I've already covered what I think are the must-have Steam Deck deals in the Steam Spring Sale 2025, but what if you're someone who specifically shops for games that have a Native Linux version available? Here's some recommendations for you.
Loop Hero (£3.19)
APICO (£3.87)
Roguebook (£3.99)
Luck be a Landlord (£4.25)
Tails of Iron (£4.39)
Into the Breach (£4.55)
Slay the Spire (£4.99)
Dome Keeper (£5.99)
Hollow Knight (£6.39)
Inscryption (£6.71)
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE (£7.19)
Ziggurat 2 (£7.34)
Valheim (£7.74)
Opus Magnum (£8.37)
Ion Fury (£8.39)
Old World (£8.74)
Stardew Valley (£6.59)
Oxygen Not Included (£6.45)
Terra Nil (£10.49)
Crusader Kings III (£12.59)
The Long Dark (£13.99 for the full edition)
Selaco (£14.69)
Unpopular opinion but proton works better than native games in many cases. Tbf I don’t know about these titles in particular.
I would love it if devs would target proton / wine as a platform. Using familiar (to them probably) interfaces while optimizing for the use with proton, e.g. using Vulkan instead of DirectX.
I think that is actually happening with devs targeting the steam deck
Except Chrono Trigger. But that’s because it’s a Windows port of a Android port of the DS version. From steam reports, it’s stuttery with occasional crashes. Better run the original on a emulator.
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I think I paid 10 bucks for Slay the Spire in a previous sale and I had a blast with it for a solid month or so. Probably will revisit it too. It’s a steal for 5 bucks.
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Unpopular opinion but proton works better than native games in many cases. Tbf I don’t know about these titles in particular.
I would love it if devs would target proton / wine as a platform. Using familiar (to them probably) interfaces while optimizing for the use with proton, e.g. using Vulkan instead of DirectX.
I think that is actually happening with devs targeting the steam deck
Except Chrono Trigger. But that’s because it’s a Windows port of a Android port of the DS version. From steam reports, it’s stuttery with occasional crashes. Better run the original on a emulator.
I’ve played a few of these and can tell it’s a very good list.
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textafter your triple-backticks to fix the weird incorrect syntax highlighting (Or, ya know, use a proper bulleted list instead of a code/preformatted block.)Into the breach is so fucking good. It’s like chess but with huge mechas punching the shit out of kaijus.
I played it on Android but what I didn’t like is that it is a rouge like?
I would have preferred it to be delivered in episode/level manner, I am not a fan of “starting over the same stuff”.
It’s RogueLite, but yeah. You do have persistent purchases etc… Better mechas.
Yeah, I’ve missed on a lot of good games just because I’m not interested in the roguelike aspect.
No game is must-have.
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Say that again. Fucking dare you.
I second Old World! Fantastic game
I think I paid 10 bucks for Slay the Spire in a previous sale and I had a blast with it for a solid month or so. Probably will revisit it too. It’s a steal for 5 bucks.
I spend way too much time playing slay the spire