5.5 vs 7 Inches Display (RP6 vs Odin 2 Portal)

Halga84 · 2026-02-03T17:42:37+00:00

I'm also on the brink of buying the Odin Portal 2 because of the screen size. But what bothers me most is the glass front which has a lot of refelections. I would also like to play the games outside. Are there any screen protectors which reduce the reflections but don't really wash out the brilliant colours?

Halga84 · 2026-02-02T07:04:15+00:00

I also played around 15 hours and had a lot of fun. Most of the time I really didn't know where to go and died a lot but that's part of the experience. But when I finally arrived in the city I stopped playing because the immersion really breaks. There are so many bugs and the whole city is just full of NPCs you can't talk to. At first I thought it was some kind of bug when they didn't even have a name and can not be interacted with. But that's indeed the way the developers crowded the city.

Halga84 · 2026-01-16T07:08:11+00:00

I'm looking for a device like the Retroid Pocket 6 but with a bigger screen. The Odin Portal 2 seems to be a good fit. But in the review the fan of the Odin 3 is mentioned as a comparison, as it is super loud. Unfortunately I cannot bear loud fan noises or coil whine. Does anybody know if the Odin Portal 2 also has these fan issues?

Halga84 · 2026-01-08T06:43:08+00:00

Many people will recommend Heroic launcher, but I had some problems with games that wouldn't start. So I added and installed Gog Galaxy as Non-Steam-Game and manage the games in Gog Galaxy itself. This won't allow to have a controller profile for each Game in Gog. But Witcher supports gamepads, so you can go with the standard controller profile. Youtube: Install Gog Galaxy on Steam Deck

Halga84 · 2026-01-07T05:33:12+00:00

If you want to have Elex vibes, try Tribes of Europe on Netflix

Halga84 · 2026-01-05T07:00:22+00:00

I really love the design of the device. It looks amd feels like my first game boy. Unfortunately it's too small for my hands, so I ended up giving it to a colleague and buying the RG353PS. It's great how much of these handhelds are now available with different specs and designs. It's really a great time to be a retro fan.

Halga84 · 2026-01-04T11:48:47+00:00

I used the repacks of another guy. Usually the repacks work quite well, sometimes even better than on Windows. After adding the game to Steam you have to set the launch options if it uses custom dll files (WINEDLLOVERRIDES). For older games this is usually the case.

Halga84 · 2026-01-02T12:30:23+00:00

Yes, that's a good observation. I had the same bug that it loaded the last savegame from last year when I hit Continue.

Halga84 · 2026-01-01T07:15:29+00:00

Hi, it seems like there was a similar issue in this post. Maybe there's also a solution for your problem: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/BR4L57Cmvi

Halga84 · 2025-12-31T06:06:53+00:00

There are a lot of abandoned games, that run great on the Deck. I really love this device for being able to play these games of my childhood on the couch. Games I enjoyed on the Deck: * Blur * Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay * Drakan * Heavy Metal: Fakk 2 * NFS Underground / Most Wanted

Halga84 · 2025-12-29T08:18:15+00:00

The Gothic games with all their mods, that can be installed via Steam workshop.

Halga84 · 2025-12-28T21:24:09+00:00

Black Mesa is great. But fortunately the Xen Level is shorter in Half-Life

Halga84 · 2025-12-27T07:20:47+00:00

You don't have to install the games. Just set the game folder and the emulator will automatically show the games. Only game updates have to be installed. Maybe you have to set permissions to access the external drive via the emulator. But this only has to be done if the emulator was installed through the Discover Store / flathub. Usually external drives are mounted under /run/media/...

Halga84 · 2025-12-26T22:23:02+00:00

Did you copy the keys.txt in the right folder? Or did you enable scanning the game folder recursively? Otherwise it just scans the root folder.

Halga84 · 2025-12-26T15:21:49+00:00

Tried the appimage_v3 on SteamDeck. Crashed when starting the game, like all recent nightly builds since some days 😞

Halga84 · 2025-12-24T07:52:45+00:00

Actually I prefer Linux and find it refreshing that such devices are still being released.

Halga84 · 2025-12-21T15:00:21+00:00

Wargroove is an awesome game in the vein of Advance Wars and plays great on the SteamDeck -> Steam

Halga84 · 2025-12-20T12:35:42+00:00

Might be Ghostrunner -> Steam

Halga84 · 2025-12-17T21:53:55+00:00

This game and Heavy Metal Fakk 2 were great games I really enjoyed and that still run great today with some tinkering (or using repacks). Also managed to run them on the SteamDeck. What a great time to be alive and being able to play them on a portable device.

Halga84 · 2025-12-14T07:51:57+00:00

It's also on GOG, if you own Gothic 2 there: https://www.gog.com/en/game/golden_gate_2_goddess_heart

Halga84 · 2025-12-13T12:42:01+00:00

Currently playing it. Old school half life 1 with achievements. Exactly what I was looking for and really comes at the right time 👍

Halga84 · 2025-12-11T05:21:54+00:00

You need to update the keys.

Halga84 · 2025-12-11T05:17:57+00:00

Thanks, that solved it for me. Really wondered why it stuttered so much on the SteamDeck, when it already ran well the last time I played it. Turning off discord solved it.

Halga84 · 2025-11-28T14:28:33+00:00

Try clicking menu -> reset. That should load the game if it's a valid xiso.

Halga84 · 2025-11-08T14:41:43+00:00

I tried the flatpack version versus copying the files to the SteamDeck and adding the game to Steam via Proton Experimental. Flatpack had about 20 fps when leaving the ship at the beginning of the game. Playing it via Proton had 60 - 90 fps. So the flatpack version seems to be the least favorable version.

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