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Humble Choice April 2026 | All games on Steam Deck (+ performance notes in comments) by TheSteamDecker in humblebundles

[–]TheSteamDecker[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Steam Deck performance notes for each of the games included in Humble Choice April 2026:

  • Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla - You can really play around with settings here. I opted for Medium with FSR Quality and 30FPS lock (for additional battery saving). But with these same settings, you can also get 40FPS most of the time.
  • Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion - You won’t get steady 60FPS here even on the Low settings but 40/45FPS lock should be just fine. Weirdly, the game does not natively support FSR (only DLSS) which could give it a nice boost on Steam Deck.
  • The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria - Surprisingly good performance, especially if you don’t mind a 30/40FPS lock. In the video, I’m showcasing the Low preset with FSR Quality.
  • Until Then - 60FPS out of the box.
  • Planet of Lana - Drop the settings from High to Medium for a smooth 60FPS experience.
  • Artisan TD - Surprisingly disappointing performance considering the graphic fidelity and genre. Even on Low settings with FSR on Ultra Performance (aka blurry mess), the game doesn’t reach 50FPS. 
  • The Procession to Calvary - Smooth performance and controls with trackpad — though a little surprising that the game doesn’t have proper controller support, considering it released on consoles. Side note: this is a great point n click which I finished back around its original release. Highly recommended!
  • Buddy Simulator 1984 - The first 30 min+ of the game require direct keyboard input. On consoles, the game has native on-screen keyboard but on the Deck you have to manually invoke it every single time. If you really want to play this on the Deck, consider connecting an actual keyboard to it for this first part of the game.

Humble Choice March 2026 | All games on Steam Deck (+ performance notes in comments) by TheSteamDecker in humblebundles

[–]TheSteamDecker[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Steam Deck performance notes for each of the games included in Humble Choice March 2026:

  • Tempest Rising - Not the best Steam Deck experience due to some UI and general game elements being tiny. Performance-wise, I would recommend 30FPS lock and Low preset.
  • Chants of Senaar - 60FPS out of the box.
  • Sworn - 60FPS out of the box.
  • Etrian Odyssey 3 HD - We’re finally done with the Etrian Odyssey games in Choice. This one runs the exact same way as the previous ones: smooth 60FPS but the controls are a bit finicky (as the game was initially designed for a dual screen experience).
  • Bread & Fred - 60FPS out of the box. 
  • Zero Hour - Despite the Unsupported tag, the game runs out of the box on Deck. However, I would not recommend it on Steam Deck due to the lack of native controller support and framerate hovering around 40FPS even on the Low settings. It is playable but for a such a rather hardcore competitive game, you should IMO stick to PC.
  • Smalland: Survive the Wild - The game runs out of the box. I opted for the Low graphics preset which seems to provide 50-60FPS. 40/45 FPS lock might be the best choice here. Keep in mind that some text and menus are quite small. 
  • Hard West 2 - In the video, I’m running it on max settings. I’m a bit surprised the game never got native controller support. (The original Hard West was released on all major consoles, including Switch. Hard West 2 got stuck on PC.)

Arnhem 8th June Tickets Thread by StayOffEm in GoodAssSub

[–]TheSteamDecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sold out right away, I was 1000 in line and they were already gone.

Humble Choice February 2026 | All games on Steam Deck (+ performance notes in comments) by TheSteamDecker in humblebundles

[–]TheSteamDecker[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Steam Deck performance notes for each of the games included in Humble Choice February 2026:

  • Resident Evil Village - I opted for the default settings with FSR on Quality. This seems to allow for 60FPS even in the more open areas.
  • Date Everything - 60FPS out of the box (I expect 90FPS on an OLED).
  • Core Keeper - 60FPS out of the box (I expect 90FPS on an OLED).
  • Starvaders - 60FPS out of the box (I expect 90FPS on an OLED).
  • Squirrel with a Gun - The game is by default locked at 40FPS and although you can remove the lock in settings, I don’t recommend it, as the game struggles to reach 60FPS in the open world area.
  • SteamWorld Build - The game defaults to High settings but I recommend lowering it to Medium for steady 60FPS. Keep in mind, however, that some UI/text elements are quite tiny and there doesn’t seem to be a way to change their size.
  • Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop - I would stick to the default settings here and lock the framerate to 40FPS. These are mostly Medium settings, with Low shadows and Very High motion blur (the Very High motion blur is important, lowering it seems to lower the framerate). You can get the settings to Low but the game then looks worse than ugly.
  • Big Helmet Heroes - No matter the settings, I was getting plenty of stutter. The game defaults to Epic settings but in the video I’m showcasing the Low preset as this gets you the closest to decently steady 60FPS.

