The 12 Best Steam Deck Games

[@mmichael2383]

The worst mistake I've done once I got my Steam deck, was buying a bunch of games now its hard to stick to 1 game without switching to another one 😂

[@JamieNorrish]

haha same here, it's so hard not to get a bunch when the steam sales are so good, i dont have time to play all of these lmao

[@giomski21]

Same brotha I have around 500 games in my backlog now T_T

[@joeyxl3456]

Can't wait

[@chigoville2660]

Someone send me games please cant afford to buy

[@joseanmx1]

That's PC gaming for you, spend hundreds on hardware, pennies on software.

[@SenorKraut]

In 1995 I got a gameboy as young boy. I own the Steam Deck for more than a year now and to this day it still feels sometimes like being 6 yrs old unwrapping my game boy. It might sound silly but it's true. Before the steam deck I had a hard time motivating myself and find joy in play video games, it's a different story now. The other day I installed Kingdom Come which was left untouched in my library for years and it's some of the best fun I ever had.

[@JwilliamsAssociates]

Man me as well. I am 57. Ever since the original XBox with Battlefield modern combat that I had like 3000 hours in online I have just been (Whatever) On games. I play my deck all the time and own an Xbox X and PS5. Have you checked out High On Life? If you ever got into strangers Wrath the weapons are living like that, very cool game. The new DLC is ok but not great except the pinball gun that is cool as hell.

[@jdllim]

Just picked up Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, I can’t believe how well the game runs on medium settings. It’s insane.

[@tommythicc2719]

Same

[@pchalis1]

I picked up Remnant 2 instead and been having a blast this game is awesome 😎

[@anakkin01]

@@pchalis1 Remnant 2 is working on Steam Deck? My PC didn't stand a chance running this game :D

[@pchalis1]

@@anakkin01 it sure is 30fps running pretty good I’m playing it right now 👍

[@anakkin01]

@@pchalis1 nice!

[@revmaillet]

Powerwash Simulator is one of my favs on the steam deck... When stressed, laying down and doing some cleaning asmr is a good way to unwind.

[@Lady-Moosh]

Multiplayer is non existent unfortunately

[@Tormeh1]

Can really recommend Tunic on the Deck, as well as in general. Great game, and an excellent fit for a handheld.

[@aaryscare214]

Cuphead, Doom Eternal and 2016, boomer shooters in general, and Jedi Fallen Order have been my favorite playthroughs on Deck.

[@ItCantGetAnyWorse]

The emulation is a whole different story, it’s incredible. I find the roguelite genre to be so addicting to pick up and play on the deck. Other than that. Tales of arise and persona 5 made my travels so much easier

[@cdoublejj]

i've used Kega Fusion for YEA...decades or damn near now. i wish emudeck let you stretch genesis games to the full screen size like Kega Fusion does.

[@nuclearthrone2497]

Did you try nuclear throne on the deck? Wondering how that is

[@ItCantGetAnyWorse]

@@nuclearthrone2497 yes it works fine on deck! I haven’t had any issues tbh

[@Later_Nerd]

I think my favorite experience on the deck has been Telltales The Walking Dead Definitive Edition. It's such an excellent story, it plays flawlessly on the deck and each chapter is the perfect length. For a few weeks I would look forward to coming home from work and playing through the next chapter to find what would happen next, which is a great length at about an hour - an hour and a half each. The game all said and done is around 50 hours of excellence and it can be had for just a few dollars these days. It's a must.

[@PhenomRom]

I’m gonna pick it up Ty

[@LordRaydenTube]

What a great way to enjoy this incredible story.

[@zacharyking6504]

My steam deck is on the way. I’m getting very excited to play some rts game’s! especially since you can use the steam workshop to customize your maps to your liking 😎 👍

[@Fafhrd42]

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is probably my favourite on Deck. Teardown is also pretty great, especially since it has native Steam Input support so the controls are much more easily customized. Loop Hero is good for long term max battery life lazy gaming, like for when I'm watching Critical Role or something. Caveblazers and Noita for pixel art sidescrolling roguelike actioners (though Noita's framerate can get iffy when things get really hairy). The original Thief and Thief 2 are surprisingly great on the Deck. They run perfectly even with the TDP and GPU turned all the way down (when playing at the Deck's native resolution. You'll have to bump the GPU up a bit to get 60fps at 4k if running to an external display), so you can get great battery life, and they actually read the thumbstick as an analog joystick so you get precise analog walking speed control, which they don't do with the Steam Controller.

