Playing Old Games on the Steam Deck is Delightful
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- Sure, flashy new games are great but I have to say, playing old games on the Steam Deck is equally if not MORE enjoyable. That's thanks to a variety of factors that make the Steam Deck a great way to explore older (maybe not QUITE retro) titles. So, this video covers some of the reasons I think the Steam Deck is an ideal platform for aging titles along with a few of the older games I've been playing so far.
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Why Old Games Play Great
4:10 - Older Games I've Been Sampling
9:53 - Outro
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This is why the Deck is known as a backlog slayer!
No doubt! I used to think Game Pass was the best value in gaming but pretty sure the Deck is usurping it at this point. Well, for me at least.
@@YourPlayer2 now imagine game pass on steam deck.
Makes me pray that Xbox and PS eventually release powerful gaming handhelds to rival the steam deck.
@@YourPlayer2 ok so I like playing roller coaster tycoon 2 or Marc ecko getting up or the first splinter cell game or max Payne or mw3 multi-player or even space quests would those game work on steam deck?
@@LyricalViking bro i lknow its been two month but you can use game pass with it . There is alot of tutorials on TH-cam for it.
The Deck is confusing as fuk!
Basically previous gen 'AAA' games will run best and greatest on the latest hardware because:
+ naturally were made with older targeted specs
+ optimised and patched over time
+ become cheaper, with 'goty' editions, bundles, bargain bins, pre-owned etc...
Good points and definitely glad for it! Although when it comes to goty/definitive/ultimate editions it can get confusing figuring out what to buy on Steam sometimes.
+ no woke bullshit
Recently played Singularity at 60 FPS. The game is rated unknown, however fully functional on Steam Deck. I use the system mainly for games generation 2010-2015: Darksiders 1 & 2, Metro 2033 and Last Light. Dishonored, etc.
Good to know! I'm always fascinated by the titles that aren't technically verified but still run well :) AND YES- I'm finding a LOT of 2000s - mid 2010s games are working fantastically!
Hell yeah.. Darksiders 3 and DS Genesis is a good addition.. Castlevania Lords of Shadow 1,2.. DMC and DMC V.. Lots of good action RPG's to choose from.. I'll also add all the Ys games here for some good JRPG's aswell.. lol
I've beaten Darksiders Warmastered Edition and Darksiders Origins but started 2 on the Switch and performance was rough. I wonder if I could play it here instead? Lords of Shadow I have on Xbox I think but I haven't played DMC since..4 I think? I've only played Ys 7 and not completed it but WOW that music really struck me!
@@YourPlayer2 right.?? I love ARPG's and those would be the games I'm going for when I get my Deck.. Older games are definitely perfect for this handheld..
Dude it's almost overwhelming! Like if I thought my physical backlog was shameful it's staggering how many games from how many systems you can load up on here!
Older games are my bread and butter, so I can definitely recommend one: Papo & Yo. It's a 3D third person puzzle platformer that takes about 4 hours to finish. It's about a rather serious topic, but dresses that topic up in a extremely playful and surrealistic style. Also, it runs great on Deck.
I've heard great things about it but never got around to it! I'll keep an eye out for a sale since I'm pretty much keeping a running list of suggestions at this point :p
That game is the shit, should have had more love
Just wishlisted it, hoping for a sale sometime! Any more you'd suggest?
@@arvindhmani06 I go back to the original Prince of Persia every few years. Its learning curve wouldn't make it into a game today, nor would the hour time limit, but other than that, I feel it holds up well to this day. It is an action platformer that uses realistic characters that was made in the late 80s.
Supaplex is an action puzzler that got its sub-genre ("box pushing") to its absolute ultimate maximum to the point where even now, it's rare that other games try to take it on anymore.
The first Fallout game is an absolute gem, but I don't know how well it works with the controls that the Deck provides.
Abzu is an amazing (third person) exploration game. You're a weird character exploring a beautiful (even if purely graphically it's a bit dated, the setting created is still beautiful) underwater world and saying much more is hard in general and takes away from the exploration you could do yourself
@@jasper265 Wow, thanks for that! I have to say I did not expect to see Prince of Persia, the first ever game I played at the age of 5! I have given it a try since but only on PC. The experience on the Deck might just be what I'm looking for!
This is the exact same epiphany I had with my Steam Deck. I started playing The Darkness 2 and now I can’t wait to re-visit (or play for the first time) some great games from that generation!
Really encouraging to see so many other people are having a blast jumping into some older games :)
Love that game
Your enthusiasm and genuine interest in what you do is infectious. Love the channel, dude 🤘🏾
Appreciate the kind words, Graham :) I do my best to find that sweet spot between what it seems people will like and what I'll enjoy making!
Thank you for featuring Jet Set Radio. Terrific game. Beaten it like 4 times already on a variety of systems.
Easy to recommend! Fun on the Dreamcast, Xbox, and now playing it in handheld is just awesome!
Some good examples of games you couldn't play on the go up until now! U'm more and more interested by it but this is the case of I will wait for a new revision of it with a better battery and more availability! Great video and keep up the good work!
