I don’t know how must have it is, but I’ve been enjoying Isles of Sea and Sky, a sokoban type puzzle game currently 10% off until July 11th (currently $17.99). I’m pretty sure it’s maybe a month or two old at least.
I just picked up Dread Delusion, Shadows of Doubt, and Stellar Tactics. I played demos of Dread Delusion and Shadows of Doubt a while back, and both of them blew me away; the former just launched out of early access and the latter is supposed to do so before the end of the year. Stellar Tactics is one that’s intriguing, but I haven’t played it yet. I’ve been playing Fallout 2 lately, and it made me want to find a CRPG that was more successful at what Starfield was trying to do; I typed in some tags into the Steam search, Stellar Tactics was what I found, and I think it’ll scratch that itch. Stellar Tactics is also in early access, and it’s been in early access since 2016 with no end in sight, but it’s very systems driven, so I’ll likely be okay with playing it early anyway.
I wouldn’t call Dave the Diver new (released exactly a year ago) nor indie (Mintrocket is a subdivison of Nexon). Yet it’s something that can be recommended wholeheartedly.
Couple of games in no particular order that are pretty new and can be considered as indie:
Depends on your definition of “new” and “must-have”.
Grapple Dog 75% off — momentum-based grappling hook platformer with a very funky soundtrack and Nitrome-style 2D art (spoiler: the dev was a Nitrome artist)
Cobalt Core 25% off — deckbuilding in space! There’s an actual plot with an interesting cast of characters. The board game-style positioning mechanic was what sold me on the game.
Cassette Beasts 40% off — creature collector with an identity that isn’t just “indie Pokémon”. Cool worldbuilding, heartfelt story, grown-up mechanics, and imaginative monster designs that avoid the “animal + element” formula.
I’m new to Steam and pc gaming, grabbed an OLED deck a little bit ago. I’m looking for recommendations for FPS and RPGs that I can play offline. I’ve never played any of the Elder Scrolls stuff should I grab one of them? What do you suggest?
Not sure how it plays on Deck (UI is pretty small scale iirc) but Morrowind is great if you like RPGs with great atmosphere that don’t hold your hand, and if you’re ok with oldish graphics (some famous mods make it much more palatable however). I don’t particularly like Oblivion or Skyrim, they’re much more generic whereas Morrowind is pretty unique in terms of universe. But then again you’d have to look up how well it runs on the Deck and whether or not you can install the unofficial bugfix mod among other obligatory things
In case RPG includes JRPG for you: Both Nier:Automata and Nier:Replicant play fantastic in the deck, and those games are far more enjoyable with a controller instead of keyboard and mouse
I’m currently in the process of trying to 100% Cat Quest, since I already have all achievements on Cat Quest 2, before Part 3 comes out this august. Very much enjoyed the first two games, so I recommend as well :)
For Elder Scrolls, I’d recommend giving either Oblivion or Skyrim a whirl, and then after you feel done with one, try the other. In my opinion they are both great for different reasons, and they are different enough to feel like very different games in some ways.
If it helps you make a decision in terms of RPG story feel, Skyrim is more about you as the hero, and Oblivion you’re more like a person that happens to be there.
There’s great modding resources too if you’re into that. Especially on Nexus. Even light modding like some QoL upgrades or bug fixes. I’m not talking crazy mods.
Oh, the endgame for Skyrim (the original DLCs) really do give you some rewarding post-game fun in like a god mode.
I found out that Satisfactory is on sale right now, and will go up in price by $10 after the sale. So if you want it before 1.0 comes out now would be a great time.
The 2015 Monster Summer Sale was particularly memorable for me thanks to the music. I downloaded it and still listen to it! Ultimately, though, I’m glad Steam doesn’t have tie-in minigames and flash deals anymore, since it was tedious to have to metagame them for the best value.
A strictly anti-capitalist fever dream adventure RPG getting completely consumed and milked by greedy capitalists who added nothing of value to its creation is peak this timeline.
I get the principled reason to do this. But most people aren’t set up to pirate. And even if they were, it’s inconvenient to have games not attached to their steam library. I don’t think anyone should deprive themselves of this masterpiece.
If the prospect of pirating is holding you back, just buy it. The game is too good to miss out
I really need to try to get back into it. I have heard so many great things and I know it’s a slow burn type game but I think I overwhelmed myself with trying to get perfect rolls on interactions.
Yes I definitely did some save scuming, cuz I didn’t want to miss anything, but ultimately I think it’s best to just let it play out as it will. I need to do another run for sure.
This one offers daily trading cards for finishing a discovery queue, and stickers for following a “browse by category” link on the main page and clicking the “claim” button.
Looks like the site is overloaded at the moment. Some things are not working quite right.
