As title says, once Valve announced the OLED deck, I saw the refurbished originals go on a deep discount and figured it was time to buy in. So I ordered a refurb 512GB and I’m so excited for it to arrive! Been in a gaming rut for a long time now and, having never been a PC gamer, I’m look forward to checking out a bunch of games I’ve never played before.

What tips do you have for a first time Deck owner?

Any essential games I should be sure to get?

And finally, is it possible to get games I own on the Epic Games Store (I collected all their free games over the years) or Xbox Game Pass PC games on my Steam Deck?

  • SavvyWolfEnglish
    11•8 months ago

    For Epic Games, I’d also recommend Heroic. You can download it from the Discover Software Center in Desktop Mode.

    Some quick tips:

    • If you need to bring up a keyboard for whatever reason, you can hold the STEAM button, and press X.
    • Expect to tinker and play around with things, I think the software is still a bit new and rough around the edges.
    • Search the Discover Software Center for software in general; it’s a good place to download things like browsers and applications.
    • If you want to know if a game runs or not, you can check https://www.protondb.com , it’s a crowdsourced version of Valve’s “Steam Deck Verified”, where people say how well games work.

    Some game recommendations, based on ones I’ve played. Not had a chance to try them all on the Steam deck, but they should work:

    • Stardew Valley
    • Baba is You
    • Celeste
    • Cuphead
    • Dicey Dungeons
    • Slay the Spire (Think you have to use the touch screen though)
    • Sonic Mania
    • Wargroove
    • Zeepkist
    • The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
    • Hades
    • Pizza Tower
    • Tunic
    • Return of the Obra Dinn
    • Demon’s Tilt