It's just a BEAST when it comes to how many games you can play on it! Which, I mean it's a PC so that makes sense :p I'm already anxious for the v2 release whenever they get around to it. Again I REALLY want this thing to be successful and inspire competitors. Appreciate it!
Great content, love the quality. You definitely deserve more subs, hope your channel gains traction! Keep up with the steam deck videos as Im sure it'll really take off in the next few months/ years!
Appreciate the kind words and encouragement, Lincoln :) And trust me, still a fair amount of Steam Deck content on the way and at this point I'm about to push back some of the retro/emulation videos since people seem to be taking to these so well!
you're making solid deck content, big sub
Dude I really appreciate that- Takes a while to put these together so it's always nice to get a word of encouragement :) Hope you find some other stuff you dig here and take care!
I’ve been playing fallout 3 for the last few days and man…That’s a game where you can run 60fps on ultra settings without draining the battery. So much fun going back to it. Because it runs so good I ended getting new Vegas and fallout 4. I’m sure you have these or at least one but if you don’t I highly recommend.
I haven't tried 3 yet but I DID mess around with Vegas briefly and it seemed smooth :)
which is the best one
I have found that most modern games can offer three hours of battery life as long as you force the TDP to 8W and lock the framerate to 30fps (and lower settings until it becomes stable). Games like Cyberpunk 2077, FFVII Remake, Witcher 3 offers three hours with optimized settings. But I agree the whole PS360-generation has tons of great games that hold up extremely well on a portable system. Especially since the Steam Deck is powerful enough to run them at 60fps with decent battery life. I'm thinking, Enslaved, Batman Arkham-series, Dishonored, Bioshock, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Street Fighter IV (instead of "V"), Dirt 3 etc. They also don't take up a lot of disk space. :)
Good info to have and appreciate it! And yes, seems like that whole 360/PS3 era strikes a great balance between performance and battery life so it's been a blast combing through the library to find games from that timeframe. Plus you're right- Not gonna find any 100GB monstrosities in that camp :p
30 fps on a Lil screen is nausea inducing in my.opinion.. after ps5 I will only play 60fps
@@christianroman530 well, good luck doing that on any handheld device today with modern AAA games. It's just not feasible. You just can't expect 200W performance in a ~10W machine. It's not physically possible, and it only works in "fantasy land"
On PC I play at well above 100fps in most games, but I still consider it to be okay for a handheld device to run modern AAA games at 30fps (or preferably 40fps). In The Witcher 3 I can quite easily get 3 hours at 40fps on the Steam Deck. Keeping in mind that the increase from 30fps to 40fps is the same as between 60 and 120fps perceptually. They both offer a frame time increase of ~8ms. Which is quite massive.
I would go as far as say that trying to run modern demanding games at 60fps on a handheld is actually quite stupid, since you don't hit the efficiency target of the APU and obliterate any signs of battery life.
100% agree. The games I've played most since I got my deck are Fallout New Vegas, Bioshock and the Quake remaster. It's definitely my new favorite way to play Fallout.
I have the Quake remaster on Xbox but if I can catch it on sale I'll grab it for the Deck too- Plays beautifully!
Been playing Arkham City and Bioshock lately. City gets you 4.5 hours battery at default settings 60 fps and Bioshock gets me over 5 hours battery at default 60. The 360 era really does seem to be a sweet spot and the games look and run better than they did on console at the time.
Also newer games like Little Nightmares 1 and 2 that I couldn’t get into on console work great for Steam Deck for the style of games they are. And Bully is definitely one I’ve also been playing. Never played it when it released and it’s old enough that it’s harder to get into on console, but on a handheld it’s great.
Right?! I tried Bioshock Infinite myself and it was nuts how much better it looked/played than when I first played way back in 2013 (which itself is pretty weird to say). Glad you've been having a good experience with it, dude :)
This is one of the things I am most excited by too. I’ll emulate up to ps2 etc but then hope to find ps3 era games for cheap that run superbly. Hurry up Q3!
Right? Like I figured I'd be most into recent releases but it was crazy playing all of these old 360 games flawlessly and having some classics at-the-ready whenever I'm feeling nostalgic :)
there is so many great old games that i had never been playin including xbox 360/ps2/ps3/sega genesis/wii/wii u/psp
PSP is one of my favorites to play on here. Not that I don't love my original hardware or anything, but it's really nice having that larger screen! Next week I'll put out a video about my favorite systems to emulate on here but Gamecube/PS2/PSP are DEFINITELY among them.
Awesome … I’m completely new to a controller (many getting a deck will be) and I’d like to start up with games that progressively train muscle memory. I’m leaning toward really old simple games and progress from there.
Not a bad approach and I'm sure you'll have no shortage of games to play on the Deck for just that purpose!
play doom
This is what I think I will be enjoying the most from the steam deck as well. This and the indie games that have the gameplay going for them as the main thing. Great with all these tips in this kind of videos, Im stacking up everything that looks interesting here on my wishlist for when my steam deck shows up. If only 25% of the games in my list stick with me I still got like hours upon hours of games to enjoy and wont need to spend a fortune on buying them either
Oh yeah it's excellent for enjoying slightly older or even REALLY old titles and keeps the battery life going strong :) Glad you found some good stuff and hopefully you can hit on some good sales!
