A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.
Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.
As Lemmy doesn't have flairs yet, you can use these prefixes to indicate what type of post you have made, eg:
[Flair] My post title
The following is a list of suggested flairs:
[Discussion] - General discussion.
[Help] - A request for help or support.
[News] - News about the deck.
[PSA] - Sharing important information.
[Game] - News / info about a game on the deck.
[Update] - An update to a previous post.
[Meta] - Discussion about this community.
Some more Steam Deck specific flairs:
[Boot Screen] - Custom boot screens/videos.
[Selling] - If you are selling your deck.
These are not enforced, but they are encouraged.
Rules:
DOOM Eternal is playable even with raytracing on the Deck.
Some more recommendations which run well:
These should also run without any issue:
Just to name a few.
id Software are just optimization wizards. DOOM Eternal works like a charm in almost all modern hardware.
TF2, unironically. Gyro + Snap controls are super solid on TF2, particularly because of the reduced emphasis on long-range hitscan weapons.
Here's a really solid video about it: https://youtu.be/PJIqEX93vL8
The only downside IMO is the iffy Wi-Fi performance on the Steam Deck.
Ego shooters
Found the German
Deep Rock Galactic runs great and is a lot of fun. It is a bit of a battery hog though, so best plugged in or in short bursts.
Boltgun runs fantastic and is a great boomer shooter. The cutscenes don't work without a workaround, but there's 4 total and none of them are important anyway.
Doom Eternal runs beautifully, and is super action-packed and fun. Surprisingly good on the battery too for such nice graphics.
I found DRG to be fine on battery until you hit like 20%, then things get wild
Lol nothing like 3% battery warning as you scramble towards the drop pod to really put the fear of Karl in you!
For real though a 25 minute mission easily eats 40%+ of the battery, no idea why it's so energy intensive. Mind you I've done zero tinkering, just playing it out of the box, I'm sure you could juice some more life out of it if you tried
What’s an ego-shooter?
A frisbee launcher modified to accept frozen Eggo pucks
Warhammer 40k Boltgun is super fun, though some people think it gets boring after the first few missions.
There's also Turbo Overkill, which definitely scratches that itch.
There's also Ultrakill, but I personally wasn't too into that as someone who sometimes just wants to shoot shit on his deck. (it felt a bit too puzzly for my tastes, not a bad game just not what I was looking for)
Edit: Boltgun required some media file conversions to prevent cutscenes from breaking on the deck. If you end up getting it, let me know and I'll link to the steam community post that outlines the fixes you'll need to make. Otherwise, though, a great game.