series , cup head series

[@radov22]

My games on steam deck: - metal gear solid: phantom pain (running like dream) -dirt rally - riders republic - mafia definitive edition -Red dead redemption 2

[@CulturedVultures]

Phantom Pain is great! I definitely needed to tweak down the settings though, it ate my battery in like an hour haha

[@radov22]

@@CulturedVultures yes i have classic LCD model, my settings is like medium/high game looks still awesome and running on 15watts playtime like 2hours few minutes.. but i have 40000mah powerbank with 100w charging, i collecting money for OLED model i like tuned up its awesome.. my friend had it and its totally amazing handheld i love it.. I love fact playing all MGS on my steam deck, 1,2,3 duckstation and RCPS, i heavy recommended try MGS 1 play with duckstation emu, you can forced resolution its awesome loooking :O a idont know why konami creating his bull...hit :D mastercollection is horrible,,, i love emu. But i love kojima work i buy every game :)

[@radov22]

but mgs 4 running by emulator like 30-35FPS stable, 4hours of my life for all settings, rewritting folders and other fixes... looks greate but consuming 21-22watts :D god of war playing with happy face on 20 :D

[@CrzYbaDmutha2245]

You know you can tinker with the settings? I play on my steam deck at home exclusively, so being steam deck verified I can increase the graphic settings in exchange for battery life. Which is likely 1-2 hours.

[@jonathont5570]

zomboid has been one of my favorite games for years, great dev.

[@CulturedVultures]

Same! Would love to stream it

[@therealandlegitsoapybubble]

Sonic Mania has been my most played on my steam deck recently!

[@andyhirst4171]

29K GANG as a virgin to your fountain of knowledge, i will worship at your temple of gaming forevermore

[@benjaminperkin2655]

Great video. However some of your games require a mouse and the steam deck isn't great when a mouse is needed. I recommend games that have been ported from console like days gone and horizon forbidden west. They run and play great!

[@visoroverwatch3247]

Harvestella is my best Pick.

[@theponderingplumb9790]

I’ve been playing Oblivion, the controls are kind of janky for steam deck (it’s not a verified game for deck) but it’s still a blast and the soundtrack is goat

[@EzMoneyy]

Ive been running No Man's Sky NON STOP on the steam deck. youre trippin for not putting it on this list.

[@Thatsme10508]

Can you play that gameplay without internet? Singleplayer?

[@EzMoneyy]

@@Thatsme10508 YUP! best part is, its seemless. if you are connected to the internet and suddenly lose connection, you just keep playing.

[@EzMoneyy]

@@Thatsme10508 great for plane rides

[@Drewdown420]

I just realized this is 3 weeks old dang can't win being this late

[@greenduckgamer]

29k gang Thanks!

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

It's still weird to me how anyone recommends FPS games on a steam deck, I guess I'm just too bad or too dumb to understand how you can play that as comfortably as with a mouse.

[@adrianwilliams6577]

Outrun ensured that Yakuza Zero is never uninstalled from my Steam Deck, I still have to find and unlock Super Hang On, Sega games have occupied my Steam Deck SSD for more than two years.

[@chucknowakowski6676]

Hades and slay the spire, 500 hrs each ,great games

[@LogosGaming]

Lot of those games have mobile ports to BE honest, if someone does not have a Steam deck can get a controller gamesir or ipega? And Turn the phone intro a console. Allways important to Say🎉

[@aggronidas2588]

one of the best games for the steam deck is ff7 remake. Unfortunately not listed here. It runs smoothly, fast and is a lot of fun. My favorite game on the deck

[@the_bogeyman.]

I was expecting to see titles like Ori, Little nightmares, Oddworld and Hotline Miami in the list. At least, those are interesting to me. All the Sega Genesis and mega drive classics too.

[@MrAwesumo]

I’m 24 I’ve been gaming my whole life I always thought the best console was ps2 and that couldn’t be beaten but the steam deck is my favourite gaming device ever the game support on this thing especially when you include emulation is insane

[@stevenjohnson8736]

I’m almost 48 I’ve been gaming since your GAY ASS wasn’t even born yet 😃

[@HoldMeForever]

Bg3 isn't fully playable, first 2 parts are barely playable and third party simply isn't. Verified doesn't mean shit.

[@CulturedVultures]

yeah it's why we put it waaaay back, it's worth dipping your toe in on SD at least

[@Negentropy369]

I put 100 hours in on Steam deck. It's absolutely playable. Sure Act 3 can be rough in certain areas, but it's turn based combat so it doesn't really hinder your ability to play.

[@triassic911]

I was laughing so hard within the first 30 seconds.

[@oHotline]

No Balatro should be considered a crime.

[@CulturedVultures]

it came out as we were finishing editing this!

[@al8-.W]

I'm here precisely because I just started disco elysium and it feels like feeling like shit similator and I already need a break 😅

[@nukesean]

I can’t believe Baldur’s Gate Free isn’t furver up the list!

[@gamble777888]

The problem with Steam is the more you play games the more your check the store the more you buy the more your backlog grows.

[@generalbaltika]

Damn I love that music from god hand

[@WatsNeXTV]

29k gang gang let’s gooooooooooooo

[@peterclay]

29k gang. I like playing arpg's on the steam deck.