@@YourPlayer2 dont think you have covered katana zero, its really awesome on the steam deck. Like a mix between celeste and 2d platformer. Has some awesome graphics and stuff as well, feels like a must buy for the steam deck. Should check it out :)
I THINK I have it in my library so I’ll try to check it out! May have tried it briefly on Switch but I can’t remember :p
getting my steam deck delivered today and this is what im most looking forward too is playing my extensive backlog on ps3, 4 games!! yes ill dabble on new games but i have my ps5 for those to enjoy in full high res graphics but to be able to chew thru old great titles looking just as gd as back then or even better on steam deck is why i decided to buy one!
Oh you will have a BLAST playing through older titles from that era! They run great and the battery life is nothing to sneeze at :)
Nice video, few small inaccuracies.
MGR had a 60fps cap on 360, didn't always hit it, although it still ran decently.
Bully's release date was 2006, 2008 was the PC release date. It also has a 30fps cap unless you use SilentPatch and take it off, although it can cause minor issues in 1 or 2 levels.
Still, good video.
You were pretty accurate tbf, just slightly off on 2-3 things.
Appreciate the heads-up! That cap makes a lot more sense now :p
Definitely going back to some older or remastered JRPGs :)
Oh that sounds delightful, particular for the winter months! I'd like to go back to FF8 sometime myself since that was my first Final Fantasy experience :)
Glad to see someone covering old games, but could you go older? I play a lot of games from the late 90s to early 2000s and wonder if they play with custom controller configurations. I know the deck isn't 100% compatible with many older games, but no one seems to be going into it.
I can try! Seems like a natural sequel to this video like Playing OldER Games on the Steam Deck is Delightful :p I've only played a handful of games from that far back like some Star Wars titles and the compatibility was hit-or-miss but worth exploring further!
Caesar 3 would be cool
@@YourPlayer2 please test out older video games like roller coaster tycoon 2 or space quest or games like resident evil 2
Torchlight 2 and Jet Set Radio 💕
I haven't heard Torchlight mentioned in a MINUTE and I never got around to 2 so I'll add it to the list! Also good seeing someone else with love for Jet Set :p
2010`s game are amazing on steam deck. they still look really good and run like butter.
Dude right? Great balance of performance and battery life!
My Deck is shipping this week.
This is the type of stuff I really look forward to. Great seeing a channel covering this topic.
Currently most of my Steam library seems to be unverified or labeled unplayable.
Congratulations, dude! Lots more like this on the way and as long as people dig them I'll keep making them. Well, honestly even if they don't I'd probably still make them just because I love making videos :p And a LOT of 'unverified' games actually work just fine but might take some tweaks/adjustments :)
That's great Josh. I think if I did get a Steam Deck I'd play older games on it as well. There are loads I'd love to revisit, especially Dead Space! Great price points as well. Ivr never used Steam, do you have to subscribe to use the service or just make an account and buy the games?
Sure extends the battery life! Nope, you can just create a Steam account and then buy games so no subscription model that I'm aware of :)
@@YourPlayer2 Great. Been having a read up on it tonight. How long did you have to wait to get one once ordered and will I need any special adaptor to plug i and charge a Steam Deck in UK?
Well I was in the first wave (or maybe second) and it took a couple of months but I'm not sure how far out it is not. Mine didn't come with an adapter but I'm guessing if you order in the UK it would have the appropriate adapter!
@@YourPlayer2 Cherrs. Yeah been looking into it and that pretty much what I thought at well.. Think I'll wait and see what the new PS Plus offers and see if it adds more older games. If not, might go for a Steam Deck. Thanks for all the help Josh, have a good weekend!
Anytime dude and hope your weekend's going well too!
I think its also because proton just handles running older titles better than windows itself.
Since windows is essentially trying to run older software on a newer os, while for proton its just doing its API calls n stuff no matter what era of games you okay.
I didn't know that! Admittedly I've been WAY more of a console gamer historically though so I'm learning a lot through this process :)
enjoy the channel and this video In particular
Dude that means a lot and I'm glad you're enjoying it! More Steam Deck stuff en route and probably some PS2 vids in June? Still sorting it out but definitely more gaming stuff :p
I wish there were more people who showed older games on steamdeck. Glad i found your vid here. Have u tried older games like wasteland 2?
Not wasteland 2 specifically but I did do another video about older AAA games on the deck here and I have more in the pipeline, Star! th-cam.com/video/tdu5rk32agU/w-d-xo.html
This. Everything you said. Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching, Owen :)
Kingdom of Amalur, Prototype 1 and 2, .hack GU, Ni no Kuni 1 and 2, Dragon's Dogma, Just Cause 3 and 4, Darksider II and III, and Mad Max are the games I want to play on my Steam Deck and I think it would be perfect for it performance-wise
I have a few of these but haven't played all of them yet- But I CAN say that Mad Max runs BEAUTIFULLY on the Deck and I'll have some footage of that in Thursday's video :)
Currently I play GTA IV. Haven't touched it since 2016 and now I want this to be my first game to finish on the Deck. Really enjoy it so far.
Always fun to re-visit an old favorite yeah? It's bonkers to me just how many systems you can consolidate on this thing and it's been great diving into some old classics!
