steam deck games that feel made for it

verified on the store page, not just "playable." these run like the deck was the target hardware

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Balatro

d-pad works perfectly, sips battery, you'll get 8+ hours out of this one alone

Hades II

Stardew Valley

the og deck comfort game at this point

Vampire Survivors

Slay the Spire

worth the hours, this is the one I keep coming back to on long flights

Hollow Knight

Baldur's Gate 3

verified but the controller UI took me a solid hour to get used to. skip the tutorial? no, actually go through it here

Dave the Diver

Celeste

the assist mode makes this genuinely approachable on a handheld, no shame in using it

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