[@CulturedVultures]

What's your favourite one atm?

[@wereid1978]

The first few are style picks rather than quality picks.

[@Spitounet34]

29K GANG! Keep up the good work.

[@anthonyalexander5607]

I thought I was the only one that smelled the vent everytime hahaha

[@CulturedVultures]

The forbidden hole...

[@beliffywu5804]

wow... obvious games everyone knows about. exactly what I was not looking for

[@pharmcat8484]

Whipper. Whipper good. Da da da da da, crack that whipper.

[@GF-Secret]

If You like Yakuza 0, need to try Sleeping Dogs too! It's the number 1 for me.

[@samuelellis7991]

As a Xbox only player can I jump in and play on here without having a computer?

[@N1ghtstar4]

For a minute there I thought baldurs gate 3 was beaten by some strange game called papers please….

[@bilimayo281]

where's palworld? Helldivers 2? they both run great and came out in time for the list. Or maybe they just haven't been out long enough?

[@SavageSenzu]

Helldivers does not run well on the steam deck outside of the first difficulty. Anything else is way too demanding

[@bilimayo281]

@@SavageSenzu that's hasn't been my experience. Sucks for you I guess

[@isakboba6487]

@@bilimayo281what settings are you using? Low settings?

[@bilimayo281]

@@isakboba6487 medium

[@ravenheflin8627]

29K Gang!

[@MuteyBabe]

It's a shame my eyes are too shit to see the details on such a small screen.

[@Xanduur]

Why did I buy a Steam deck? Because Valve isn’t selling a Steam Console version yet.

[@kikoy08]

1:24 was unnecessary.

[@hilly8000]

if you want a good racing game for a long battery life you should play flatout ultimate carnage

[@bryanrd05]

The best games are the ones already on your backlog 😶

[@dumbstruckempire]

Fantastic!

[@JohanFire]

How am I supposed to play Project Zomboid in my deck when it’s needed to use mouse/keyboard ??? Yeah I can connect mouse/keyboard to the deck but then in that case I should better play on my PC 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@CulturedVultures]

You do not need a mouse and keyboard. Signed, someone with 100 hours of it on Steam Deck

[@patchedcarcass7867]

29k gang , 🎉🎉

[@ik0nik0]

29K GANG!

[@elijahsmith8413]

You should put control

[@MasterH2005]

29K GANG!!

[@FletchMo7]

29K Gang ❤️

[@jeremybooth1190]

I assure you guys..... BG3 looks ways better then that.... I play medium settings at 1280x800 it runs between 28 to 42fps .... (for a turn based game... this is not that bad)

[@JoshuaCarter-ts8gp]

29k gang!!

[@KevinD-fr9sg]

29k Gang!!!

[@CodeNight-dm2hv]

HiFi-Rush !!

[@sebastianwulff3809]

Borderlands 2 ist great on the Deck ❤

[@tom_123]

29K GANG :0

[@taylor91192]

Be honest, how does RDR2 run on the deck? I never really hear anyone talking much about it

[@jeremiahwilliams3778]

It’s a steady 40-45 fps on the deck. It may drop a few times or even at more heavier moments. But it’s fun and looks visually great on handheld. It also has decent battery life while playing it too.

[@CulturedVultures]

👆

[@NeXLvl]

Runs like playing god of war, runs super smooth, not right out of the box though, you will have to tinker with some settings to get a decent frame rate but it does run really well. 👍🏾

[@ChamaUFC300]

Removed my like when i didn’t see red dead 2 criminal that it isn’t on the list

[@CulturedVultures]

Need a lot of tinkering and tweaking for not very long battery life, brilliant game obviously but not perfect for the Deck

[@dewinter1411]

29k Gang!

[@5.0truck]

29k gang gang!

[@Drewdown420]

29 k gang gang Project zomboid is the shiz I just have to say

[@cc-vd3oq]

Why has youtube been running so poorly the last few weeks? Ugh.

[@jeremiaholsen7793]

29k gang!

[@jordanpeters1861]

Bro the games you put over Elden ring and god of war hurt my soul

[@harizsyukri3819]

nah, top 1 to 7 is great to play with handheld

[@SupraZelda666]

so steamdeck is a great consoles for 2d games only. But you can playing some 3d game at low setting.

[@mikiryates6075]

Definitely not true. That’s just a “you” experience. Other including myself have no issues with 3d games on the SD as long as it’s verified

[@mohammednagadi5912]

Hades made my steam deck buttons to be ruined

[@rouvencocker]

Just bought Jedi fallen order for 3.99!!!!

[@CulturedVultures]

Killer deal! btw if you just want to "rent" their games for a month, a lot of EA's game's are Deck Verified and you can sub to EA Play for like $5 or something :)

[@pharmcat8484]

I don’t use Steam. I made an account, bought a few games, then started gifting games to some of my Discord friends. Steam shut me down because I was acting like a “commercial “ entity. Jerks.

[@nihaadlaulloo8816]

Gift some to me bro 😢

[@keebs3687]

Can I be your discord friend then 😮

[@jcslickt08]

Sounds sus to me

[@Nobodies1986]

Don't believe everything you read

[@данякірі]

what did you expect

[@wilmerromero6357]

1. Shin megami tensei V Vengeance.