@@YourPlayer2 Yeah. Thanks to many Humble Bundles I have approx. 1500 games on Steam alone where almost a third is either verified or playable. And still there are some console games I need to play. I probably never have to buy a game again - but will do anyways. :D
LoL WOW that's a massive library! I thought I was doing well with around 200 but that's bonkers :p
the old games thing is defiantly where I think I'll end up spending most of my time, seems like its going to be the perfect system to go through my steam library playing some classic jrpgs or old point and click adventure games sitting in a comfy chair. Definitely glad to hear that most folks are having good luck with older games
Right? It's pretty awesome to re-explore some console games that hadn't made it to backward compatibility on like the Xbox for example. When I think point-and-click I think of WAY old games like Sierra games from the late 80s/early 90s that I grew up on :p
@@YourPlayer2 I still have yet to play the space quest games and the quest for glory games so thats sort of what I was thinking
I only ever played one of those I think and only briefly because it had a jump scare and 6 year old me was TERRIFIED. LoL I just looked it up and it was this EXACT moment - th-cam.com/video/khBxkEjVGhg/w-d-xo.html . I mostly played The Colonel's Bequest and the follow-up The Dagger of Amen Ra. Mom was really into the murder mystery type games :p
I miss playing ps2 games, this device is Fukin’ confusing it’s driving me nuts that people are playing these games and I can’t play em’ on my steandeck. 😢 I Fucking Hate Computers.
Yeah the Deck is absolutely amazing for say 5+ year old AAA games. It can power through the latest titles surprisingly well. But games like Prey (2017) and Dishonored are great examples. Dishonored specifically I've had a blast with. That's the game that really got me into using the touch pads. The top community controller layout had the touch pads tweaked in such a way where it felt really natural to use them. Prior to that I was having issues getting the sensitivity down. But once you start getting the touch pad/gyro controls down and feeling right it is an amazing experience. Games like this run buttery smooth and even get you good battery life.
If you were to use the Steam Deck as your only gaming device, it would be so sooo cheap in comparison to anything else. Games like the ones listed can be had for so cheap at this point and really are very close to the same quality as the top games releasing in 2022 or 2023, just slightly dated at this point. But the difference is you can snag these excellent games for closer to $10 than $70. Especially if you're willing to be a bit patient, you can get incredible games for pennies on the dollar, have them run at the displays max framerate, and get substantially better battery life than you would playing some of the latest releases.
I'm a sucker for graphics and the latest and greatest games coming out. But if you can look back just a few years, you can find some gems that really tick nearly all of the boxes. The Steam Deck is nearly perfect if you can put up with prioritizing these types of games.
I was thinking of getting the Dishonored games. You convinced me to finally give them a chance (never got round to them). Will check Prey too.
I feel I missed a lot of gems from that generation. Do you have any others I should look out for? No specific genres. I was also thinking about Divinity 2 as always wanted to play but again, never really got it.
Thanks.
@@MoAli72 hey I missed this somehow but I have a few recommendations. Edit: TH-cam bugged out and said your comment was from like 5 months ago. Which is why I said I missed it lol.
- Portal 1 & 2
- Walking Dead Definitive Edition
- Bioshock Infinite
- Dying Light
- Limbo
- Inside
- Little Nightmares 1 & 2
- Life is Strange 1 & 2
- Mark of the Ninja
- Sleeping Dogs
- Mafia Games
- Max Payne 3
- The Pedestrian
- Watch Dogs 2
Checkout some trailers and find some you like. As you can see I really like narrative driven games even if they are light on gameplay. That's not everyone's cup of tea. But regardless, I recommend The Walking Dead by TellTale to anyone. The Definitive Edition has like 50 hours of gameplay which I played exclusively on the Deck and is my favorite video game story ever. I'm the type who has trouble sticking with a game or TV show due to it's length. I'll get bored and want to try something else. But TWD was excellent front to back.
Steam deck is the perfect console to go back and beat the back catalogue, because unlike the switch, you can play a lot of games on the go
Agreed! I typically play handheld around the house for the most part but it’s fun cleaning up some old titles I neglected :p
@@YourPlayer2 with the switch I literally play everywhere, even when I'm outside, and I have more control over my "gaming time", so with with the steam deck I guess I would do the same, so I hope I can get one soon
I don't take it out of my house very often but I WILL take it over to friends' houses at some point to see what they think! Mostly I play it on my couch or sitting here at the desk for a break in between edits :p
bioshock infinite burial at sea makes not only infinite so much better - but it also makes the trilogy so much better. Played it recently again on Switch. Like your thinking - this is why I'm getting steamdeck.
To this DAY I still haven't played Burial at Sea and only ever played through the original. Now might be a good time though!
@@YourPlayer2 I can't express how important is that DLC to wrapping the trilogy. It takes B3 from 7 to 9/10. It wasn't a bad game, it just didn't sit well within Bioshock lore. DLC fixes that. It may be on my top 3 of the best DLCs ever made. Next to Bloodborne - The Old Hunters and and ME: The Citadel DLC.
I'll add it to the list then! And YES- Good to see another Bloodborne fan!!!
Heck yeah. First game I beat was Final Fantasy 1, and now I'm playing Midnight Club 2, amazing driving game circa 2005.
