To help you decide on what to pick up, I've gone through the Steam Autumn Sale and picked out a whole bunch that will work great across both Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. These are my cheap-picks, to help those of you on a bit of a budget right now.
As always, these lists are a little biased to what I think look good, but obviously my tastes are the best and you should buy all of them and if you don't agree you're clearly wrong.
Jokes aside, I've split the list between two categories for you, each filled with an assortment of games. All the games are also 
Steam Deck Verified, so no hunting for compatibility needed. Every single one in the list is also at a minimum rated Very Positive by users on Steam too.
Best under £5
Mass Effect Legendary Edition - 92% off
An absolute steal with that discount. I completely it on Steam Deck (not my first time…) and loved it.
Mad Max - 90% off
Prey - 90% off
HITMAN World of Assassination Part One - 90% off
Half-Life and Half-Life 2 - 80% off
Awesome with the recent Half-Life 2 massive update.
Dying Light - 80% off
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - 75% off
Terraria - 50% off
Brotato - 40% off
Although it's also free on Epic Games till December 5.
Vampire Survivors - 25% off
Halls of Torment - 25% off
Best under £10
Subnautica - 67% off
Slay the Spire - 66% off
Fallout 4 - 60% off
Dead by Daylight - 60% off
Pentiment - 50% off
Paint the Town Red - 50% off
Cult of the Lamb - 50% off
The Long Dark - 40% off
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - 34% off
Stardew Valley - 30% off
Have you picked up anything good? I got suckered and picked up Diablo IV. Even though I have it on Battlenet, the Steam convenience is unmatched. And honestly, I forget to ever actually look at Battlenet - woops.
See all in the Steam sale.
I'll also recommend again the The Raw Fury Humble Bundle because it really is a good deal.
And, if you missed it, the next Proton update is in testing and coming soon. It's going to be a big one with plenty of game compatibility improvements.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Only game I have bought this far is "Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord" a remake of the classic rpg from 1981.
However, I have my eyes on "Robocop", "Stray", "Drova" and the remake of "Resident Evil 4" as well. Though I feel a bit unsure about the 3 first games and I would like to wait for Denuvo to be removed before buying RE4.
Robocop is good, though checkpoint system is awful. It could save bit more often, and make it even more clear when that happens. Now I guess best way is to check autosaves timestamp as save doesn't always happen when you think it does. Still, it seems to get tone of the movie about right, which doesn't happen that often.
Stray is sort of platform puzzle exploration experience with some bit frustrating action sequences. Though still, you can take nap and scratch things among other cat like behaviors. There's also some lore you find out if look around. So If you like sci-fi and cats, it's worth trying out.
Never cared for checkpoints either, though I suppose I've gotten used to them over the years. It's likely that these 2 games will be my holiday entertainment.
Last edited by Feist on 2 December 2024 at 8:10 am UTC
Only game I have bought this far is "Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord" a remake of the classic rpg from 1981.I played through Stray on my LCD Deck, it was playable at 30fps up to 40 in some sections. It's also easy to mod and NexusMods has lots of free custom cat models to download (I liked Espeon)
However, I have my eyes on "Robocop", "Stray", "Drova" and the remake of "Resident Evil 4" as well. Though I feel a bit unsure about the 3 first games and I would like to wait for Denuvo to be removed before buying RE4.
Thanks! It does seem charming, which is what made me a tad hesitant. I have bought a few games this year that I felt was more style/charm over substance. But the price now is comfortable enough that I think I'll go for it.
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