I was wondering how much you are using your Steam Deck? And did the games you play on it change since you bought it?
I find that I used it a lot when I first got it, but my usage has gone down in the mean time. That’s mostly because I play games that are not a great fit for the Steam Deck (strategy, building, etc.) and I prefer to play those on my PC.
My steam deck is my gaming device.
I play all kinds of games on it including strategy games like Beyond All Reason. With gyro it works totally fine.
Wut?!? How was installing BAR? Been wanting to try it but haven’t had the time.
step 1: switch deck to desktop mode
step 2: open up Discover (flathub preinstalled package manager) and search for Beyond All Reason, click install
step 3: if you want to be able to play it in gaming mode navigate to the app in your start menu in desktop mode and then rightclick “add to steam”
step 4: play BAR!
https://flathub.org/apps/info.beyondallreason.bar
Wow had no idea it was that easy. Thank you!!
You can play BAR on the steam deck!? That’s awesome! But how are the controls? Playing without keyboard/mouse?
gyroscope input to supplement joystick controls, see my comment here
https://sopuli.xyz/comment/9301831
touchpad + gyro works too!
I play against the Barbarian hard AI and can hold my own fine, I dont expect to crush Total Aniliation vets using $2000 gaming computer setups with mouse and keyboard, big monitors and absurd framerates tho… but so what?
I am quickly falling in love with playing BAR co-op online with my bro while I lounge on the couch.
The BARbarian AI is genuinely dynamic and fun to play against, it is extremely impressive especially for a community developed game!
I feel like I could hold my own in a casual game of BAR against humans but even if I couldnt I could care less, I can play BAR wherever I want on the deck and it is a blast!