LoL I grabbed Midnight Club 3 for the PSP not too long ago and forgot how fun it was :p
The 360 era is 100% the sweet spot. I've been playing devil may cry (dmc). It plays fantastic on the deck. My first title in the series. Only game I've played that comes close to the power fantasy flow state vibe you get from doom eternal.
Right?! I only ever finished Devil May Cry 1-4 and never got around to finishing DMC myself but I'd like to someday. And good point on the flow state vibe- Even the original Doom just had a certain 'feel' to it in the momentum of ramping up to speed from a stop.
@@YourPlayer2 doom 2016 and doom eternal ruined videogames for me. 90% of everything else in the mainstream feels boring in comparison. There's a few exceptions mind you.
You check out Elden Ring? It's tough but FEELS thrilling in that old-school sort of way. Relentlessly difficult but FAIR and overcoming its challenges is really rewarding :)
@@YourPlayer2 I've recently found a liking for fromsoftware titles. I'm a small chunk of the way into elden ring. Somewhere in stormvale castle last I remember. You're right in what you've said 100%. That's definitely one for the main rig though. Doesn't run great on deck. The input latency at 30fps makes the game twice as hard. If the deck had a little more oomf it could hit a stable 40 which is noticeably better.
Glad you're taking a liking to them! Stormvale's a whole lot of fun and I spent so much time just in that opening region it was insane. Maybe future updates will help smooth it out!
My first 2 year car camping adventure I got a switch but just didn't use it much at all I had was Skyrim hoping to get this for my 2nd stent of car camping maybe for Christmas il order it the 60 dollar price tag on the switch games just made it hard to dive into anything u made me think of how fun jet set radio future would be to replay have not tried it since the Xbox double sided game days
That sounds like quite the adventure! Hope you got to play some BOTW as well on it since that seems like it'd be appropriate :p Good luck on any future adventures and yes, Steam games seem to be MUCH more affordable, particularly if you were a physical collector for the Switch. The Deck is EXCELLENT for gaming nostalgia :)
I’m getting deck soon, if I dual boot, can I load games from either partition in windows, or can windows only load what is in the windows partition? I want to download warzone and warzone 2, I can download on steam, but have to play on windows for online.
Sadly I'm not sure on that one- I would THINK only from the native partition going off of my own experience with dualbooting non-Steam Deck systems in the past but not 100% on that. If you find out I'd love to know what you uncover!
I’ve been wandering around Skyrim again and playing all the old d&d games
LoL I just mentioned Skyrim in a cozy games video from a couple of weeks ago :)
I'm playing Witcher 1 and it's awesome experience! Community controller is superb! Btw, where's the sound?
Nice! I've only played it a bit on the Deck but it was great! Normally I drop the audio out of the games but maybe I should start leaving it in!
I cant get bully to run on my steam deck. How'd you do it?
Hmm, it ran for me without issue but maybe try a different version of Proton to see if that helps?
One of the main reasons I'm getting the Steam Deck is for the older games. For me this is a way to play my favorite childhood games in a portable console.
Well you won't be disappointed then that's for sure :p Any in particular you're looking forward to on Deck?
@@YourPlayer2 Disney Infinity is a big one for me. The whole Sonic series. LEGO game series. Joe Danger. Kings Quest. That's just a few of them but those are some of the main ones!
I think I had ONE of the Disney Infinities on....Xbox I think? Still have a box of the figures knocking around somewhere. As for LEGO games I already have so many on console I probably won't get them on the deck unless I can find them dirt cheap or something!
@@YourPlayer2 Yeah, a lot of people just left their figures in boxes collecting dust. I think the LEGO games are all good but not spectacular. The best part about them are the open worlds and the fact that they go on sale often for really cheap. Definitely love both series and have a lot of nostalgia for each!
I WILL say I thought the newest LEGO Star Wars would just be the same old stuff but WOW that over-the-shoulder perspective made a big difference!
I Call the Deck the Backlog Blazer & Emulation Station
LoL that's an excellent name for it :p
I’m looking forward to going back and revisiting the mass effect trilogy, fallout games, and read dead 2 on my deck.
Not a bad plan! I've only tested Fallout New Vegas briefly so far but seemed to run great :)
The best thing about having such an old Steam account is now my kids can enjoy all the games I impulse bought 15 years ago.
No doubt! Gotta be a trip seeing them enjoy it :)
Had my deck coming onto acouple of months now and not a single current gen game played, although my intentions were to play more modern games when first picking it up.
Ive since just finished Bioshock infinite and all the DLC, Max Payne 3, Fear 2, Dirt 3 and Battlefield 4. All work and look soo good on the deck now im obcessed with playing all these older titles again, and even better going for Steam Achievements as ive never been able to get into pc gaming and always had consoles
Bwahaha glad to see someone else who also appreciates playing those slightly older titles- great system to enjoy them in the modern age!
