Steam Deck Games reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 242 Reddit reviews across 9 subreddits and 24 posts to rank the best Steam Deck Games brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/SteamDeck, r/tales, r/ShouldIbuythisgame, r/navy, r/PHGamers. Top-rated brands include Tales of Vesperia (4.3/5), Tales of Berseria (4.3/5), Slay the Spire (4.5/5).
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Reviews242
Subreddits9
Posts24
Brands97
Products31
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#1
Tales of Vesperia
4.3
(18)
"The story, the characters, the combat system. For me, it’s the best."
"100% Tales of vesperia."
"Yuri Lowell is by far my favorite mc... He ALONE makes it my favorite tales game."
"Vesperia, by a wide margin."
"Vesperia is also very good all of them."
"If you want a good starting point for an aRPG, I recommend Vesperia."
"For playing on the Steam Deck, I'd say Vesperia if you want a slightly more classic Tales game"
"I reccomend starting with either vesperia or arise"
"Berseria and Vesperia are a better representation of the series and after any of those two you can go for Arise."
"Tales of Vesperia would be my pick for the best one for a newcomer."
#2
Tales of Berseria
4.3
(14)
"Berseria! Amazing story!"
"Berseria is my favourite."
"Berseria for 4.50$ is an absolute steal"
"If you want a strong story, Berseria is the best by far IMO."
"Berseria - best story out of all the modern tales game."
"Berseria if you want one that's newer and more graphically impressive. Both have really great stories that are enjoyable all the way through and gameplay that's fun and engaging."
"Berseria and Vesperia are a better representation of the series and after any of those two you can go for Arise."
"Vesperia or even berseria then into zesteria since those games go together"
"I’ve only played Bersaria and Arise, I’d say Arise is more accessible. But I prefer the story of Bersaria, it’s in my top 3 jrpg’s."
"For more mature story and also dark tone, Berseria."
#3
Slay the Spire
4.5
(11)
"Got "Slay The Spire", very happy with it"
"If you are into rouge-like games."
"To see if they seem like your thing."
"I have been incredibly addicted to."
"Slay the spire"
"Since you like cards, try Slay the Spire."
"Inscription or slay the spire"
"Dead Cells, Slay the Spire"
"Slay the spire, noita, caves of qud, hades, atlas reactor, into the breach."
"Try slay the spire?"
#4
Tales of Arise
4.0
(10)
"Arise for 8$ too, vesperia is also very good all of them."
"I reccomend starting with either vesperia or arise"
"For the love arcade style of combat, love next gen graphic. Tales of Arise."
"Arise, Vesperia, Berseria are all, in my opinion, stone cold classic JRPG's."
"Arise is downright fun."
"In this order: Berseria, Arise/Vesperia, Symphonia."
"Arise and Berseria are the easiest to get into."
"Personally I’d say tales of arise. Great story and lovable characters."
"Arise is the newest of them and so won't have a lot of the "older game" jank to get used to"
"Arise and Berseria are more modern iterations."
#5
Vampire Survivors
4.8
(8)
"Is really good."
"Vampire survivors"
"Although not free, vampire survivors will give you a HUGE run for your money."
"Vampire Survivors is a game I purchase when I got my Steam Deck. Never thought I'd like a game like that but got TOTALLY addicted haha. It's only like $5 as well."
"Binding of isaac, Vampire Survivors, Hotline Miami 1 and 2."
"All the 2d indie titles work great on the Deck with long battery life: Stardew Valley, Kynseed, Dont Starve, Cult of the Lamb, Rogue Legacy, Vampire Survivors..."
#6
Supergiant Games
5.0
(7)
"I’m blown away. Why did I not get it sooner lol"
"So much depth and some fantastic art and combat!"
"Hades and hades 2"
"Rogue Like games and Metroidvania games are chef kiss to play on SD."
"Hades kept me entertained for like half a year and feels perfect on Steam Deck."
"Roguelikes you can pause or save after each room: Hades, Slay The Spire, Into The Breach"
#7
Stardew Valley
5.0
(5)
"Stardew Valley is one of the coziest games you can play on the Deck"
"Stardew Valley is probably one of the best leisure games I’ve played in a while , it’s just a nice relaxing experience."
"RimWorld, Don’t Starve, and Stardew Valley"
"Stardew is fantastic on the deck."
"All the 2d indie titles work great on the Deck with long battery life: Stardew Valley, Kynseed, Dont Starve, Cult of the Lamb, Rogue Legacy, Vampire Survivors..."
#8
Balatro
4.2
(6)
"Now for my personal favorite indies to play on SD."
"Balatro"
"Since you like cards, try Balatro."
"I like simpler games when playing on train or bus."
