I've been interested in picking one up in the sale, but between the controls and newer games having high CPU demands, it seems like a stretch to get a comfortable experience in handheld. Something with either built-in controller support, a slower pace or a good community layout would be perfect.
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yoyolll@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
Halo Wars. It's designed for gamepad and the campaign is pretty decent. Co op works well too.
gk99@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
This was exactly my thought. Probably no better game than Halo Wars, just unfortunately no Halo Wars 2 because it's still not on Steam.
marigo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Just picked it up, thanks. Shame about Halo Wars 2, hopefully it gets added to Steam in the future.
PriorProject@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Tooth and Tail works well on a controller. It's a simplified RTS and may or may not tickle your fancy, but it will play well. See some competitive play at https://youtu.be/CMGaSlUOX-0
marigo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks for this! That competitive gameplay was fun to watch. Turns out I already have it in my steam library too, definitely going to give it a try.
Sparda1345@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y
You could give wartales a look, great game that I've sunk a lot of hours into. To be fair though I play on a linux desktop not steam deal but close enough.
dbtonez@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
mentioned in another comment, but Halo Wars is fantastic on the Deck. also, Command and Conquer Remastered plays well with some controller configuration.
MorrisMan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
This has just reminded me of the old Aliens vs Predator rts on Xbox. I wonder if it's possible to emulate it? I might have a go, I remember enjoying it back in the day.
Dettweiler42@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 3y
What style of RTS are you looking for? City Skylines and Transport Fever 2 show up under Strategy for Steam Deck verified games, but I personally wouldn't consider them a traditional RTS (although they're both very entertaining to me).
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y
Those are both objectively not RTS games.
blyth@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 3y
I mean it's strategy that happens in real time? Surely they are a kind of RTS?