{"id":1682803,"date":"2022-05-02T14:36:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T18:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toucharcade.com\/?p=292329"},"modified":"2022-05-02T14:36:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T18:36:25","slug":"best-games-to-play-on-steam-deck-from-elden-ring-to-no-mans-sky-and-risk-of-rain-2","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/best-games-to-play-on-steam-deck-from-elden-ring-to-no-mans-sky-and-risk-of-rain-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Games to Play on Steam Deck \u2013 From \u2018Elden Ring\u2019 to \u2018No Man\u2019s Sky\u2019 and \u2018Risk of Rain 2\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following our feature on the best accessories<\/a> for your new Steam Deck<\/a> that focused on the hardware and peripherals, I wanted to also cover the best Steam Deck games. While the sky is the limit with what you can try on Steam Deck thanks to it being a PC after all, here are some of the best games to play on Steam Deck. For this feature, I’ve tried to avoid listing games you can play on Switch or mobile already unless playing them on Steam Deck offers a massive improvement in some form with an exception. <\/p>\n

The games featured here range from indie games to AAA games and even some classics. While you may see some games below as not “Verified” by Valve yet, they run and play great on Steam Deck. I’ve also avoided including games that don’t have good controller support. While I did enjoy booting up Age of Empires II<\/em> to mess around with it, it does take a while to get used to the trackpad, touch, and button workarounds for having a good experience with it. Hopefully you find a nice game to try on your new handheld system.<\/p>\n

Best games to play on Steam Deck<\/h3>\n

Elden Ring<\/h3>\n

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FromSoftware’s most successful game is also the studio’s best, but it has a few issues on PC. The fantasy action RPG is brilliant, but it has a few tech issues on all platforms even now. Despite the praise from Digital Foundry<\/a> showcasing how the PC port of Elden Ring<\/em> was fixed by Valve, it was still something I needed to see for myself. When Jared sent me the Steam Deck last week, this is the first game I installed on it. I’ve played Elden Ring<\/em> on PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X, and PS5 in addition to a gaming laptop since release, and it has not been a fun experience on PC. Playing on Steam Deck is pretty great though. I turned down the resolution to enable AMD’s FSR and with a bit of tweaking managed finding a nice sweet spot to stick with for another playthrough. If you own Elden Ring<\/em> on Steam, you definitely need to see how great it is on Steam Deck. Check it out here<\/a> on Steam.<\/p>\n

No Man’s Sky<\/h3>\n
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Earlier this year we added support for No Man's Sky on SteamDeck – it's so nice to watch player's reactions when they receive their device and try for themselves – NMS is lovely to play on the go \"\ud83d\udcaa\" pic.twitter.com\/6YXZBvEJGT<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n