"It's a deckbuilder like Slay The Spire."
#9
Dave the Diver
4.8
(5)
"Game is such a gem and keeps getting better the further you go."
"Is the way to go."
"Is perfect for deck."
"Dave the diver, great fun, easy to pick up anytime"
#10
Inscryption
4.8
(5)
"Inscryption for sure. Can be just as addictive though, so bewarew."
"INSCRYPTION You will love it."
"Inscryption (after you beat the story there is a sts type mode)."
"Inscryption for roguelike deckbuilder (and WAYYYYY more)."
"Inscription or slay the spire"
#11
Tales of Symphonia
4.0
(5)
"Symphonia is a good starter game to get into the series and the best one imo."
"For lighter tone but still kind of mature/heavy on the story. Symphonia."
"Symphonia was my first and I didn’t start it until 2019. Story was really good."
"Start off with symphonia, Vesperia, Berseria or Zestria, Final Arise."
"Symphonia was my entry point into the series and feels like a solid benchmark for what a Tales game is."
#12
Dredge
5.0
(4)
"Dredge . (Havent been this hooked on a game for a while now, its not super long but you can definitely get sucked in)"
"Dredge is fantastic on the deck"
"Dredge! Good times & good vibes!"
#13
Hades
5.0
(4)
"Slay the spire, noita, caves of qud, hades, atlas reactor, into the breach."
"Actual steam games?"
"If you are into rouge-like games."
"Hades, Hades 2, Diablo 4, Cyberpunk, Red Dead Redemption 2, Witcher 3, Risk of Rain, Entropy Effect, Warframe, Terraria, Skyrim the list goes on lol."
#14
Nexon
4.3
(4)
"Dave the Diver for sure."
"There is also a slew of incredible rogue lites for the Deck."
"It's several mini games in one."
"It's a fun game IMO."
#15
Disco Elysium
5.0
(3)
"Sounds right for you."
"For story games."
"New recommendations would be Disco Elysium"
#16
Dead Cells
5.0
(3)
"Dead Cells, Slay the Spire"
"Based on your interests id highly recommend Dead Cells."
#17
UFO 50
5.0
(3)
"Is just freaking awesome."
"Is perfect for the Steam Deck."
"Is perfect for the Deck."
#18
CD Projekt
5.0
(3)
"Witcher 3 with expansions!"
"Witcher 3 runs almost locked 60fps with most dips above 50 fps. Finished both dlcs on steam deck and i wish I didnt leave witcher 3 unfinished for 5 years lol."
"You should get some games that utilize the specs! You're currently playing games you might as well use a switch for. How about the witcher 3?"
#19
Ultimate Chicken Horse
4.7
(3)
"Has local coop and online cross platform coop."
"Is really great, family fun."
"Might be a cool way to have them build levels and then play them."
#20
Hello Games
4.3
(3)
"No man’s sky"
"Dave the Diver and The Yakuza games!!"
"I’ve been enjoying No Man’a Sky. Maybe because it’s on consoles, but everything works very well on the SD."
#21
Firewatch
4.0
(3)
"Is a good rec too."
"Is a small story and really cheap right now."
#22
Bethesda
4.0
(3)
"Fallout 4"
"I've already played 8hrs of Skyrim. Damn you, Bethesda."
"Fallout 4, Horizon zero dawn, Cyberpunk 2077."
#23
Capcom
5.0
(2)
"Will be using re3 and reVC for sure."
"I’ve created re3 and reVC packages that not only runs on Linux natively but also very well."
#24
Celeste
5.0
(2)
"Did you play everything in celeste? if you enjoyed it, there's B sides, C sides, Chapters 8 and 9, and if you are into modding, ive heard good things about D sides and the Strawberry Jam content."
"Celeste for platformer / movement game with an absolutely insane amount of content and very satisfying learning / difficulty curve."
#25
Cult of the Lamb
5.0
(2)
"Cult of the lamb"
"All the 2d indie titles work great on the Deck with long battery life: Stardew Valley, Kynseed, Dont Starve, Cult of the Lamb, Rogue Legacy, Vampire Survivors..."
#26
It Takes Two
5.0
(2)
"It takes two."
"Play It Takes Two."
#27
FromSoftware
5.0
(2)
"My favorite developers are fromsoftware and tem ninja so I'd say elden ring and nioh 2 lol they're tougher games but Hella fun."
"Elden Ring. Come back after 200 hours of playing for the next recommendation."
#28
Atlus
5.0
(2)
"It runs great on deck and is a really great time."
"Persona 5 royal plays sooo good on the deck."
#29
Rise
5.0
(2)
"It runs beautifully on Steam Deck."
"Highly recommend just picking up Rise. Its very fast and already built to be an almost mobile experience."
