Best PC Games To Play On Steam Deck When It Releases

Valve announced its own handheld device just a few short days after Nintendo’s reveal of the Switch OLED. Called the Steam Deck, Valve’s contribution to handheld gaming is literally a small PC in the palm of your hands. If you have huge hands, this thing is not small. Shortly after this announcement, we shared which games you cannot play on the Deck at launch; though Valve is currently working on circumventing that restriction, we thought we should even things up slightly. So, here are the games I can’t wait to play and that you should check out when the Steam Deck arrives! 

Baldur’s Gate 3

Despite still being in Early Access, therefore incredibly restricted in terms of content, I can’t stop rolling new characters and replaying what is available in Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 adventure. Since the fantasy journey launched in Early Access, the studio has made many changes to what players can expect. From new classes to more room to explore, each update brings this game ever closer to its full release. With a massive world to trudge through and tiny little caves that house untold dangers, taking this particular D&D saga on the go is more than a little perfect. Even more so with the campfire feature reminding me of another favorite RPG venture: Dragon Age Origins. 

Go ahead, romance that hot vampire, you know you want to. 

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        <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-copy field--type-text-long field--label-hidden gi5-field-copy gi5-text-long field__item">When I first tried Death Stranding out on PlayStation, it was a game I <em>wanted </em>to like very much. My first degree is actually in philosophy - you can hear responsible adults laughing at me in the background if you listen closely - so Kojima's creative way of seeing the world has always appealed to my analytical mind. Because of that, this was a title I very much wanted to love and vested far more time into it than I'd like to admit. But I just couldn't feel that connection, though I enjoyed the overarching experience. Then it came out on PC, and I decided to try again. 

A little warmer, but no dice. 

I think for a game like this, in terms of my own personal enjoyment, playing outside of the box may be that secret little puzzle piece that unlocks the bigger picture. Death Stranding will be something I plan on diving deeply into once more to give it one more shot! And if the Steam Deck’s freedom isn’t enough to make it to the final stretch? That’s OK too! I won’t like every game, just like you won’t, and that’s alright. Still, can you imagine playing this on the go? Exciting!