[@jamesm6667]

Good list. Hollow Knight deserves a spot on mine!

[@diamondly6250]

i would have got that on the deck but i already beat that on switch

[@jamesm6667]

@@diamondly6250I beat it on PS but loved my play through on deck too!

[@Woupsme]

Binding of Isaac is definitely one of my best SD games. Also, I've finally picked up and completed Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 because of the SD. Playing mostly games like Vampire Survivor as they're easy to lay down and pick up (Halls of Torment and Scarlet Tower atm.).

[@blucosmic7751]

Fallout New Vegas is my favorite on the steam deck. I bought on PC a while back and couldnt play due to the constant crashing but on the steamdeck it runs fine and It only crashed a few times in a span of 30 hours.

[@jeremiahjohnson2784]

Mad max has been a pretty fun time on the deck. Been wanting to try it again after all this time

[@mickreu]

Mad Max has been my first game tried on the deck. And the first that I finished as well. Very nice experience.

[@AgniPunk]

Got back into gaming after so long due to SD. Loved Spiderman! Now starting Elden Rings ☺️

[@JCarter87_]

The Sims is my favorite game on the Steamdeck currently. Love the fact that I can play my favorite cozy game from my childhood on the go! 😊

[@acefrehley28]

I'm playing gears 5 on it right now. Just finished sunset overdrive, God of war and a ton of backlog... Cannot believe how great this experience is.

[@Avatar013]

I just finished South Park The Stick of Truth on my deck and it was the best experience ever.

[@joeyxl3456]

Good call. I might try that.

[@fairphoneuser9009]

My favorites at the moment are Halls of Torment, Brotato, Boneraiser Minions and Cult of the Lamb. (Honorable mention for Terror of Hemasaurus)

[@crystal_is_cozy]

Dead Cells, Terraria, Stardew Valley! I also love 20 Minutes Till Dawn for a little different take on Vampire Survivors

[@nexuiz6142]

Great recomendations!

[@PlayMaker-iq8mb]

All those games suq and are boring typical girl response

[@Wayfarer45]

I've been playing alot of The Long Dark, Bioshock, and RE 2, 3, 4, and 8 as well, actually a good little system for horror titles

[@rickyj3034]

Halo MCC is one of my favorites and it runs so good in the steam deck. I also love playing red dead redemption 2 even though it doesn't look the best but it totally playable

[@johnedwardobnial2790]

Despite being unverified, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round and 6 runs on Steam Deck smoothly. Thanks to Valve, I can play fighting games anywhere, anytime

[@absolutely0bsolete330]

5 for me didn't always open sometimes it had a white boarder around it or it was a white screen completely.

[@starscream6629]

@@absolutely0bsolete330Check it’s protondb page for community comments on fixes

[@austincraft9525]

6 runs good ??

[@johnedwardobnial2790]

@@austincraft9525 if we set the resolution to 1280x720 and set the shadow resolution (both character and background) to x1, as well as turning off the object display and lowering the effect quality, you will get a stable 60 fps which is good. hope this helps

[@johnedwardobnial2790]

@@absolutely0bsolete330that's a bummer. have you tried using GE-Proton7-16 and see if you're able to play DOA5?

[@RamssesPharaoh]

My favorites are the triple H's: Half-Life 2, Hades, and High Five Rush. They're all fantastic.

[@Moskeeto]

I see you're a fan of H games.

[@somelazyboi1739]

Do you mean "Hi-Fi RUSH"?

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

​@@somelazyboi1739 Hi 10 bro

[@csedits12]

Hades you can get on switch and most of these games you can get on switch so I don’t see a reason to pay double the money for basically the same console

[@Moskeeto]

@@csedits12 Exactly. I already own those games on Steam and I know that no matter what new PC hardware I get, my library will always follow me unlike on consoles. So there's no reason for me to buy the games again on a console. Then there's also the fact that Steam cloud saves are free so I can always play on my desktop, laptop, or Steam Deck and continue where I left off. Not having to pay for online functionality is fantastic.

[@kacperrobertsson4855]

Cuphead, Binding of Isaac, Blasphemous, Darkest Dungeon, so many indie games that play well on a handheld and are easy to jump in and out of whenever.

[@MiroirNoir]

Great video! Please review Baldur’s Gate 3 on the steam deck.

[@ImperiusRex74]

Halls of Torment put an end to my Vampire Survivors addiction. It's also dirt cheap.

