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Anyone know of an RTS that plays well on Steam Deck? (self.games)
submitted 2 years ago by marigo to c/games
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I've been interested in picking one up in the sale, but between the controls and newer games having high CPU demands, it seems like a stretch to get a comfortable experience in handheld. Something with either built-in controller support, a slower pace or a good community layout would be perfect.

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[–] yoyolll 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Halo Wars. It's designed for gamepad and the campaign is pretty decent. Co op works well too.

[–] gk99 5 points 2 years ago

This was exactly my thought. Probably no better game than Halo Wars, just unfortunately no Halo Wars 2 because it's still not on Steam.

[–] marigo 2 points 2 years ago

Just picked it up, thanks. Shame about Halo Wars 2, hopefully it gets added to Steam in the future.

[–] PriorProject 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tooth and Tail works well on a controller. It's a simplified RTS and may or may not tickle your fancy, but it will play well. See some competitive play at https://youtu.be/CMGaSlUOX-0

[–] marigo 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for this! That competitive gameplay was fun to watch. Turns out I already have it in my steam library too, definitely going to give it a try.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

You could give wartales a look, great game that I've sunk a lot of hours into. To be fair though I play on a linux desktop not steam deal but close enough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

mentioned in another comment, but Halo Wars is fantastic on the Deck. also, Command and Conquer Remastered plays well with some controller configuration.

[–] MorrisMan 2 points 2 years ago

This has just reminded me of the old Aliens vs Predator rts on Xbox. I wonder if it's possible to emulate it? I might have a go, I remember enjoying it back in the day.

[–] Dettweiler42 -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What style of RTS are you looking for? City Skylines and Transport Fever 2 show up under Strategy for Steam Deck verified games, but I personally wouldn't consider them a traditional RTS (although they're both very entertaining to me).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those are both objectively not RTS games.

[–] blyth -2 points 2 years ago

I mean it's strategy that happens in real time? Surely they are a kind of RTS?