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This may overlap a lot with the discussion on what people are buying during the Steam sale discussion, but here it is anyways.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Got my hand on a free copy of dredge last week, so i'll play that for a while.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

After finally upgrading to a 1TB ssd yesterday, I can finally splurge on some bigger games.

So right now I'm mostly playing vampire survivors

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I get what you're saying, but the sentence order definitely sounds like you needed to upgrade to 1TB of storage in order to play bigger games like Vampire Survivors.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

it was a little bit intended as the joke (although a true one)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tunic. This game is beautiful and sessions on a full battery can last a while without charging. Highly recommend.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

This game evoked a feeling of wonder and discovery that I’ve rarely felt since childhood

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Witcher 3 two DLCs, now that I finished the base game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You are up for a treat. This game if phenomenal

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, became my absolute favorite game :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hell yeah! Both DLC are so cheap on GOG during black Friday .

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, even the bundle of the base game together with both dlc is a steal.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Currently Metal Gear Rising.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

This one is such a banger. Look up guides on how to parry consistently if the game didn’t explain it well enough. It’s crucial to the enjoyment of the game, yet it is explained oh so poorly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Playing Pentiment right now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it good, it's been on my wishlist for quite some time waiting for a bigger discount.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

yeah, I'm in the last 1/3 of the game and it's been really good. Getting used to the medieval script in dialogue bubbles took some time, but it's definitely worth it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I broke down and bought Baldur's Gate 3. I really tried to like it, but I did not.

So now I bought Horizon: Forbidden West, but the Deck can't play it, so I'm playing that on my desktop.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

with the latest 1.5 patch you can easily reach 60fps during normal gameplay (all low settings, FSR3 frame gen enabled). you can even reach 90fps incertain cases. its honestly impressive what they were able to squeeze out of the steamdeck.

https://www.protondb.com/app/2420110?device=steamDeck

I’m sure your desktop plays it better, but it should now work on the Deck despite the unverified status (this is the case more often than not).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whaaaaat?? Friend you just made my night! Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can always stream from your desktop to your Deck too if the performance on the Deck isn’t great.

I do this with my PS5 sometimes. I played the majority of Miles Morales that way.

Hey, what was it that you didn’t like about BG3? I haven’t played it yet because my patience for RPGs is low these days.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

BG3 is a pretty impressive game really. It's clear that they poured a lot of effort and talent into it. It just feels... pointlessly complicated to me. There's like, 200 different spells to cast, each with their own effectiveness based on a dice roll, a multitude of different configurations for character development which all feel both too similar and like I'm closing the door on something I might really like. The story is... okay, but really not that interesting to me, and the pacing in combination with the very open world and constant fiddling with gear with a multitude of only slightly different attributes... it's just too much. The game feels more like a job than something I'd do for fun.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Monster Hunter: World + Iceborne was on sale so I snagged it and I've enjoyed it quite a bit. Runs just fine on the deck and even though the game is clearly intended for multiplayer it works totally fine as a solo game.

The main issue I had with the game is that there's no pause button (as mentioned, it's a game oriented towards multiplayer) which isn't really compatible with my current life but with Decky Loader and the Pause Game plugin installed I can easily pause the game mid-quest without worrying about failing the time limit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I spend hours setting up mods for games I’ve never played before so I can play the “best” version of it just to either get it working and play for a hell of a lot less time than I spent setting it up or giving up and going back to one of my comfort games.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mad Max, snatched it for 2 bucks during the sale. Pretty good and chill game and well worth its price.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whoa. It runs on deck? I just finished it on desktop. Completionist wise it was such a burden and I wish it didn't have any achievements. Hopefully your sand trip is awesome!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Nearly done with Metaphor ReFantizio, and also playing some Astalibra and FEAR.

I recently found out that FEAR won't run well on modern windows PCs, and installed it on my Deck to see if it ran better on linux. Turns out it runs fantastically, with the Deck able to outperform any windows machine. I intended to only test performance, but FEAR is one of my favorite shooters of all time and I quickly got suckered back in. So I guess I'm going to do a full playthrough now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Bluey: The Videogame. Worked past the resolution issues, the control issues, and now it is great fun with the 4 year old.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

One of the games I picked up on Steam Sale was Cobalt Core. Fantastic game, it ate my entire Thanksgiving break lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

My most played games continue to be Stardew Valley, Brawlhalla, Superflight, Just Cause 3, and Puyo Puyo Tetris.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Mouthwashing, which I should finish tonight, Selaco - this one required a bit of tweaking but can mostly hold 60 now - and Balatro.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I bought Against the Storm a few weeks ago and that has taken most of my gaming time. Just bought Hogwarts Legacy from the sale, I’ll probably fire that up sometime soon.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Fallout New Vegas with Viva Las Vegas. Plays great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Tiny Tina's Wonderland, Rocket League, Silent Hill 2

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Half life 2, forza 4, tloz links awakening and vampire survivors.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I got Fields of Mistria during the sale. It's very similar to Stardew Valley, which I also enjoyed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Space Marine 1, A Good Snowman is Hard to Build, Slay the Spire, Cross Code, and Droplitz.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Guild Wars 2 for most of the time lately. That and Fallout 4 and done Torchlight 2.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Been replaying Watch_Dogs recently. Works surprisingly well. Probably going to play Gestalt next.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Castlevania Dominus Collection. I don't know how I ever beat the games way back when, now I have to rewind during boss fights a lot. Got bored with Dawn of Sorrow as it dragged on towards the True Ending, really enjoying Portrait of Ruin. Johnathan's mobility combined with Charlotte's "fuck you and everyone around you" make such a great team.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Still playing Helldivers 2 since I got it. Fun game that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks for the suggestion of helldivers, I got in enough training on bots and droids just before the illuminate showed up. Had a blast mowing them down with my machine gun and orbital laser!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Started rim world again after a year break.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Still playing bg3

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Palworld when I want to focus a little bit

BG3 when I want to focus a lot bit

Balatro when I want to focus none bit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago
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