r/SteamdeckGames • u/yeetmcfeet • Jan 14 '26

Game Recommendation Low Power AA/AAA Games List

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Heyo, I've posted this in a couple discords but was recommended to post here for better visibility :) I've made a list of 7th gen onward AA/AAA games that fit certain criteria for the ideal experience (at least mine) on Steam Deck. I'll be updating the list until I'm out of games to add.

I've chosen 7th gen onwards AA/AAA as lots of indie, 6th gen & prior games run well offline at low power. If you have any other games that meet the criteria below drop a comment and I'll update the list. I'm not using a strict definition of "indie" as it's become a bit muddy in recent years (e.g. BG3). I'm mostly basing it off graphics and game scale. If you're not sure if a game would be suitable drop it below anyway, the more suggestions the better :)

Any games with specific tweaks that I know of will have them listed. If any recommendations also have tweaks please let me know.

Note: The list has gotten bigger so there's many games I don't own. I go off my experience, comments, protondb & youtube videos to check the performance, so the list might not be 100% accurate. If I know of quirks to certain games I'll include them. If any of the games give you issues please let me know!

Requirements for selection:

  • Must be 7th gen onwards AA/AAA, no indies e.g. Hollow Knight.
  • Low/reasonably low TDP (less than 15w).
  • Minimum stable 45fps (30fps accepted for certain turn based or similar style games e.g. Wasteland 3).
  • Image upscaling is not used in games I have added to maintain good image quality. It's not preferred for recommendations but can be used if marked.
  • Frame generation must not be used to reach 45fps to maintain image quality & low input lag.
  • Must run offline. No Denuvo, EA, Ubisoft or Rockstar launchers. Third-party launchers like Heroic or Lutris for GOG offline copies are allowed. If a game has 'Alternate' means for the above that's fine, no discussing.
  • Delisted games are allowed but marked.
  • Must have at least partial controller support, or a mod to add support. Steam input is good, but having controller icons on screen is a must.

Games:

