With Spider-Man Remastered now available on Steam after previously being PlayStation exclusive, I took it for a spin on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
Just before release it was Steam Deck Verified and thankfully, the rating is absolutely correct here. With some really good defaults, Spider-Man Remastered is fantastic to play on the Steam Deck. I actually completed it years ago on the PS4, so I know the gameplay and story very well. Getting to play it wherever I want on the Steam Deck though — what absolute joy! This is easily going to be my favourite game of this year to play on Deck.
Check out my video on it below:
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How about the Linux desktop though? How does it run?
Well, it's a little quirky. It will complain about GPU drivers every time without fail and if you have a controller plugged in, it will crash before the intro video every time. Unplug your controller, and it works 100% of the time. Plug the controller back in at the menu and at least on NVIDIA, it works fine then.
Performance seems reasonable during fights, on the High preset settings at 1080p with an NVIDIA 2080ti it was consistently well above 100FPS. When swinging around though, it drops down below 100FPS quite a lot.
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Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
StalePopcorn Aug 13, 2022
mAdCraZyaJ Aug 13, 2022
Mountain Man Aug 13, 2022
QuoteHow about the Linux desktop though? How does it run?So much for the theory that "Steam Deck Approved" is synonymous with "Linux Approved".
Well, it's a little quirky.
slaapliedje Aug 13, 2022
Quoting: Mountain ManYeah, I have had the opposite happen, where someone had a wiki on getting NWN2 to work on the Deck, couldn't get it working there, but launches without issue on the desktop.QuoteHow about the Linux desktop though? How does it run?So much for the theory that "Steam Deck Approved" is synonymous with "Linux Approved".
Well, it's a little quirky.
Quoting: Mountain ManWell it was never really going to be exactly. It's a fixed hardware, with software that's controlled. The issues can be worked out though in general in the GPU drivers and Proton - but the point is they wouldn't at all if not for Proton and Steam Deck.QuoteHow about the Linux desktop though? How does it run?So much for the theory that "Steam Deck Approved" is synonymous with "Linux Approved".
Well, it's a little quirky.
never happend to me.
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clatterfordslim Aug 14, 2022
Quoting: mAdCraZyaJIt is such a good game. I’m going to be urging my buddies that didn’t play it on PlayStation to pick it up! Hopefully the Nvidia related bugs get patched up soon though.
I have got it going, Proton Experimental with NVIDIA 3060. Playing on medium to high settings.
Saves having to boot my PS4 up, which has been put away with all my other consoles. This game is absolutely stunning, a fantastic port to PC. Seeing the Steam Deck running it so well, is amazing. I'm in two minds to get a Steam Deck, as majority of games that can in Steam Deck, can run just fine on Desktop.
DoctorJunglist Aug 14, 2022
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