Hello peeps. Life’s thrown me some curve-balls recently, and I’d like a bit of an escape. Can anyone recommend a decent game in the vein of Skyrim, Fallout or Deus Ex/System Shock for the steam deck, that isn’t 25 or 30 quid please? Something on offer for less than a tenner would be ideal. I’m sure there are some great older RPGs out there that I’ve missed, the Deck is the first time I’ve got back into gaming for quite a few years, and while I’m sure I could quite happily just play Brotato for the next few years, I reckon there’s something a bit more immersive out there for me to find!

  • @khannie@lemmy.world
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    2221 days ago

    This fits your price requirement and is a nice chill game to just lose yourself in and perfect for the deck IMO.

    A Short Hike. Currently €6.59 in Europe.

    Hope things improve for you soon.

  • Druid
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    1721 days ago

    The Dishonored series is amazing and is usually pretty cheap when on sale. A couple bucks at most, maybe.

    Another immersive sim to recommend would be Prey. The DLC is really good too

    • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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      Dishonoured 2 plays like garbage on the deck. I found it too graphics intensive and had to crank everything WAY down.

      Dishonoured 1 plays like a dream though.

      • Druid
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        22 days ago

        That’s surprising. Would have thought the game to be “old enough” to perform well on the Deck.

        • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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          22 days ago

          Same. The last time I tried it was over a year ago so perhaps a proton update fixed it or improved it. It’s worth testing again.

      • Druid
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        320 days ago

        My pleasure. Enjoy the escapism and get well soon 💜☺️

      • codM
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        318 days ago

        +1 for Dishonoured if you haven’t gotten it yet. Especially the first one, one of my all time favourites. Highly recommended

  • @k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    Absolutely try Prey from 2017, it is an immersive sim that is now looked at as a modern cult-classic. You wont be disappointed.

    Just wait for a sale if $30 is too high, it goes on sale regularly.

  • boletus
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    921 days ago

    Yakuza zero has been great on the steam deck for me. I think it kinda straddles the line between immersive sim while mostly being a brawler.

    • @PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      Ok, this was on sale this weekend, and bugger me if this isn’t one of the weirdest, most amazing games I’ve played. I don’t always have the attention span to play a game through once of its not really gripping, but within a short while of starting this I knew I’m going to have to play it at least once more, it’s fantastic

      • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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        Kotor 1 plays weird on PC but I’ve had some good experiences running an Xbox emulator and playing the Xbox version on my deck.

    • @Bwilder@lemmy.ca
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      I played through kotor 1 and 2 recently and experienced a lot of crashes. Eventually made it through, but prepare for some frustration.

      • @TBi@lemmy.world
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        120 days ago

        That sounds frustrating! I played through on original Xbox and thankfully it was smooth going.

  • jwiggler
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    21 days ago

    I’ve really been enjoying Kingdom Come: Deliverance and swapping between my PC and SteamDeck. It runs pretty well on the Deck. Reminds me of how I felt playing Skyrim. Excited to get to the sequel.

      • jwiggler
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        320 days ago

        It’s still kinda janky IMO, and there are some parts where the performance can tank. But I’m not really treating as a fast-paced action game so it doesn’t really affect my enjoyment.

  • @ace_of_based@sh.itjust.works
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    “Mark of the ninja” low sysreq sidescrolling stealth game, multiple routes/playstyles. lots of fun, should be cheap too

    • @PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      I love these pixel-art sidescrollers, so I’ll definitely give this a go. One of the first deck games I bought was Expendabros, and I enjoyed it for what it was, and the nostalgia. It actually made me want to play Flashback again, and it just so happens that Flashback is less than a quid this few days, so that’s going to be me for the next few days!

  • @SitD@lemy.lol
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    both very elegant and gameplay-first, but also oldschool-cool:

    chained echoes

    it’s absolutely lovely on the steam deck because the readability and contrasts are good even in sunlit environment, and the battery life will be good

  • @Marty_TF@lemmy.zip
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    valheim and skyrim

    i am a much more relaxed gamer on the deck and oh boy these games have such a satisfying layer to them when just vibing there. spent an hour hiking the mistlands for the vibe last week

    valheim is a bit more on the expensive side but skyrim is often for sale at like 10 bux

  • @Sati1984@lemmy.world
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    I had the most fun with Vampire Survivors - addictive, relatively short bursts, but suitable for longer sessions. Dirt cheap.

    I also liked MultiVersus… before it became a micro-transaction filled abomination. The core gameplay loop is still great tho.

    General recommendation: Pick single player games from 3-4 years ago and back. The ones you were really interested in when they came out, but did not yet get around to playing them. Due to their age, they are almost guaranteed to run well on Deck, and they provide hours upon hours of fun. That’s my strategy at least :)

    • @Glytch@lemmy.world
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      I would recommend against Multiversus only because it’s getting shut down in a couple months. Might be fun until then, though

  • @vxx@lemmy.world
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    Dave the Diver was fantastic and is perfect for the Deck.

    Some other games I liked playing this year on the Deck:

    Chained Echoes

    Vampire Survivors

    Eastward

    Divinity Original Sin 2

    Slay the spire

    Balatro

    Chrono Trigger

    Stardew Valley

    Inscryption (mouse and keyboard required)

    Edit: I got them all below or around $10, but some of them are curently above.