Duck Detective is great, perfect short game.
Hopefully they have the framework there to do more cases like Golden Idol did, because I would love to play more
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Grabbed about half of my wishlist. Disappointed that Dark Souls Remastered isn’t on sale at all, but it can wait.
Frogun
Mail Mole + Xpress Deliveries
Toree 3D
Toree2
Pseudoregalia
Heckabomb
Alwa’s Awakening
GRIS
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Macbat 64
A Hat in Time - Nyakuza Metro DLC
Cavern of Dreams
Tails of Iron
Super Kiwi 64
Lunistice
Now begins the summer of platforming
That’s a great list, Spyro trilogy alone can last you a really long time.
Nice suggestions! I picked up almost all of them thanks to you!
I don’t see Corn Kidz 64 on that list.
It wasn’t on my radar. Now it’s on my wishlist It looks great, thanks!
I love how they advertise “up to 20% off a steam deck,” but that’s only for refurbished and there’s none in stock.
So between 0 and 20. 😛
Aren’t the brand new LCDs still in stock an 15% off? Still a decent deal
Celeste for $1.99? Hell yes! Insta buy for me, been wanting to play this game so bad.
You will love the soundtrack!
That’s great to hear. I collect game soundtracks. That’s like when I play a new Life is Strange, it’s an instant soundtrack buy.
Hello fellow lemmies! Any recommendations for new must have indie games?
I don’t know how must have it is, but I’ve been enjoying Isles of Sea and Sky, a sokoban type puzzle game currently 10% off until July 11th (currently $17.99). I’m pretty sure it’s maybe a month or two old at least.
I just picked up Dread Delusion, Shadows of Doubt, and Stellar Tactics. I played demos of Dread Delusion and Shadows of Doubt a while back, and both of them blew me away; the former just launched out of early access and the latter is supposed to do so before the end of the year. Stellar Tactics is one that’s intriguing, but I haven’t played it yet. I’ve been playing Fallout 2 lately, and it made me want to find a CRPG that was more successful at what Starfield was trying to do; I typed in some tags into the Steam search, Stellar Tactics was what I found, and I think it’ll scratch that itch. Stellar Tactics is also in early access, and it’s been in early access since 2016 with no end in sight, but it’s very systems driven, so I’ll likely be okay with playing it early anyway.
Crab Champions is not exactly new (I think it’s been in early access since 2023), but it’s really fun and currently just $7.49
Monster Sanctuary! Scratches the Pokemon itch but way better than any Pokemon game ever has
Love some diver Dave, and balto.
Can confirm Dave the Diver will zen you out and make you feel good inside.
I wouldn’t call Dave the Diver new (released exactly a year ago) nor indie (Mintrocket is a subdivison of Nexon). Yet it’s something that can be recommended wholeheartedly.
Couple of games in no particular order that are pretty new and can be considered as indie:
Celeste is 90% off, Kingdom Come Deliverance is 80% off, Braid Anniversary Edition is 75% off. All worth it imo.
Celeste is amazing. Still need to beat it
The second KCD is coming out later this year too so nows the time to try it!
Depends on your definition of “new” and “must-have”.
I’m new to Steam and pc gaming, grabbed an OLED deck a little bit ago. I’m looking for recommendations for FPS and RPGs that I can play offline. I’ve never played any of the Elder Scrolls stuff should I grab one of them? What do you suggest?
Not sure how it plays on Deck (UI is pretty small scale iirc) but Morrowind is great if you like RPGs with great atmosphere that don’t hold your hand, and if you’re ok with oldish graphics (some famous mods make it much more palatable however). I don’t particularly like Oblivion or Skyrim, they’re much more generic whereas Morrowind is pretty unique in terms of universe. But then again you’d have to look up how well it runs on the Deck and whether or not you can install the unofficial bugfix mod among other obligatory things
Half Life 2 and it’s episodes are always on a massive sale in a Valve bundle.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/Valve_Complete_Pack/
There’s a lot of stuff there you won’t play, but it’s a must have for the Half Life and Portal series.
Also Wolfenstein: The New Order and Doom 2016 are great.
In case RPG includes JRPG for you: Both Nier:Automata and Nier:Replicant play fantastic in the deck, and those games are far more enjoyable with a controller instead of keyboard and mouse
Monster Sanctuary! Outstanding mix of metroidvania and pokemon sorta game
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines
Some offline-friendly FPS games.
First-person puzzle games (other than Portal 1 and 2, which you’ve heard about enough already):
Not sure it’s steam deck friendly, but The Talos Pinciple (1 and 2) are both great puzzle games.