[@mikefletcher7181]

This 🤙

[@Juice27FromGA]

I had the same experience until Holocure ended my obsession with both. It's completely free.

[@itshammertime5036]

The biggest surprise to me was just how well modern era singleplayer fps like Wolfenstein the new order or Doom eternal run on the steam deck. Absolute bangers and they run smooth as ever. But my favorites gotta have to be: Dead Space (The original) Dark Souls 3 Asterigos: Curse of the Stars Subnautica Resident Evil 7 Metro 2033 redux Dying Light Tomb Raider (Reboot) Styx Master of Shadows Shadow of mordor Tunic And last but not least, farcry 3.

[@joey_gunnz7830]

Seriously this list is great. Vampire Survivor is a MUST. I also play Diablo 4 and Hades the most on my Steam Deck. Thanks for a great video

[@joeyxl3456]

Nice

[@haughtygarbage5848]

Tunic and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky have been my favorites

[@patrickrodriguez8797]

Overwatch 2 just released on Steam and while I abhor Blizzard's practices, I freaking love that game. I got 1000hrs+ on Battlenet and I might log more because now I can play it basically anywhere. It runs great on the Steam Deck, constant 60fps on medium. The only con for me is that you'll get queued with mouse + keyboard users so you might be handicapped.

[@nayelkhan1670]

How to get battle net on my deck????

[@jimbryant2157]

Lately I have been playing Yakuza Like a Dragon, Wreckfest, and Final Fantasy XII along with a nightly round (or 3) of Vampire Survivors.

[@parkerking6410]

One of the reasons the steam deck is better than the PS2 is that you can play PS2 games on the deck via emulation! That's been what I've been using my deck for mostly since I've gotten it. Just about to finish up the Jak and Daxter trilogy.

[@martinlinden4129]

Re4 is a personal favorit on the deck. Fits perfect

[@SpedMicrowave]

Just got one for Christmas 😊

[@robertoortiz7684]

Thank you for recommending something that wasn’t a bunch of pixel graphic games. Some of these creators man.

[@levijustice6742]

Awesome list and whittling one down to only 12 is insane. That said no Red Dead Redemption 2 on the list?!?! Just saying. That MASSIVE, amazing Rockstar open world and (for me at least) I easily got 35 to 40fps with it looking awesome on the Deck's screen. Great video regardless!

[@tatedottech]

Vampire survivors is wild because all you need is thumb sticks and ITS SO ADDICTIVE

[@yuxia2019]

regarding vampire survivors, if you play limit break and reverse mode on the harder levels, you'll get like 10 fps late game lol

[@simonramlakhan4255]

My favorite game for the steam deck has to be neon white, it was an absolute balst to play that game using the steam deck

[@towerguarder]

i love dave the diver so much

[@Chummy8]

Battletech and other turn based tactical games work very well on the Steam Deck

[@geenaxion]

While it is "Unsupported" Metro Lost Light works fantastic at Ultra , 60 fps. 1080p docked high settings 60 fps.

[@geenaxion]

My top games on Steam Deck. Stardew Valley Monster Hunter Rise Vampire Survivor (Diablo IV) Hades

[@iRemol]

I play mostly FF13, Cyberpunk, Dungeon Siege, Planescape and Persona. It’s good to mix playing time with 3ds and Vita

[@markkabuto]

I've had a whopper of a time replaying Victor Vran on the Deck. I enjoyed that even more than Hades (or the Tomb Raider survivor trilogy, which is also a great experience on it).

[@gustavosanches5674]

Im playing Bully right now, what a dream, it reaches 4k on dock mode quite easy

[@user-xu5rv6oe2s]

My problem is I buy 10+ games on a sale and end up downloading something from my backlog I bought 6 years ago 😂

[@JamieNorrish]

I've gotta say terraria, a great pick for the steam deck especially with how small the install is, since i find myself struggling to fit games on my micro sd (i have the 64gb model) can't got wrong with terraria, also the witcher 3 wild hunt is incredible on the deck, i find it able to get a good 40 or 50 fps on decent settings, runs smooth as hell and is bloody beautiful, have been playing quite a bit since i never got into it when i would just sit at my desk but now i can play chunks wherever i love it!