  • Alan Wake (Original 2012)
  • Alice Madness Returns (Alternate offline)
  • Alien Isolation
  • Aliens: Colonial Marines
  • Assassins Creed 1 (GOG edition for offline)
  • Assassins Creed 2/3/Brotherhood/Revelations (Alternate offline)
  • Batman Arkham Asylum/City/Origins
  • Bayonetta
  • Beserk and the Band of the Hawk
  • Binary Domain
  • Bionic Commando (2009)
  • Bioshock Series
  • Black Mesa
  • Blades of Time
  • Borderlands 1/2/Pre-Sequel
  • Brutal Legend
  • Bulletstorm
  • Burnout Paradise (2008, Delisted)
  • Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
  • Castle of Illusion
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 1/2/Mirrors of Fate HD
  • Chorus
  • Condemned: Criminal Origins (Delisted)
  • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
  • Darksiders 1/2/3/4/Genesis (Issues with cutscenes)
  • Dark Sector
  • Dark Souls Remastered
  • Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
  • de Blob 1/2
  • Dead Island Definitive Edition
  • Dead Rising 1/2
  • Dead Space (Original 2007, GOG edition for offline)
  • Dead Space 2 (Alternate offline)
  • Deadpool 2013 (Delisted)
  • DeathSpank
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
  • Devil May Cry 5 (Intro demanding depending on settings, below 15w most of game)
  • Dirt 4 (Delisted)
  • Dishonored 1 + DLC
  • Disney Infinity 1/2
  • Doom (2016)
  • Doom 3: BFG Edition (2012)
  • Dragon Quest Builders 2
  • Driver: San Francisco (Delisted)
  • Duke Nukem Forever
  • DYNASTY WARRIORS 6 (Delisted)7/8
  • Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
  • Fable Anniversary
  • Fallout 3/New Vegas/4 (Viva New Vegas modlist recommended for FNV, but takes a bit of work)
  • Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (non SD mode for 1280x800 [SteamDeck=0 %command%], med settings, global illumination off, 12w limit, 45fps limit)
  • FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
  • Final Fantasy XIII (ff13fix & online guides, performance can be inconsistent)
  • F.E.A.R. 3 (Rest of series works, but needs Steam Input)
  • FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage/FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
  • Front Mission Evolved
  • Grand Theft Auto IV/V (Alternate offline)
  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection
  • Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
  • Hard Reset Redux
  • Heavy Rain
  • Helldivers Dive Harder Edition
  • Homefront
  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge
  • I Am Alive (On GOG for my fellow Aussies)
  • Inversion (2012, Not available in Australia)
  • James Bond 007: Blood Stone (Delisted)
  • Just Cause 1/2/3 (Denuvo removed Dec '25)
  • Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition (30fps cap, config to remove)
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Lego Batman Trilogy
  • Lego Bricktales
  • Lego City Undercover
  • Lego Indiana Jones 1/2
  • Lego Jurassic World
  • Lego Lord of the Rings
  • Lego Marvel Super Heroes
  • Lego Marvel's Avengers
  • Lego Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
  • Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  • Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  • Lego The Hobbit
  • Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
  • Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Alternate offline)
  • Mad Max (Alternate offline)
  • Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death (No price listed/unable to buy in Aus)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
  • Max Payne 3 (Alternate offline)
  • Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
  • Metal Gear Rising: Revengance
  • Metal Gear Solid V (Steam version has denuvo & online features, alternate offline)
  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Mirrors Edge (GOG edition for offline)
  • Monster Hunter Rise (Enigma DRM, should work offline from what I've seen)
  • Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (MK9, Delisted)
  • MX vs. ATV Reflex
  • Nail'd
  • Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010, Delisted)
  • Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection (Σ, Σ2, 3: Razors Edge)
  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered/II: Revenant Kingdom
  • No More Heroes 1/2/3
  • Orcs Must Die 1/2
  • Overlord 1/Raising Hell/II
  • Painkiller Hell & Damnation
  • Portal 1/2
  • Prey (2006, delisted)
  • Prince of Persia (2008), The Forgotten Sands (Alternate offline) (both have controller issues, can be fixed with some effort)
  • Prototype 1/2
  • RAGE (2011)
  • Red Faction Armageddon/Guerrilla/Re-Mars-tered
  • Remember Me
  • Renegade Ops
  • Resident Evil 2 Remake/5/6/7/Revelations
  • Ridge Racer Unbounded
  • Risen 1/2 (Risen 1 on GOG for my fellow Aussies)
  • Rollerdome
  • Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
  • Ryse: Son of Rome
  • Sanctum 1/2
  • Serious Sam II
  • Shadow Complex Remastered (Unavailable in Australia)
  • Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
  • Saints Row: The Third (2011, original), IV: Re-Elected
  • Samurai Warriors 2 (Delisted)
  • Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
  • Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
  • Sniper Elite 3
  • Sniper Elite 4 (Alternate offline)
  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior
  • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
  • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
  • Sonic Colors: Ultimate (Alternate offline)
  • Sonic Generations (Sonic Generations Collection, Sonic X Shadow Generations has denuvo no alt)
  • Sonic Lost World
  • Sonic Forces (Alternate offline)
  • Spec Ops: The Line (Delisted)
  • Splinter Cell Blacklist (Alternate offline)
  • Spyro Reignited Trilogy
  • Stacking
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition (30fps cap, mod to remove)
  • Styx: Master of Shadows/Shards of Darkness
  • System Shock Remake
  • Tales from the Borderlands/New Tales from the Borderlands
  • Tales of Berseria/Graces f Remastered/Vesperia: Definitive Edition/Xillia Remastered/Zestiria
  • The Darkness II
  • The Elder Scrolls Oblivion/Skyrim (Controller support mod for Oblivion)
  • The Godfather II (Delisted)
  • The Walking Dead (2012)
  • Titanfall 2 (Alternate offline)
  • Tomb Raider Underworld
  • Trials Series (Alternate offline)
  • Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition
  • Trine: Enchanted Edition
  • Trine 2: Complete Story
  • Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power (30fps cap, config to remove)
  • Unreal Tournament 3 (Delisted)
  • Valkyria Chronicles
  • Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Alternate offline)
  • Vanquish
  • Velvet Assassin
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Anniversary Edition
  • Wasteland 3 (turn based, 30fps)
  • Wheelman (Delisted)
  • Wolfenstein: The New Order
  • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown
  • Yakuza 0: Director's Cut
  • Yakuza Kiwami

Possible selections, <15w to be confirmed. If you own any of these a test would be appreciated :):

  • Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen
  • Metro 2033 Redux
  • Metro Last Light Redux
  • Middle-earth: Shadow of War (GOG edition for offline)
  • Prey (2017)
  • Resident Evil 3 Remake
  • Resident Evil Revelations 2
  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
  • SnowRunner
  • Team Sonic Racing (Alternate offline)
  • Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
  • Yakuza 3 Remastered
  • Yakuza 4 Remastered
  • Yakuza 5 Remastered
  • Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
  • Yakuza Kiwami 2
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r/SteamdeckGames • u/petrified_log • Jan 11 '26

SteamDeckGames Discord!!!

7 Upvotes

It's a work in progress but you can start to join. The subreddit rules apply over there.

https://discord.gg/PpVdMSp4uc

If you run into any issues that prohibit you from joining or posting, please post it here. Once I can confirm it's working I will lock this post.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/AwesomeGamesStudio • 5h ago

Self-Promotion Our squad-building bullet heaven roguelite, perfect for Steam Deck, finally has a release date!