#30
Persona 5 Royal
5.0
(2)
"You'll absolutely LOVE persona 5 royal."
"If you haven’t already played it."
#31
Don't Starve
5.0
(2)
"RimWorld, Don’t Starve, and Stardew Valley"
"All the 2d indie titles work great on the Deck with long battery life: Stardew Valley, Kynseed, Dont Starve, Cult of the Lamb, Rogue Legacy, Vampire Survivors..."
#32
Santa Monica Studio
5.0
(2)
"God of war (2018)"
"I recently got a Steam deck, the games I’ve been playing the most on it so far have been God of War 2018 and Rhythm Doctor (still in EA but a lot of fun)."
#33
Chrono Trigger
5.0
(2)
"For simpler JRPG’s I recommend... Chrono Trigger"
"Chrono Trigger if you've never played it!"
#34
Larian Studios
5.0
(2)
"That right there is close to 500 hours of playtime."
"Spent hundreds of hours between all of these."
#35
Boomerang Fu
5.0
(2)
"My kids had hours of fun playing."
"Is a great game!"
#36
Wobbly Life
5.0
(2)
"I have 200+ hours in that game with my daughter."
"My kid is loving it."
#37
ConcernedApe
5.0
(2)
"I started playing stardew valley and minecraft before bed to wind down."
"Stardew Valley is my go to long battery game for traveling."
#38
Fallout: New Vegas
5.0
(2)
"I haven't played it this much since release day."
"Play new vegas. it’s the best fallout."
#39
Into the Breach
4.5
(2)
"Is The turn based indie game tbh."
"Slay the spire, noita, caves of qud, hades, atlas reactor, into the breach."
#40
Ghost Ship Games
4.5
(2)
"Deep rock Galactic survivor"
"Survivor is pretty fun."
#41
Brotato
4.5
(2)
"Brotato is an awesome game."
#42
Fallout
4.5
(2)
"A bunch of fairly open world games that can take a long time to complete."
"Other titles that work well on steam deck: Fallout games, Skyrim, Witcher 3, Arkham series, Dragon's Dogma, Ni no Kuni 1 and 2, Persona 4 and 5."
#43
Prey
4.5
(2)
"Prey and Dishonored 2. Sunk 100 hours into both easily. Lots of fun especially if you enjoy stealth."
#44
Aperture Desk Job
4.5
(2)
"It's free and hilarious."
"Make sure to pick up Aperture Desk Job."
#45
Sea of Stars
4.5
(2)
"For simpler JRPG’s I recommend Sea of Stars"
"May upcoming free dlc."
#46
Skyrim
4.5
(2)
"I replayed skyrim"
"Other titles that work well on steam deck: Fallout games, Skyrim, Witcher 3, Arkham series, Dragon's Dogma, Ni no Kuni 1 and 2, Persona 4 and 5."
#47
Matt Makes Games
4.5
(2)
"I’d also highly recommend Celeste, I haven’t played it much on Deck but that’s because I 100%ed it before getting it lol."
"I think I’d recommend Celeste over Meat Boy."
#48
Square Enix
4.5
(2)
"I'd honestly get the ff7 remake then rebirth when it comes out...same with ff16....when they make their ways to pc.... those will be great for a new player."
"Final Fantasy VII Remake! I haven't played it yet but it's on my wishlist whenever it gets marked down again"
#49
Soulstone Survivors
4.5
(2)
"Soulstone Survivors imo is the BEST vampire survivor-like game out there."
"I really like soulstone survivors!"
#50
Wube Software
4.5
(2)
"FACTORIO"
"Factorio is the only game I've played on the deck, and the only game I've played in 2 years."
#51
Ni no Kuni
4.5
(2)
"They’re like a cozy RPG."
"Other titles that work well on steam deck: Fallout games, Skyrim, Witcher 3, Arkham series, Dragon's Dogma, Ni no Kuni 1 and 2, Persona 4 and 5."
#52
Dicey Dungeons
4.0
(2)
"Dicey Dungeons is great except I SWEAR there is no randomization in dice rolls."
"Apparently Dicey Dungeons is kinda like sts according to my friend."
#53
Kojima Productions
4.0
(2)
"I've played a bit of Death Stranding and I'm liking it."
"Death Stranding. Building roads, delivering packages, urinating everywhere"
#54
Monster Train
4.0
(2)
"Monster Train?"
"Monster Train is also a fun deck builder! Not as polished or complete as inscryption but still is a good time."
#55
Ninja Kiwi
4.0
(2)
"If tower defense."
"Also check out Hades."
#56
Cyberpunk 2077
4.0
(2)
"If you haven't played it yet."