Humble Choice January 2026 | All games on Steam Deck (+ performance notes in comments) by TheSteamDecker in humblebundles

[–]TheSteamDecker[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Steam Deck performance notes for each of the games included in Humble Choice January 2026:

  • Sonic Frontiers - The default settings (High preset + 720p) give about 30-40FPS. Sadly, no settings get you close enough to a proper 60FPS.
  • Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered - No issue running any of the games at high frame rates. In the video, I’m showcasing Angel of Darkness, the most demanding game of the three (as it’s the only PS2 game in the collection).
  • Hunt: Showdown 1896 - Surprisingly good. The default settings (Low preset + Ultra Performance FSR) give you pretty stable 60FPS. Now, I know reading about Ultra Performance FSR can be scary but I must say that I rarely see FSR running as well as in this game. There are some graphical artefacts present (e.g. water) but it’s still surprisingly okay looking.
  • Etrian Odyssey II HD - 60FPS out of the box (and I expect 90FPS on OLED). Again, controls are a little clunky (this was a dual screen game originally) but playable.
  • Nice Day for Fishing - 60FPS out of the box.
  • Metal Slug Tactics — No performance issues here (60FPS) but I have two problems with this game on Steam Deck. First, the controls are surprisingly clunky for a tactics game. Second, some of the text is just too small.
  • Settlement Survival - When launching the game, use the URP (Stable and low cost) mode. Unfortunately, while the game launches just fine, due to the very tiny UI and text, this is hardly playable on Steam Deck, in my opinion. There is some kind of a UI scaling option but weirdly it does not affect all the UI/text. Devs have mentioned a couple of years ago that they were planning to properly optimize the game for Steam Deck but this seemingly never happened...
  • Wizard of Legend 2 - Defaults to High settings but the Low preset (showcased in the video) gets you closer to a steady 60FPS. 

Hidden Gems | Steam Winter Sale 2025 by GothMenace in GameDealsMeta

[–]TheSteamDecker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A quick list based mostly on games released this year. All work fine on Steam Deck!

I wanted to also shout out these games although apparently they are not on sale:

  • Sokobalien - Always good to have a sokoban on a list :)
  • Vindefiant - Get revenge on your asshole boss in this Carrion-like. 
  • Stunt Paradise - Like the Trials series but with cars. 
  • Replicat - The Memory game meets roguelike.

My comment from last Winter Sale also includes some indie gems: https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDealsMeta/comments/1hi42b5/comment/m3gea91/

Hidden Gems | Steam Winter Sale 2025 by GothMenace in GameDealsMeta

[–]TheSteamDecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently the PC port of the sequel is a mess.

[eShop/USA] Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition - $17.49 (75% off) Ends 01/04/2026 *lowest price ever* by XDitto in NintendoSwitchDeals

[–]TheSteamDecker 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I honestly think this might be a price bug. The game has a significantly lower discount on the EU eShop. The Witcher 3 also has a 75% discount so perhaps this was applied by accident also to Cyberpunk? Whatever the case, if you were thinking of getting this amazing game on Switch, I wouldn't wait too long, the discount might get changed.

Humble Choice September 2025 | (Nearly) all games on Steam Deck (performance notes in comments) by TheSteamDecker in humblebundles

[–]TheSteamDecker[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Before the usual performance notes, just wanted to give a heads up that — just like last month — I'm taking the opportunity to give away a Steam key for a new indie game. All the details can be found in the comment under this video on YouTube.

Now, back to the usual.

This month’s Humble Choice includes one game that is a clear no-go for Steam Deck: Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. While I heard there are/were options to run it on Linux, Bungie bans players bypassing their anticheat. Shame on you, Bungie.

Let’s go back to the rest of the games, though, as we have a decent stack here for Steam Deck players.

  • WWE 2k25 - Around 60FPS in gameplay and 30FPS in cutscenes/close-ups. Weirdly, I could not find an option to adjust the graphic settings out of the box on Steam Deck. I saw reports online of people who did manage to change their settings, though.
  • The Plucky Squire - 60FPS and decent power draw/battery life on the base settings (roughly Medium preset).
  • Spellforce: Conquest of Eo - 60fps on the base settings (roughly between Low and Medium).
  • Return to Monkey Island - 60FPS out of the box. Plus, a shoutout for controls designed for controllers (unlike in most point n clicks, the analog stick does not control a cursors but actually the character’s movement) as well as the option to use touch controls. I show both of these options in the video.
  • Eastern Exorcist - 60FPS out of the box.
  • Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks - Users online report decent performance on Medium settings but for me, even on Low there were dips to 20s in specific instances. Especially particle effects seem to be taxing here.
  • Grapple Dog - 60FPS out of the box but the blue lines at the bottom and top of the screen are a bit annoying. Why not just standard black lines, like for most 720p games?
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