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Top 20 games played on Steam Deck in the January 2024, sorted by playtime.

#SteamDeck #Palworld

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 10 months ago (2 children)

PalWorld being number 2 is pretty impressive considering it only came out on the 19th. I suppose the huge number of players would make up for the relatively limited time.

[–] Sheeple 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Wonder how long that is going to last. Remember when Hogwarts legacy used to be a top played game?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (4 children)

but, it's still #8? not exactly fell off.

[–] Sheeple 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What I mean is no one talks about Hogwarts Legacy anymore. People talk about Assassin's Creed, God of War, old Mario Games, Even older Harry Potter games but Hogwarts legacy I don't see popping up on conversation anymore

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thats an interesting observation. I love the game and plan on starting a new playtrough this summer but you made me wonder and i cant really pinpoint annything I would talk about.

Maybe the different is that the game is an addition to a fandom rather then being the fandom. There plenty stuff to talk wizarding world. The game is more about experiencing and immersing the total rather then zooming in on its individual components.

[–] Chailles 2 points 10 months ago

In comparison though, it was basically one and done. Assassin's Creed is a fairly long running franchise, God of War and Mario too technically, paired with bits of nostalgia. Palworld can always improve and still get attention past the first month.

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[–] Famko 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Yeah, but Hogwarts legacy was kind of bad gameplay and story wise, wasn't it?

[–] Sheeple 3 points 10 months ago

Kinda. Honestly I never got too deeply invested into Hogwarts Legacy but I found that games that surge THIS hard in popularity tend to be forgotten fast. Esp when their main source of attention is controversy

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm glad to see Dave the Diver up there. It's been my comfort food for a few weeks now, and it's easy to pick up and play for a few minutes at a time. Perfect for the Deck imo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It really is a fantastic game. It's simple while still being complex. It has a great progression and fun gameplay loop. None of my friends have heard of it, outside of me saying how great it is. Makes me happy to see it's doing well.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn. I must play Brotato more. Not showing on the list

[–] Aeonx21 5 points 10 months ago

Honestly, it was like my third most played game of 2023

[–] CodexArcanum 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm amazed at the strong showing for older games like Stardew (which has an update coming soon) and Isaac. I mean, they're timeless games, just fun to see people still really into them!

I've been playing the first Like a Dragon, which is as much melodramatic and zany fun as any of the Yakuza games. I was very hesitant about the turn-based battle system, but it works really well and still feels like Yakuza.

Also been working on a second run of Grime, the metroidvania, which also had a big final update this week. It's very fun and ranks high among MVs for me, but it's also pretty hard and requires a nearly Seikiro-like mastery of defense timings.

[–] CodexArcanum 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I also fixed a weird SteamDeck issue this week. Maybe others will run into it. My deck started going super slow, and having trouble booting. I even tried a factory reset to no avail and was getting ready to warranty it, when I thought to try one last trick.

Apparently going into the system setup menu (hold Volume + while turning it on) and turning on long term battery storage mode, then turning it off again (by booting up with the power cord in) somehow fixes this issue. So i did that, and it worked!

I'm mystified as to what random setting got flipped that this corrects, but I'm happy it worked.

[–] TexasDrunk 5 points 10 months ago

I had the same issue ages ago with the same fix. I'm curious what setting is getting stuck and why it hasn't been addressed in over a year.

[–] topinambour_rex 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And there is me who is playing Just Cause 2...

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I see Diablo 4 is still on the list. I haven't played since season 1. I bought it from blizzard but I'm on Linux now so I was thinking about getting it on steam. Is there any way to get around buying it again in the steam store? I imagine I'd still have to connect my old account.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can install the battle net launcher on the steam deck and play. I'll see if I can find the installation instructions and edit my post.

Edit: https://github.com/moraroy/NonSteamLaunchers-On-Steam-Deck

[–] registeredusername 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Install lutris then battle.net... I play wow, Diablo and Warcraft 3 on kubuntu.....

And have battle.net on my stream deck (installed via non-steam game) wow installed and docked while playing away from home using kbm

Your welcome ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Why do you need to rebuy it from steam? They don't have a Linux version?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Here's my list:

  • The curse of monkey island
  • Super meat boy
  • VVVVVV
  • You have to win the game
  • Firewatch
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've been hearing about The Curse of Monkey Island. What's it like?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A really good remaster. Let's you toggle between that and the original view seamlessly. The game itself is a funny point and click puzzle game with a decent story

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I've beaten every Monkey Island game except for Curse. Something about the art style is really off-putting for me, so I could never get into it. I might have to give it another shot, especially since I just finished Return to Monkey Island a couple weeks ago and have an itching for more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Firewatch on your list was awesome. Really enjoyed it.

Never heard of the second last game.

V6 and Super meat boy are such a legendary games. Enjoy! For other platformers I'd suggest Owlboy, DuckTales, Hollow Knight, Celeste and Rogue legacies when you have time or haven't played them yet.

[–] srob101 3 points 10 months ago

VVVVVV, to this day, gives me joy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Is the list really by playtime on the Steam Deck?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Sorry guys that a Binding of Isaac placement is definitely me. I decided to finally beat all the bosses with every character and probably spent the whole month playing that game to do so.

[–] Misconduct 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How are y'all getting BG3 to be tolerable on the deck? I've tried a few suggested settings but it always feels really bad :(

[–] vala 1 points 9 months ago

You honestly just have to accept 30fps.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Stardew Valley is creeping up on being my most played Steam game of all time. Entirely on Deck. I am starting to loathe it a bit now though. I'm very late game, and it's super grindy. It's just so chill though, I have trouble putting it down. I love me some brain rattling difficult Souls games, but Stardew Valley just lets me completely zone out. I also get something close to seven hours of battery with it unlike anything demanding that kills it in 2 or 3.

[–] thorbot 4 points 9 months ago

Palworld is so fucking addictive. Especially when you have a dedicated server with several friends in a guild all working together to hatch Uber monsters. Fun as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Vampire survivors just a silly little itch game I can get away with a quick game before my committments....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I wonder how Warframe is on it. Not really an oldschool shooter, but still got me to use M+KB over a controller.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've played something like 800 hours on the Nintendo switch, it was fine except for some of the lock puzzles which are way easier on mouse.

You gotta use motion controls though (well depending on the frame I guess)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

motion controls? for what?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Runs great for me— it’s how I’ve been playing it

Edit: cross save went life so I’m playing with all the stuff I collected on the ps4

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