I don’t have a Steam Deck but if I manage to get one I’ll for sure play the Batman Arkham saga
EXCELLENT choice. I fired up Arkham Knight and it ran really well even with the weather effects cruising around in the Batmobile!
dont have it yet. but i made a backlog.
these are the witcher series. all 3 of them and im gonna play em all in a row. i will play mostly mk11 and injustice2 to farm stuff. borderlands series i got lots to farm still but barely time.
i will also play me some spyro i got from the humble bundle. never played past spyro 1 as a kid so. and the megaman and castlevania collections.
might add more games as time goes on. like some metroidvanias and some other fighting games.
It’s such a great console for cleaning up the backlog! Between king battery life for those older titles and keeping emulated games grouped right alongside Steam games it’s a pretty dense value proposition.
emulation is a great candidate. I was paying DS at 5x scale on 3 watts, 0 lag and 7.5 hours of battery
Battery life has been a HUGE draw for me on this one. I love PSP games on this thing :)
Same here, rocking older games on my deck that I'd otherwise not play. Max Payne 3, MGSV, Alien Vs Predator to name a few even DIG!
LoL I fired up Ground Zeroes the other day briefly and it's crazy that this thing is like a portable PS4 Pro! Even though I'm loving the older titles I'm also fighting the temptation to buy Elden Ring again just to play it portably :p
What did you do to get bully running? Games start for me, I see the menu, I can change resolution and all, but as I soon start a new game from the menu, it crashes...
That's odd? You might try using a different version of Proton to run it but for me I didn't make any changes initially aside from the resolution I think.
@@YourPlayer2 Actually, I deinstalled the game, installed again, and now it runs without issues. No idea. Thanks for you taking time answering me!
Oh awesome! Glad to hear you got it sorted and no problem! Sometimes it takes me a bit but I do my best :)
2005-2015 is the time frame of games best suited for Steam Deck, and the reason I bought mine. We all have long backlog of games we never played from generations past. I'll be loading up the F.E.A.R. series, Mirror's Edge, Sleeping Dogs, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on mine later today.
No kidding! Games from that era re running GREAT and this reminds me I should absolutely re-explore the F.E.A.R. series!
@@YourPlayer2 how many hours can you play on the steam deck with old games?
I started replaying Half-life 2 on my Steam Deck and I love that I can have the game run at a 120fps frame rate without the battery life being destroyed. Why would I play with double the frame rate when the display only supports up to 60hz? It makes a MASSIVE difference in responsiveness / input lag.
I only played it briefly but it definitely ran well and good point!
Really excited to get mine to make it my halo and fallout machine and gonna revolve through backlog especially max payne series
Not a bad way to re-explore some classics!
@@YourPlayer2 I gotta stop watching your channel I ordered mine and it hadn't shipped yet and it's killing me watching me not able to play minr
@@oldmanprostte3574 LoL all good if you need a break- I just appreciate your watching at all dude :p
@@YourPlayer2 well you got good content keep it up
When I get my steam deck I’m looking forward to playing Max Payne 3 again!!
That's the only one I haven't beaten! I really need to fix that someday 😣
This was my conclusion as well. Classic games and indie games. I don't feel like I'm playing a compromised version of a game because I can play them at max settings. I just recently played through the first Resident Evil Remake (from 2002) and the game only goes up to 1080p or 1200p anyway and is capped at 30fps. Perfect for the Deck. Same thing with Prototype 1 and 2. They won't even play on systems with 4+ cores and cap at 720p anyway. Steam Deck it is.
Oh yeah, they play wonderfully on the deck and with solid battery life to boot! I was JUST playing RE for an upcoming video and it's nuts to re-visit a game like that which is...I think 20 years old at this point considering I first played it on the Gamecube :p
prototype is crashing on my deck. What version of Proton are you using.
+save battery life
+old game more fun
+game run great
+look good even for 800p gaming :3
Solid points!
I just bought a steam deck just for this reason. There are so many great games on steam. The older games dont break the bank.
It is EXCELLENT for older titles, particularly considering they don't drain the battery as much so you can get a ton of bang for your buck literally and from a performance standpoint :)
If you got marc eckos getting up how does it do?
Well I have it on Xbox but not on steam though if I find it on a sale or something I’ll try it out!
@@YourPlayer2 ok thanks
I've been less and less interested in new releases lately. Certainly there are some I want to play, but I've mostly been digging into my backlog on steam and GC/Wii/Wii U library lately.
Then the Deck will serve you VERY well!
Bully and Brutal Legend were my wife's favourites. I got the latter in some freebie and have played some of it on the SD, and it's fun. I just bought Left 4 Dead 2 and Tekken 2 - I actually bought an egpu to try and play this on my laptop, but thunderbolt technology/ compatibility was not great and it was temperamental. It's great now to be able to play Tekken without any fuss on the SD. I spend most of my time on emulation though - Mr Driller (Dreamcast) and Baku baku animal (Saturn).
Glad to see some more love for Bully! Been forever since I've played Tekken though :p Dreamcast is such a fun system to emulate and usually my go-to is Dynamite Cop but I feel like not a lot of people played it so I always feel like a weirdo singing its praises!
Metal Gear Rising did indeed hit 60fps on Xbox 360. Great game, if you want an older game by the same developers that really shines outside of the PS360 buy Vanquish.
I thought I was remembering that right! Funny you should mention that- I DO have that double pack of Vanquish/Bayonetta for the PS4 but I'm fighting the temptation to grab it for the Steam Deck so I can finally try it there instead!