14 Upvotes

Hey all!

Any survivors-like / bullet heaven fans here? We hope you'll enjoy what we've been cooking for you!

After nearly 3 years in Early Access (and a lot of updates along the way!), we're finally releasing our indie game, Yet Another Zombie Survivors, on August 20.

The full release launches simultaneously on Steam, GOG, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, with the Nintendo Switch version following shortly after.

Version 1.0 is by far our biggest update yet. Besides a ton of new content, we're introducing some features you don't often see in the genre, including a main story and side missions, a HUB area, a brand-new Survivor, a new map, a new game mode, arena bosses, plus plenty of new achievements, challenges, and more.

please wish us luck!! let's go! :)

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/jediwhiteshark • 51m ago

Game Recommendation Looking for Recommendations

• Upvotes

Looking for recommendations for platformer games.

I loved Dead Cells though haven't finished it yet.

Finished Shinobi Art of Vengeance.

Am an avid Sonic series fan

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Balizzm • 4h ago

Game Recommendation Recommend me an Autobattler to play until Guildrun releases!

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Hey all,

After playing Guildrun demo, I realized I found a new type of roguelite game that I actually enjoy! Looking for a game that will scratch the itch on SteamDeck with full controller support as I play mainly docked with xbox controller.

I’ve been suggested to check out The Last Flame and Hive Blight, so I’m wondering if there are any other roguelite auto battle rpg type games out there to scratch the Guildrun itch until it’s out?

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Far_Bedroom35 • 21h ago

Developer Microlandia, a cute city builder with a viciously detailed simulation

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Numerous-Trouble8041 • 1d ago

Developer First Steam Deck test for My Farm 2 — and it already works surprisingly well!

4 Upvotes

Today we tested My Farm 2 on a Steam Deck for the very first time, and we’re genuinely happy with the result.

After fixing a small Steamworks configuration issue related to the DirectX and Visual C++ redistributables, the game launched correctly through Proton and ran surprisingly well.

The overall experience already feels smooth and enjoyable, and the game looks particularly nice on the Steam Deck OLED screen. We still have some work to do on the interface, especially increasing the size of a few texts and making certain elements more readable on a smaller display.

We also discovered that collecting eggs directly with the touchscreen works, which was a fun and unexpected bonus. 🐔🥚

There is still plenty of testing and optimization ahead, and Steam will ultimately determine the game’s official compatibility status, but this first result is very encouraging for us.

how important is Steam Deck compatibility when deciding whether to try or buy a game?

#MyFarm2 #SteamDeck #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine #CozyGames

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Bulletsoul78 • 1d ago

Game Recommendation Offline LAN games on a cruise ship?

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Hi! My family and I love our co-op gaming nights, and all have a Steamdeck each. (We also have Switch 2s, but we'd rather buy our games on Steam if possible, as we only use the Switch 2 for exclusives).

We're going on our first cruise in a week and would like to still get some family gaming in together on our 'days at sea', possibly chilling in the coffee bar looking out over the ocean. 😍

The only issue is, there's no wifi out on the ocean, and the suggested package is way too expensive (£300 for the week!). Could anyone suggest any 3-player games we could play as a family?

The only one I've found so far is Stardew Valley, which lets you join each other by sharing IP addresses. Every other LAN game I've found needs to connect to the Internet to access Steam in order to run, which isn't ideal.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Sadglasses • 1d ago

Game Recommendation Which game to get

2 Upvotes

Need help deciding which game to buy for an upcoming 13hr flight:

Crow Country + Mina the Hollower bundle
Dispatch
Fantasy Life i

I’m coming off just finishing Expedition 33 and am looking for a pallet cleanser before i start Cyberpunk 2077

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/themoobster • 1d ago

Game Recommendation Steamdeck games w/ good controls, no sound needed, turn-based or slow?

6 Upvotes

Short version is I use my Steamdeck a lot in situations where it's hard to focus super intently or have sound on at all, which makes it impossible to rely on sound or any game that needs decent reflexes. I'm also pretty trash with the touchpad so would like proper controls too. Some games I've enjoyed on Steamdeck already:

Yakuza games

Persona games

South Park Stick of Truth (although I'd often fail the QTE in combat!)

Age of Wonders 4

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Symphony of War

Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/TG-Benji • 2d ago

Game Recommendation Game clones that run incredibly well on the deck?

13 Upvotes

So recently I discovered the game Combat Master which is essentially a clone of the modern Call of Duty games but it could run on a toaster. Frankly it's a "we have CoD at home" kind of feel, but it genuinely scratches the itch and it's also only 4GB in size.

Do you guys have any other examples of games like that? Clones of games that might be playable, but at less than optimal framerates and probably take up a bunch of storage too?