[@MaruzSoChill]

But Terraria is on iphone 😂

[@Katatonya]

@@MaruzSoChillfighting bosses on those shitty touchscreen controls is horrid imo

[@MaruzSoChill]

@@Katatonya get something like PS backbone

[@Katatonya]

@@MaruzSoChill why would I do that xD I'm not intending on playing Terraria, was just engaging in the conversation. Did order a SteamDeck tho, for other games.

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

@JamieNorrish recommend Fallout New Vegas

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

I'm playing BG3 ON MY STEAMDECK AND ITS AWESOME NEXT STARFIELD I DONT CARE IF I HAVE TO PLAY AT LOWEST SETTING ITS TWO OF THE BEST GAMES EVER MADE ON THE GO WHENEVER I WANT THAT YOU GABE AND VALVE ❤❤❤

[@RAWxxx07]

I just love darkest dungeon.

[@ZTriggerGaming]

That was almost exactly a list of games I currently have installed on my deck 😂

[@Smuggers.]

Surprised to see D4 in your list, but I thought it was a great fit for the steam deck too once I got it running on mine. I also played a fair bit of cyberpunk and elden ring on mine, and I want to say all of slay the spire too, all of those fit rather well.

[@kr1me2000]

Yeah for most people its the worst game of 2023 :S

[@evanfero1660]

@@kr1me2000it’s over hated for some reason. The base campaign and leveling through 55 or so are phenomenal. It stagnates due to repetitive content after that but it’s still fantastic gameplay wise. Arpgs are going to be somewhat grindy and repetitive no matter what though. And it’s not like more content isn’t coming. So yeah it’s a great game

[@kr1me2000]

I couldn't even complete the campaign, the gameplay is horrible.@@evanfero1660

[@busyroots]

That was a very cosy session. Thank's for that I enjoyed it a lot.

[@RaulMartinez-mm8le]

Ace Combat 7 plays amazing!

[@surfsD47]

Wow! 100% agree, and +120% respect for Painkiller on there)))! (my switch, which was my favourite one before I got the deck, is also sadly gathering dust...but no ragrets)

[@surfsD47]

p.s. I also massively recommend Brutal Doom and Stalker (all of them), with touchpad+gyro controls!! With the left touchpad as a "ring" control for weapons. It is a blast! Stalker Anomaly is next in the line (beest mod) for me, but it's a bit trickier to get running)

[@andrecc1996]

Just gotten my Steam Deck, and playing Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow currently. Gonna try Asterigos after this

[@tagg8233]

Witcher 3 goes hard on the SD

[@andreszyca1741]

All borderlands games run flawless on it, you can throw em to the list. I'm having a great time replaying BL3 on the little thing even having a powerful pc to run anything on it at max settings... that small thing sure is worth the experience.

[@Krunkle78]

I just ordered mine, I get it Monday! can't wait!

[@PatGunn]

I'm really happy with my SD still too.

[@TychoVan]

I dont have a steam deck yet, but the first game Im going to be putting on there is ori and the will of the wisps :)

[@jaughnekow]

i really gotta get a steam deck. i miss playing video games.

[@drifter4training]

And also recently release of double dragon gaiden, collection, Disney illusion island, laika and upcoming broforce forever game with new characters etc...

[@RobFisherUK]

One of my best recent gaming moments was unexpectedly partying up with my son in Diablo IV from an office coffee break. Btw, you can connect a XBox controller to a PC for those games where its better than mouse and keyboard. Mine plugs into my TV. And it is more comfortable than hunching over the Deck. Cloud save makes swapping between PC at home and Deck on the go rather awesome.

[@matthewsansom5180]

Project Zomboid That’s it. That’s the comment

[@steelzepplin2012]

PZ is dear to my heart.

[@TheRetarp]

Brotato is far, far better than vampire slayer (which I returned for a refund due to how slow it is). Doom 64 was also awesome to play on my steam deck. There is no Game and The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Edition were also both fantastic on the deck.

[@soil2416]

I feel like risk of rain 2 is incredible on a steam deck. So good

[@HunterTheG_]

Is that a Metronomy puzzle box @ 0:17 ?!

[@profit66]

Spin Rhythm XD and Spider Man Remastered are perfect for the Deck. ✌🏽

[@Leopardeye]

Aperture Desk Job needs a full game. And 4 sequels. I will play them ALL. 😂

[@GM-kl9mw]

Witcher 3 feels real good on Deck only issue really is battery and tbh as I hardly use my Deck outside my house its not really an issue

[@diamondly6250]

I liked it better before they forced us to download the nex gen update

[@setharora521]

Steamdeck on order Half these games been in my library for years I feel like Valve made this for me.