@@YourPlayer2 the good news is that using the track pad and gyro of the Deck you can play Vanquish in a whole new way compared to the PS4 version.
Really great game though, it was from when Platinum could do no wrong.
@@RoboitoAM So far I'm struggling a bit with gyro! It was on by default when I fired up Sekiro and really threw me off there for a moment but I'm sure with some time I'll adjust :p
SPEAKING of Platinum I was just talking to a friend earlier about how I never got around to playing their TMNT game. I've heard mixed things but hey, Platinum does good work and I'd love to check it out if for no other reason than to build that Shredder's Revenge hype!
1:05 Closure 💜 Brilliant game!
I know right?! :)
This thing just might brings me back to gaming since ps3
I know right?! I did love that era and really slick revisiting some of those console games on a portable in the present day :)
It’s so perfect to play older games on 60FPS or even more compared to the consoles they actually came out on in my opinion
I know right? Still my favorite 'sweet spot' of games to enjoy there!
Love to do that to! Although some older 360 ps3 era games are poorly optimized.. take for example assassins creed rogue, you can’t even play high settings without making the deck sound like a old ps4 f16 fighter plane.. let alone 60 fps.. that bothers me a little.
Yeah I mean they aren't ALL winners but I love when I find one that does perform well- Lately I've been playing some Dead Rising for the first time since the 360 era and it runs great!
Darius Burst Chronicle Saviours is my 2nd handheld PC install, the first being Quakespasm obviously.
Unfamiliar with both! I've at least HEARD of Darius but I'll have to look into these too!
@@YourPlayer2 Darius Burst on the PC is an upgraded port of Taito's rebooted Darius arcade cab, it's an old series I used to play on my Master System. Very well suited to quick bursts of play unlike a lot of shmups so it always gets installed on portables.
I think they released one of those on Switch too if memory serves me? Though for shmups I've played precious little beyond like Ikaruga or 1942? I DID wanna try Shikando at some point as well.
@@YourPlayer2 I think there's a version of Dariusburst on Switch and some arcade ports, you can play it on PSP and Android as well.
Ah I'll probably look for a PSP copy then!
Just got my Deck about a week ago and have been playing nothing but Fallout New Vegas so far. I did test a few other more demanding games but haven't really actually played them. Just been sucked back into New Vegas after like 10 years 🤣👍👌
A LOT of people have mentioned how great it is! I only fired it up briefly but it ran well :) Glad you could get some nostalgia time in!
Hi. Does anyone know if the Brothers in Arms games play on the deck? Thanks 👍
Looks like Hell's Highway and Road to Hill 30 are listed as unsupported BUT Brothers in Arms is listed as Unknown so maybe? Sadly I don't have any of them or I'd test it myself.
you should try Rune. that runs on the old quake engine. it run amazing, and the controls a perfect.
I'll add it to the list of games to check out in a future video, Scott!
wait, vsync in dead space locks the frame rate at 30fps, how can it play at 60fps without tearing ?
I'm not sure! But it was smooth in my time with it, but I'll see if I can mess around with it some more and report back my findings if I have any issues.
i doing the same playing some of my old pc games MGR & transformers fall of cybertron was the first ones i booted
Nice! It's kind of magical just how many games across how many generations you can get on this thing.
I have the Legend of Spyro trilogy on my PS2. Can I play them on the Steam Deck?
Well you'd have to dump the ISO somehow or find it elsewhere but you should be able to in theory!
Anyone know if your play time still continues to count if you put the deck to sleep mid game?
Nope! It will initially show but then it will correct the time based on the screen being on I believe :)
@@YourPlayer2 awesome thanks for the reply I couldn’t figure it out lol
@@Eevolved32 No problem at all! :)
Ohhh brutal legend I have to play it again
I'm glad it ran well on the Deck and hope I can finish it someday!
Just came to ask this: in the channel title, is it meant to say "You're Player 2"? Or is it really Your (possessive)
Nope, because you’re Player One :p
@@YourPlayer2 Ohh i get it. very cool 😎
LoL maybe- OR I just banked my entire branding on a bad dad joke but I’m doing my best ok?! 😂
Playing titanfall 2 on deck and it's amazing
LoL I literally added that to my cart yesterday on account of the sale :p
Checkout leisure suit Larry. Was def a fun older game
LoL that's a name I haven't heard in a long time 😂
That the main reason why I ordered a steam deck..
Oh yeah, older titles are definitely the sweet spot for performance/battery life :)
Yea so far Im playing Darksiders 2,Bioshock,Jetset Radio & GTA 4 until I buy more old Games but I do own Metal Gear Rising so I might give that a shot
I'm playing Darksiders 2 on Switch but THINKING about moving to a different platform for better performance. As for Jet Set Radio I'm also a fan though on the GTA front I'm playing 5 (again) on the Deck!
Can play old ps games? Like ps1,ps2 or ps3?
Yup! If you use emudeck to get set up for emulation you can absolutely do PS1 and PS2, though I haven't tried PS3 yet myself :)
AAA used to all but guarantee the game would be a classic. Today, AAA means it's the same game as the last 10 iterations or clones.