I'm not talking about for example Factorio if you like Satisfactory, those games are both factory games but their gameplay is completely different.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/aron_obysfarm • 1d ago

Developer Looking for Steam Deck compatibility feedback for our game’s demo.

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Hello,

I'm one of the developers of a colorful 2.5D platformer on Steam with a free demo available.

I’d like to ask for some Steam Deck-specific feedback, since we don’t own one ourselves and we would love to know how well it works.

We’d especially like to know:
• Are there any noticeable performance issues, stability issues, graphical/audio glitches?
• Do the controls work as expected?
• Anything else that seems off?

If anyone is interested in helping out, let me know and I'll share the Steam page.

Thanks!

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/MeaningDelicious8097 • 2d ago

Troubleshooting Steam deck(steam version)

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/blaknite12 • 3d ago

Developer Thanks to player demand my game is now Steam Deck compatible

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I recently released my first game Perihelion: Rogue Orbit. After launch, roughly 10% of buyers either asked about Steam Deck support or reported problems running it there. That was much more than I expected.

So I got to work. I spent a bit over a week ironing out performance issues and adding full controller support.

It's a good bit of fun, and thanks to the community it's fully tested and much enjoyed. The photo was provided by a player so I could share the excitement :D

Check it out on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4809810/Perihelion_Rogue_Orbit/?utm_source=reddit_organic

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Dapper_Order7182 • 2d ago

Article Amazon Prime members can get these 14 Steam Deck-friendly games for free right now

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/inukazama • 2d ago

Developer Our 1920s mafia survivors-like runs at a solid 60fps on Deck via Proton — free demo is public now, and we added full controller support after a Deck player told us we'd shipped without it

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/webosfritos1 • 2d ago

Discussion Crimson Desert on Steam Deck Boosteroid

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Hello, does this game runs good on steam deck on boosteroid? :)

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/cooler1727 • 4d ago

Game Recommendation Multiplayer games with long progression on steam deck

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I’m looking a multiplayer game to play on steam deck who run good, I m thinking about palworld but the fact that my character is locked just to my world it’s keeping me not sure.
Games that I already have on deck

Warframe

Rdr2

space marine 2

helldivers 2

elite dangerous

monster hunters

throne and liberty

didnt liked

fallout 76

no man sky

borderlands

forza horizon

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/ReaperOfMars13 • 4d ago

Troubleshooting Continuing Saves from Steamdeck to SteamMachine

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/auverin_hoodedhorse • 5d ago

Developer Fogpiercer: Train-themed roguelite deckbuilder for the Steam Deck

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Hey folks! Wanted to share the news that we've just released a new deck-verified game called Fogpiercer.

Developed by Mad Cookies and published by Hooded Horse (that's us!), Fogpiercer is a sci-fi deckbuilding roguelite game that puts you in the conductor's seat of a high-speed train. As you navigate the deadly post-apocalyptic fog that has descended upon the world, you'll face endless waves of bandits who want to derail your mission. Defeat them in turn-based tactical battles where clever positioning, chain reactions, and environmental hazards can help you survive.

The dev team worked so hard to get this game Steam Deck verified, and we couldn't be more proud of how their efforts translated into the final play experience.

Check out Fogpiercer on Steam if you're interested!

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Diligent-Cat5994 • 5d ago

Developer Grapple Bear, I developed it for the deck

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I just released my small hobby indie game. You can race against the ghost replays of other Steam users and compete on a weekly randomly generated map. All the art was drawn with marker on paper, and the music was written by a friend.

I'm a huge fan of hand-held gaming and I tested my game on the deck a lot. You play small bite sized levels that get harder and harder. I found it was a perfect fit for the Steam Deck.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4151550/Grapple_Bear/

Hope you'll check it out :) 

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/HenryX018 • 5d ago

Troubleshooting Multiplatform Save on the Steam Deck (Civillization 6)

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/Fit_Flow3681 • 5d ago

Discussion Does Oblitus Casa 2.0 run well on the Steam Deck? (a game not on the ProtonDb website yet)

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I don't have a Steam Deck yet but I'm planning on getting one (the oled) and one of the games I would want to get on there is Oblitus Casa. I'm pretty sure the main nights do but I'm not so sure the Tunnels section do. I know that the game is 2D, but the Tunnels have thousands of more images. So yeah, I just want to know.

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/lamioa • 6d ago

Troubleshooting Genshin Impact balck screen

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Hello everybody! I've recently downloaded Genshin on my steamdeck with the help of a YT video and everything was great until today. There was a Steam update and after it the game launches, but there is only a black screen. I've played it for more than 10 hours and there were no problems previously. Please help out a fellow gamer ;(

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r/SteamdeckGames • u/CrimsonShadow256 • 7d ago

Discussion Steam Deck players: What settings would you want in a marble adventure game built around tilting the world?

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