Were all cool with that?

I do prefer the more dynamic, magic-infused crowd control aspects that Hades 2 introduces, mind.

Also, a quick update:Shadow of the Erdtreecurrently works fine as well, despiteearlier bugs.

A Steam Deck, showing shortcuts to some of the best Steam Deck games.

Andkicking in literally every single doorthat appears.

No wonder its got full Verified status from Valve.

And fine, FINE, it rocks.

Aperture Desk Job running on a Steam Deck.

‘Twixt human and monkey-cat, but still.

It also runs pretty well on mostly-high visual configs, which is an increasingly rare quality among megablockbusters.

Wavetale

Wavetaleruns as smoothly on the Steam Deck as your character does on water.

Chatting with the handsome Apollo in Hades 2 on the Steam Deck.

Performance is good too: not quite a solid 60fps, but consistently about 47-50fps.

Its easy to get a solid 60fps, too.

Dordogne

Theres a lot of action on this list.

An Elden Ring cutscene playing on the Steam Deck.

Valve have only rated Dordogne as Playable on the Steam Deck, rather than Verified.

The closest it comes is the 1280x720 option, which in all honesty is fine.

Whats 80 vertical pixels between friends?

Mouthwashing running on a Steam Deck OLED.

Its simple control scheme and small installation footprint less than 12GB give further credence to its handheld suitability.

Nevertheless, I was impressed by how the free-to-playAlbion Onlineadapts to the Steam Decks inputs and screen.

you’re free to also zoom in further, and scroll through lists by swiping the touchscreen.

Caravan SandWitch running on a Steam Deck OLED.

All very thoughtful additions that might just help your sandbox base-building efforts end in survival rather than starvation.

Celeste

Another top 2D jumper isCeleste.

Unpacking

Lovely little life-change simUnpackingfeels, appropriately, right at home on the Steam Deck.

Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands running on a Steam Deck OLED.

Kentucky Route Zero

The streamlined point-and-clicking ofKentucky Route Zerohelps it settle onto the Steam Deck rather effortlessly.

Outer Wilds

Outer Wildsis best experienced with a game pad, says its opening splash.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns

Bestest Best badgewearerMarvels Midnight Sunsloses none of its charm on the Steam Deck.

Signalis running on a Steam Deck.

Its a game of relationship-building as much as it is of kicking goons through air conditioners.

Vampire Survivors running on a Steam Deck.

Planet of Lana running on a Steam Deck OLED.

Diablo IV running on a Steam Deck.

Hi-Fi Rush running on a Steam Deck.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart running on a Steam Deck.

Stray running on a Steam Deck.

Wavetale running on a Steam Deck.

Smushi Come Home running on a Steam Deck.

A Steam deck, on wall outdoors, running Death’s Door.

Forza Horizon 5 being played on a Steam Deck.

Dordogne running on a Steam Deck.

Portal 2 running on a Steam Deck.

The Entropy Centre running on a Steam Deck.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim running on a Steam Deck.

God of War running on the Steam Deck.

Albion Online running on the Steam Deck.

RimWorld running on a Steam Deck.

Half-Life 2 running on the Steam Deck.

Celeste running on a Steam Deck.

Unpacking running on a Steam Deck.

Kentucky Route Zero running on a Steam Deck.

Outer Wilds running on a Steam Deck.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns running on a Steam Deck.