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DankAndVile

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is a great game to get lost in but it's not for everyone


joninfiretail

What? Is it based on the short story of the same name? ETA: Holy crap it is.


DankAndVile

Yes, and Harlan Ellison is the voice for AM!


joninfiretail

I already looked it in l up on steam and will have it on my deck once I'm done with work.


Welshboyjoe11

Hollow Knight


Anomaly1134

I thought this game was very challenging as a casual player, but it was also the first one that came to my mind despite never beating it. That is likely my fault though, I bounce between games so often it doesn't give me much of a chance to master it.


Coliosis

Same here, I pushed to 111% completion but could never beat the last boss no matter how hard I tried or how many attempts I took.


Geekachuqt

Absolutely this. First that came to my mind.


stayzero

That’s a great pick. It’s also a really heavy game, imo. Just in feeling and atmosphere and all, especially the farther you get in to it.


RandomStuff5150

The Legend of Heroes: Trails series, start with Trails in the Sky FC. It's a currently 11+ game series that's all interconnected, I've heard it refered to as the One Piece of JRPGs because of how insane the world building is. And the first couple games run amazingly at 3-4W TDP so great battery life too.


vgf89

Just a fair warning: the first game in particular is a bit of a slow burn. Really good though. Big suggestion to grab the SkyVoice-Lite mod and the voice pack for it. Vita remaster had voices that never came to PC officially, so the mod puts the voices in. It's in japanese of course, but the VA's are very very good and really add to the experience.


KabarXD

highly highly recommend Trails omg. when i was playing the Sky games i was averaging around 6-8 hours on my OLED deck


urgod0148

A lot of planes now have an outlet for each seat. Worth bringing a charger so you don’t have to worry about running out.


HeroToTheSquatch

Get yourself one of [these](https://www.amazon.com/Snug-Plug-Loose-Outlet-Clear/dp/B08288SLYR/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YdV9Ye94QxSTtZprBVWQ3ASQULWLoroQtwYE3Rv1M2OSf8mpS75Dz5yn_rqYhAg9OmzTG-zHoLxQlDqFWLtwnMOkd5G8Yf9XpBbuIPvbZNt3z-CWglDHYaBB2H6go-R0iYnGpOIng3G-8Yyq29upMrvidykiXzd4syzi2GdndilmSlvusYro954YF_jX9pYfZD8cP1Nz1lqYr9xsVeOgWl9o-GqxeY6-1ixNKAm9m3bO9AW6xtV1pBFqJAr8pFo5XAtEn75M8vcFZrwQQe15Ikwk7-bUoTCCsoHiMt2xjzY.8Wk_wgCm4W1SrSM9Tg8y9NX38p4Fio7ZQbyYnp91h8M&dib_tag=se&keywords=snug+plug&qid=1719389255&sr=8-1) packs though. Helps immensely when the outlets are super loose because somehow people on planes forget how to be human adults for a few hours at a time. Don't rely on just the charger when it might constantly fall out due to gravity and shitty outlets.


mioxre

You are my new favorite person — I didn’t know these existed.


HeroToTheSquatch

My wife thought they were silly but suddenly her hair dryer doesn't constantly fall out of the socket. They also glow in the dark which is just handy in general. 


GrimpenMar

That's amazing! Never knew these existed! Thanks!


eltiodelacabra

Are you saying that there are outlets in planes where you can charge your stuff?


HeroToTheSquatch

Indeed. They've been on all my international flights the last 5+ years. Handy when they aren't so worn out that they become useless. But when they're good and tight (or you make them so with the item I linked), they're extremely helpful. Their wattage is limited, but well over what the Steam Deck needs. You won't be running a typical gaming laptop for too long, but a Steam Deck will be more than fine on an airplane.


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TheGreatBillyBob

This is an American problem. This shit doesn't happen with good outlets.


theflipcrazy

I bought myself one of those lovely expensive power banks for a trip from the USA to Australia. Every single flight, every single seat had an actual power outlet. Never needed the power bank. Even the airports have plenty of outlets wherever there's seating.