Cat Quest
I’m currently in the process of trying to 100% Cat Quest, since I already have all achievements on Cat Quest 2, before Part 3 comes out this august. Very much enjoyed the first two games, so I recommend as well :)
For Elder Scrolls, I’d recommend giving either Oblivion or Skyrim a whirl, and then after you feel done with one, try the other. In my opinion they are both great for different reasons, and they are different enough to feel like very different games in some ways.
If it helps you make a decision in terms of RPG story feel, Skyrim is more about you as the hero, and Oblivion you’re more like a person that happens to be there.
There’s great modding resources too if you’re into that. Especially on Nexus. Even light modding like some QoL upgrades or bug fixes. I’m not talking crazy mods.
Oh, the endgame for Skyrim (the original DLCs) really do give you some rewarding post-game fun in like a god mode.
Not one of the types you were asking about, but Hades feels like it’s made for the Steam Deck, and it’s a great game (and also on sale)
For FPS games, Doom (2016) is one of the all-time single-player FPS games and runs great on the Deck.
Doom 2016 was just about perfect. It blended old-shool FPS fundamentals with modern aiming, collectibles, etc.
Stardew valley, Midnight sun, diver Dave, persona 5
The Halo Anniversary collection shines on SteamDeck. It was my first purchase after getting mine, I think.
RPG wise all the dragon age games are on sale, plus there’s always fallout or skyrim.
I haven’t played any of those, do you have a favorite?
Skyrim is a solid RPG, there’s loads to do and the story is good too. Plus loads of replay value and opportunity for modding
Try these gems:
It’s as if they were made specifically for the Steam Deck
Shadow of war is 2.99 CAD
Decent game to quit about 30h in because while it’s good and fun to play, it’s incredibly repetitive.
Initial scroll through looks pretty meh. There a list of good’ns going yet?
Edit-
From another thread, looks like Witcher 3 is 90% off. If you haven’t played it yet, now’s the time!
I found out that Satisfactory is on sale right now, and will go up in price by $10 after the sale. So if you want it before 1.0 comes out now would be a great time.
Slay the spire is like 8 bucks and disco elsyium is like 4 but that’s about it.
Baldur’s gate is 20% off. Definitely definitely worth the price
Very worth it at that price. I thought the DLCs were great too. 180+ hours
One of the best games on the market. Worth every cent and then some, even at full price.
Also available drm free on GoG for the same price
It’s only 20% off, but Alpha Protocol has returned to Steam just in time for the sale!
No event/game for this sale ?
Yeah, their sales haven’t had events for a while now. You can get trading cards and stickers by browsing around I think, but that’s it.
Did you just step out of a time machine? Their sales haven’t had games for ages now. Last one was the monster game, iirc.*
*Oh, there was the Saliens in 2018, too, but that was like a one-off.
If they did, I strongly recommend they go back.
The 2015 Monster Summer Sale was particularly memorable for me thanks to the music. I downloaded it and still listen to it! Ultimately, though, I’m glad Steam doesn’t have tie-in minigames and flash deals anymore, since it was tedious to have to metagame them for the best value.
What’s good this time around? In my cart so far I have Until Then, Disco Elysium, and MS Flight Simulator.
Pacific Drive is in there now too.
I love disco Elysium
A strictly anti-capitalist fever dream adventure RPG getting completely consumed and milked by greedy capitalists who added nothing of value to its creation is peak this timeline.
Don’t buy Disco Elysium. Pirate it.
Original devs got screwed over by the publisher and have encouraged folks to pirate it as not to let the publisher profit from their shittiness.
I get the principled reason to do this. But most people aren’t set up to pirate. And even if they were, it’s inconvenient to have games not attached to their steam library. I don’t think anyone should deprive themselves of this masterpiece.
If the prospect of pirating is holding you back, just buy it. The game is too good to miss out
Disco Elysium is probably one of the greatest works of art this century.
I really need to try to get back into it. I have heard so many great things and I know it’s a slow burn type game but I think I overwhelmed myself with trying to get perfect rolls on interactions.
Yes I definitely did some save scuming, cuz I didn’t want to miss anything, but ultimately I think it’s best to just let it play out as it will. I need to do another run for sure.
Grabbed Synthetik. Absolute banger of a game, already have 15 hours in it
This one offers daily trading cards for finishing a discovery queue, and stickers for following a “browse by category” link on the main page and clicking the “claim” button.
Looks like the site is overloaded at the moment. Some things are not working quite right.
I picked up Duck Detective and Nova lands. Been in need of some new Steam Deck games and these seem perfect!
Duck Detective sounds like a shameless rip-off of Ducktective. Alex Hirsch would probably love that
Duck Detective is great, perfect short game. Hopefully they have the framework there to do more cases like Golden Idol did, because I would love to play more