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What are some good multiplayer games to play on the steam deck? They can be online or offline games.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been playing Deep Rock Galactic with my friend. It’s been really fun.

Works great on deck apart from small text sometimes being a problem.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can rig up one of the touch pads to work as a magnifier. Then you can thumb over what ever area you want to read.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I think it works like that anyway by default.
STEAM + L1.

Small text is still a pain though.

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

What's the audience and which games do you already like??

It's too wide of a net to cast over ALL multiplayer games.

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

It’s an open question so feel free to answer how you like. There’s no right or wrong answers.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the equivalent of "idk anything is fine" when you ask them what they want for dinner

[–] DontWorryItsClean 1 points 1 year ago

Well, multiplayer was given so at least it's narrowed down to a buffet option for dinner.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago

You just gave a wrong answer. Don't even know if you want local multi-player, something like two player, or something like WoW.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Valheim if you want action, building, or relaxing things like chopping wood and breaking rocks. In more of a boardgame direction, there's Sagrada, Dominion, Takenoko, Carcassonne, Istanbul, or Splendor. All of which I have played on my SD multiplayer. Usually these games end up using the left stick and the right track pad as the mouse, which seems to work fine for me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stardew Valley, possibly factorio (don't k ow about the custom control scheme, the game is great), trackmania, borderlands 2, plate up, gang beasts, and the jackbox party games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How do you normally get these games up and running in multiplayer? I’m new to steam deck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Start the game. Select multiplayer or just start the game and invite friend

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like Omega Strikers for my deck. It's like 3v3 pong with hero abilities.

Most online games aren't casual enough for me to enjoy on controller, and even with co-op games I can't often play on the same level as with KBM.

Helldivers would work though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Never heard of this. Will look out for Omega Strikers. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As a local multiplayer/couch coop fan, I really like Gang Beasts, Stick Fight The Game, Untitled Goose Game, Nidhogg (2)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I like the first one a lot more, nidhogg

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

Ultimate Chicken Horse has quickly become the goto-local-multiplayer in my group.

The game design is so devilishly elegant: you co-create 2D jump&run levels. Together you want to make them so easy that at least one player can finish the level (and get points), but also hard enough that not all of the group get through (no one gets points).

It’s great. Will most likely be on sale. Don’t sleep on it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah! Will need to check it out. We should play a round one day!

[–] Zombiepirate 5 points 1 year ago

Duck Game is the best 2D arena brawler ever made. It's deeper than it first appears.

[–] steal 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The Master Chief collection. Runs great, and has both co-op and competitive multiplayer. Not on sale ATM but I bought it for $10 not too long ago.

Curveball suggestion: Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst. I loved PSO back in the day and it’s amazing to me that I can install it on the Deck through Lutris.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It was something like 18 years ago I spent my entire summer vacation playing PSO, went to bed at 8am and woke up in the evening so I could play with US people as there weren't enough EU players on schthack.

Guess it's time to spin it up once more for old times sake.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Just bought the collection for $10 as a part of the autumn sale. Downloading now!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I feel like these games will be better to play on the oled. That 90hz brings an ultimate advantage

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Rocket League is a good choice if you're new to the game, like I was. It works perfectly through heroic if you don't have it on steam

Sea of thieves also runs great

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Old brawlers like King of Dragons through an emulator or Capcom Arcade Classics
  • TMNT Shredders Revenge
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can play Mario kart’s multiplayer on the steam deck? How do you enable multiplayer for the capcom arcade classics and TMNT ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Yuzu has online multiplayer emulation via local WiFi, or you can just do two controllers.

Shredders Revenge has online and local multiplayer.

I know Capcom has local, not sure about online.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you mean COOP Story then the Borderlands Games have been a Bladt lately especially Tiny Tina Wonderlands Ultimate(Verified) for 10 bucks.

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

TF2 (both of them), Battlebit, Battlefront 2, Garden Warfare 2, Final Fantasy 14, etc. Just something that doesnt have annoying anticheats.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Battlebit is so addicting, just prestiged so I can make a clan

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Gloomhaven

Civilization

Et al

[–] registeredusername 2 points 1 year ago

Running with rifles

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is good. Thank you.

[–] dumpsterlid 1 points 11 months ago

Farm Together