There is an endless supply of amazing older games to play on the SD.
Agreed! Lots of great older titles and in the modern age some brilliant indies as well :)
Can you do a older games compilation on deck that runs at 60 fps.
LoL weird you should ask because I was JUST drafting up some more 'older games on deck' video ideas for this year! I'll see what I can do and appreciate the feedback, dude :)
@@YourPlayer2 thanks it's just deck is so perfect to play older titles than nee titles. I just want to play my old games at full 60 at max graphics not all but worth playing on the go.
@@consoletantreviews8181 I know right? Older titles are my favorite to play here :)
Hey there!
Please write down the games in the description 🤗
In more recent releases the titles are on a lower third in the video!
Do you play your steam deck more than the switch.
Right now I do that's for sure! Though if something like BOTW2 were out I'm sure it'd be the other way around :p Plus the Deck holds particular appeal in the emulation department!
I never played halflife before, so when I got the deck I knew what I had to do. Also I went and bought red faction II, but it doesn't work with the steam deck unfortunately.
Definitely a good place to play it! I hadn't tried Red Faction 2 on it yet but I WAS able to play Guerilla and it ran well :)
@@YourPlayer2 I actually got red faction and red faction 2 mixed up lol. You can play #1 on it and it seems to run fine. Good to know, I do plan on revisiting guerilla at some point 👍
Hopefully your timestamp actually shows the titles. I dont have much time sometimes, and never get to finish any of your videos.
In future videos the title is in the lower third!
@@YourPlayer2 thanks man. In return I'll never skip ads for ya. Well unless if it's 5minutes long 😅
Bwahaha no worries, Rubz- Skip away if it's not to your liking! :p
yep just picked up the arkham games for £1 each! Shadow of War too!
Well that's a steal and hope you enjoy them :)
Why's the video blurry?
If it's the background it's by design. If it's elements of the foreground probably because the autofocus was acting up when I was filming the screen at an angle. If it's the WHOLE thing could be TH-cam wonkiness maybe?
@@YourPlayer2 Foreground. Yourself and the steamdeck were out of focus the whole video. I had to double take that I wasn't watching in 720p quality. Maybe try fixed focus.
Huh, well I'll do what I can!
Can u make mod lists bro?
I don't use many! Can you give me an example? If so then maybe someday :)
First game to booted up. FABLE. Nostalgia from the xbox and great game to play in bed and chill. Thing i realised is im playing through and completing games where i wasnt on mu pc
Nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia and an EXCELLENT winter time game! :D
And if i get the ich for more fable...emulation???
Metal gear rising is 29.99 it came out in 2014. Thats wild.
I know right? Thankfully I was able to grab it on sale at the time for... I wanna say 6.99? Not directly on Steam though I think I got a key from Fanatical.
Its going to be such a good excuse to play Half Life 2 again. October or later sucks though, haha.
Hey at least you won't have to wait until 2023! Sadly I never got around to finishing Half Life 2 only the original but this is as good a time as any to give it another go I suppose :p
@@YourPlayer2 I haven't played the first one. I love Black Mesa though. HL2 is a real masterpiece. great combat, story, level design and it's structured so well. I'm hoping the Steam Deck is another gem from VALVE.
At some point I'll pull it off the backlog and explore for myself!
Little sad. This made me think about seeing if I could play Fable 2 on it, but apparently it was xbox exclusive 🙄 and I'm not sure about installing Windows on it to see about connecting things... I do have Left4Dead in my library though, hopefully it works!
I've played the original Fable on it at least so that's something! As for Windows I just don't have a compelling enough reason to do so. Maybe out of pure curiosity but Deck's working pretty much perfect for me as-is, emulation notwithstanding of course :p Left4Dead should work!
@@YourPlayer2 Yea, I just prefer having a female character for myself so didn't play 1 much heh I have seen some vids of connecting to xbox so might check that out, don't think it needs Windows thankfully.
Can you play NFL blitz on here?
Should be able to! Maybe in emulated form I'd imagine.
yup.. this little guy is going to help me widdle down my backlog.
On the flipside it might also ADD to your backlog!! :p
@@YourPlayer2 no doubt, literally on the deck now waiting for some games to download
@@averagejackmedia609 Not a bad way to spend a Sunday morning!
Games for switch are way too expensive. Loving my deck :)
I know right? I was looking up a physical copy of Donut County and saw it going for like 80 bucks now! I mean I'll always be a collector but the Deck is just chewing through SO much of my gaming time nowadays!
I just finished Bioshock infinite on my deck and really enjoyed it. The whole Bioshock bundle can be had for about £7.50 for $10ish so well worth it.
Call of Juarez Gunslinger was also another one I played through on deck recently, and it worked really well. Just a fantastic older title that can be picked up pretty cheap.
Congrats! Infinite is my second favorite of the Bioshock games and can't wait for the next entry! As for Gunslinger, I did feature it in a follow-up video and can't believe I slept on it for so long :p
@@YourPlayer2 Ah of course, I think it was your video I got the recommendation from! :)
Also thanks for your content dude :) Your channel is awesome!
@@arnoldrimmer4025 LoL tremendous! Glad you enjoy it and comments like this totally make my day. Have a great weekend, Arnold! :)