#57
Monolith Productions
4.0
(2)
"Shadow of war is similar mechanics to batman but slightly different gameplay.often gets a good sale price too"
"Shadow of War"
#58
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
4.0
(2)
"Is a pretty good local co-op game."
"Son loves sackboy."
#59
Tales of Zestiria
2.5
(2)
"If you play either Zestiria or Berseria, play Zestiria first as Berseria is a prequel to it."
"Zestiria is overall a more weak iteration, it's a bad game to start."
#60
Persona 4
5.0
(1)
"New recommendations would be... persona 4"
#61
Persona 3
5.0
(1)
"New recommendations would be... persona 3"
#62
Silent Hill 2
5.0
(1)
"I actually emulated Silent Hill 2 recently. I love that game."
#63
Dead Space 1 & 2
5.0
(1)
"Pretty sure that you've played Dead Space but anyway the first two games are fantastic"
#64
Hades 2
5.0
(1)
"Hades 2. Incredible game."
#65
Batman Arkham Series
5.0
(1)
"I have personally loved playing the Batman Arkham Series on the deck."
#66
Supermarket Simulator
4.0
(1)
"Supermarket simulator"
#67
Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
4.0
(1)
"Papa's pizzeria deluxe"
#68
Bazaar
4.0
(1)
"Come join the Bazaar! It just went f2p and I'm obsessed :D"
#69
Slime Rancher 2
4.0
(1)
"Slime rancher 1 or 2"
#70
Slime Rancher 1
4.0
(1)
"Slime rancher 1 or 2"
#71
Valheim
4.0
(1)
"Lately I've been playing a lot of Dead Cells and Valheim"
#72
Forager
4.0
(1)
"Forager!"
#73
No Man's Sky
4.0
(1)
"No Man Sky (not story driven open world)"
#74
Nowhere Prophet
4.0
(1)
"Nowhere Prophet?"
#75
Forgive Me Father 2
4.0
(1)
"I would definitely suggest forgive me father 2."
#76
Forgive Me Father 1
4.0
(1)
"I would definitely suggest forgive me father 1"
#77
FTL
4.0
(1)
"FTL?"
#78
Tales of Abyss
4.0
(1)
"Overall best tales games are Abyss and Vesperia."
#79
Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition
4.0
(1)
"Vesperia Definitive Edition is the best balance of classic Tales of gameplay and being easy to get into."
#80
Griftlands
4.0
(1)
"Griftlands?"
#81
Alien: Isolation
4.0
(1)
"I was shitting my pants playing Alien: Isolation with VR mod but that obviously is not applicable for the Steam Deck."
#82
Silent Hill Series (PSP)
4.0
(1)
"You could try emulating the psp silent hill series"
#83
Die in the Dungeon
4.0
(1)
"Try Die in the Dungeon."
#84
Resident Evil 2 Remake
4.0
(1)
"Resident evil series? I've finished RE2(remake), started RE7, I think RE7 is very good in terms of scary/horror vibe."
#85
Daniel Mullins Games
4.0
(1)
"You should try Inscryption. It's basically a card game with...some twists... very clean deck experience. And a game anyone can learn to play, all strategy. No reflexes or aiming."
#86
Resident Evil 7
4.0
(1)
"I've played RE7 and 8 on my desktop pc. I really liked RE7, it was disgusting."
#87
The Evil Within 1 & 2
4.0
(1)
"The Evil Within 1 & 2. Plays similar to RE remake games."
#88
Echtra Games
4.0
(1)
"Symphony of War: the nephilim saga is really good on the Deck, 6 hours battery life on LCD, kind of a cross between old school final fantasy games, Mario and Rabbids, and a bit of a deck builder."
#89
Resident Evil Remake 2-4
4.0
(1)
"The RE remake 2-4. 4 isn’t as scary but is fun to play. 2 definitely still has some good fear moments."
#90
XCOM
4.0
(1)
"Xcom with long war mod"
#91
Tunic, Fez
4.0
(1)
"Tunic and fez if you want games where you end up taking a bunch of notes to solve puzzles."
#92
Cultist Simulator
4.0
(1)
"Cultist Simulator One of a kind deck building roguelike game."
#93
Sega
4.0
(1)
"Yakuza 0"
#94
PlayStation 2
4.0
(1)
"I personally beat the whole trilogy using the PS2 versions upscaled the 3x resolution. The games look super dreamy with the fuzzy PS2 aesthetic."
#95
PlatinumGames
4.0
(1)
"Nier Automata"
#96
Lego
4.0
(1)
"Lego games (jurassic park, lord of the rings, star wars)"
#97
Monster Hunter: World
4.0
(1)
"Monster Hunter Wilds broke my addiction to Loop Hero."
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