[@joeyxl3456]

That's awesome

[@ricardofranco4114]

Roblox, Minecraft, Terraria, Hades, GTAV, Dead Cells, Rocket League (windows version with proton), COD BO3, Every single Doom Game. In general Everything Is Great !

[@PlayMaker-iq8mb]

Lol Roblox and Minecraft can run on anything they are piece of shyt zoomer boring games like you people that play those games don't know what good games are lol dude bought a steam deck to play Roblox and Minecraft lol

[@catseatball22]

Metal gear solid 5 runs amazing

[@xt6997]

for me personally i wouldnt consider games like ff7 remake or spiderman remastered to be that great for the steam deck, the best games suited for it are those that can last at least 2 and a half hours and the power draw doesnt make it feel like youre in the sahara.

[@UmVtCg]

5:08 Controllers with twin sticks tend to work just fine on PC

[@PinkGuy120]

Cool Metronomy puzzle!

[@allieus554]

I definitely want Hi-Fi Rush 😁...but I need a Steam deck first 😅haha. Hopefully soon 🤞🏻

[@paveldoslakoski727]

I'm buying one tomorow

[@g0lgrim1]

If i can get my 50GB modlist also on steamdeck i am in for skyrim... XD

[@vincent.416]

My deck has replaced my entire arsenal. My switch, ps3, xbox, pc, vita and n2ds are all very sad.

[@JoseLuisLazcanoLeal]

I've been playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition; beside the stupid EA launcher the game has been running really well. Another good game to play on Steam Deck is Tunic... well, to be honest, beside Phasmophobia I no longer playing on the PC, since I finished Alien: Dark Descent (because it didn't run on the deck) XD (now with city skylines I think I'm coming back to play on my main PC)

[@blueseaturtle6031]

My favorite steam deck oled games: 1. Night at the gates of hell (genre: horror/comedy) 2. Portal 1 & 2 (genre: comedy) 3. Resident evil 4 (2005) (genre: horror) 4. Super Sami roll (genre: platformer) 5. Bum simulator (genre: comedy) In conclusion: even though the steam deck can run high quality triple A games, I find that the battery life is quite short most of the time (with usually 2-3 hours). I prefer games with 4 hours leggy of battery life

[@Lauren-oj4se]

I love playing genshin on the deck!

[@shidalvand]

I’m a few months late to this, but it’s a travesty that Outer Wilds wasn’t on this list

[@hankhillsdisappointedsigh]

It's hard to narrow down but my top 12 would be: -Dorfromatik -OlliOlli World -FEZ -Hollow Knight -Ghostrunner -Tunic -Neon White -Planet of Lana -Dave the Diver -RollerDrome -TMNT: Shredders Revenge -Terraria

[@Roqxxx]

Is diablo iv playable without internet after you installed those launcher proton ect? Like in offline mode or does it still need internet everytime you power it up with account ect

[@adrianwilliams6577]

Looking forward to buying Diablo 4 for the Steam Deck once complaint videos stop appearing on KZbin about the character nerfs applied by Blizzard, Borderlands 2 has given me great value and so far I've got over 300 hours play time on that game with the Deck, plays great.

[@meandab]

Metro 2033 redux and last light have been amazing on the deck

[@mshaybra3187]

Dave the diver is also a really good one

[@momenteimlicht3375]

Maybee now where the oled one is here we could get a New list of your faves.? Just ordered my oled one. Its my first one 🤩

[@jc74435]

I’ve been playing Hades. And love it

[@WinterDominus]

That's a cool barbarian there 🥴

[@dalehruszecky9085]

Great video!

[@dolphhhh762]

Project Zomboid is fantastic on steam deck.

[@xKayNee]

Been using it for visual novels mainly recently, so good

[@junbertperez1767]

One of my favorite game in steam deck is horizon zero dawn

[@MrLaafish]

Divinity Original Sin 2 is great on the Go

[@RomuloAndrade]

oh you should definitely have mentioned street fighter 6

[@fivestarboy1]

Ratchet and clank is insane

[@James-gj8rn]

I honestly love mine for rhythm games modded Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix+ being my favourite (though, i wish DJMax Respect didn't have problems running on it)

[@profit66]

Try Spin Rhythm XD!!

[@James-gj8rn]

@@profit66 i've tried it, now i'm hooked, thanks for the recommendation, it's so fun