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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

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Sorry I haven't replied to anyone, life got a little crazy. I did not expect this many replies on lemmy! Thank you everyone, and I will be checking out a bunch of these! Thank you so much. :) I really appreciate it.

So, I hope this allowed, if not, I'll remove.

I have a small problem, y'all. I'm a filthy casual, and don't game often. But right now, due to a lot of very stressful things going on, I'm having trouble sleeping. I'd like a game I can play on the deck for an hour or two at night to get sleepy. Here's where the hard part comes in:

It's gotta be cheap (25 or less)

It needs to be not-stressful to play, as in, it works well on the deck, with no fiddling, because I am a dumb and don't understand things

I don't actually know what kind of game I want. I don't care for FPS games, I don't have the time/patience/money for online multiplayer stuff, and I'm not super in super heavy action games.

I like puzzles, platformers, laid back games. Open world is great. Very small games are fun, but I need something that I can play pretty much every night for a while. I loved portal and the Stanley parable, but I'm burnt out on TSP and I've played both portal games several times. I need something with a little more longevity.

Can anyone help with this not at all reasonable request?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Games that I've played recently on the steam deck:

Stray

Journey

Stardew Valley

Nobody saves the world

Guacamelee 2

Spider man Miles Morales

Road 96

Horizon Zero Dawn

Outer wilds

Raft

Rimworld

Football manager 2023

Uncharted legacy of thieves collection

Voltaire the vegan vampire

What remains of Edith finch

I kind of put the first few at the top because I think they might fit your request.

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

If you haven't played timelie, baba is you, or Celeste, all of those are great deck choices.

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

I'm in a similar situation to you, except that I've got a Switch rather than a Steam Deck.

I've been playing Lego Jurassic World, and it should tick all your boxes. I've got no idea how the Lego games work on the Deck though.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It seems really dumb to play on such a device, but I've been playing a few rounds of Bejeweled 3 when looking for something in short bursts. There's a controller profile that works surprisingly well with the dpad + face buttons.

For laid back / cozy games, I recommend A Short Hike, TOEM, the Frog Detective trilogy & Dave the Diver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely check out INFRA (https://store.steampowered.com/app/251110/INFRA/) if you're into exploration puzzle games. I absolutely love the atmosphere in this game. It's on sale right now!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Supraland is the game you want - it fits all your criteria except the most important one: it’s currently Unsupported on SteamDeck. I found reports of people getting it to work but not without some fiddling. It has a sequel, though, which is just as good and which is Verified. The sequel is called Supraland: Six Inches Under.

The first game is an indie gem made mostly by one guy but it is very polished. This sequel was made by a small team. Don’t let the cute graphics throw you - it’s not a kids game. It’s a first-person open world metroidvania (not really a shooter, though there are enemies you’ll be hitting) with gameplay reminiscent of Portal, Zelda, and Metroid. Currently on sale for 40% off ($11.99). About 8-20 hours long.

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