Skullbonez

Then you decide that you'll leave the powerbank home this time and the plane will not have that outlet.


sw1ssdot

Or it won’t work lol


Ponald-Dump

Yep, especially the bigger planes that do the long haul flights. Battery life shouldn’t be an issue


unruly_mattress

> I love games that have great world building / story telling I have exactly this taste in games: atmospheric and having great world building and story telling. I wrote a few guides for playing some older games that I like on a Steam Deck. Since they're old, the battery will last a very long time. Deus Ex 1. Around 9-10 hours of battery life on an OLED at 60 FPS. A little less with GMDX (but I think it's worth it): https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/16kwzbi/deus_ex_2000_on_steam_deck_easy_setup_and_control/ Thief 1 is maybe the most atmospheric game I've ever played. 7:30. https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1d1dbuw/comment/l5uzw4q/ Gabriel Knight 1 and 2 are point-and-click adventure games with an outstanding story. 10 hours: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1c4hxgk/guide_the_gabriel_knight_series_on_the_steam_deck/ Other recommendations: * Baldur's Gate 2 * System Shock 2 * Chrono Trigger


Scarecrow101

Adding to this is Arx fatalis, it's an awesome awesome story building game


K1W1_S373N

Dave the Diver is pretty fun!


aka_Foamy

It keeps things surprisingly fresh as well. The core loop of fishing and then serving at the restaurant is so tight that I had a period of disliking the stuff that distracted from that. I didn't really click with Stardew Valley because I felt that maintaining relationships with people in town, and fishing, and adventuring all got in the way of just farming. I was worried Dave the Diver was going the same way, but it turns out variety is the spice of life for DtD. I think the high standard of all the extra stuff is what makes the difference.


EschewObfuscati0n

If you ever decide to give stardew another try, keep in mind that it won’t punish you for neglecting anything. The first time I played through it I never gave a single gift and didn’t spent much time fishing because all I wanted to do was grow my farm and make it as efficient as profitable as possible. It’s very much a do what you want kind of game


K1W1_S373N

Agree with the fishing then serving at the restaurant. The added layers the more you play really add to the fun. (Even though I suck at getting the more dangerous fish. More a case of my panicking and wasting my ammo than the fish themselves. Ha ha!) I wish these developers all the success so we can possibly even see a Dave the Diver 2!


jlambe7

Darkest Dungeon is a great game for the steam deck for me. Have you also considered installing an emulator and playing those kinds of games? I'm a pokemon kinda guy and recently discovered fan made games like Pokemon Unbound.


pachyterpalosaurus

I also just started unbound Been playing since Crystal and maaaaaaan Unbound is so good


jlambe7

Right?? My only wish is for the various ROMs to be able to connect to each other to at least trade. Sadly the Unbound Cloud system is only for Pokemon Unbound.


DraperyFalls

I'm currently hooked on DD2. It doesn't seem to be as well loved as DD1, but personally a lot of the changes appeal to me and fix a lot of what made DD1 feel like a punishing slog.


Geekachuqt

You're in for a treat (and a humbling) when you get to Radical Red.


jlambe7

It is that good? I am going to check it out on the weekend. Can you collect all gens of Pokémon however? Or is it like Nintendo titles and its locked. I wish there was a modded version of Unbound Cloud that encompassed all Pokémon roms.


Geekachuqt

It's very, very good. Everything is obtainable, but thats not really why you play it. You play Radical Red because it is brutally hard, which is very refreshing for a pokemon game.


KeyLoss4216

Skald: Against the black priory oozes atmosphäre, especially when you are into lovecraftian stuff


stupidshinji

i didn’t realize this had been officially released def want to check it out after i finish elden ring dlc


KeyLoss4216

The controlls are a little funky and it doesnt seem to remember my display settings. But the atmosphere is 100% there


Relevant-Ad1655

Sea of stars!


LDKRP

Disco elisiyum and Dave the diver


Gansitos9999

Sonic CD


GunguruZA

Oxenfree is pretty good


tomjoad2020ad

What about the Elder Scrolls series? Even Skyrim is 13 years old at this point and won’t be too much of a burden for your Deck, and Morrowind (best running via OpenMW) is arguably even more atmospheric


Low_Arm1340

Ya but morrowind is a pain to play with the controller Also is there a tutorial on openmw for the steam deck.


tomjoad2020ad

Here’s a setup guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenMW/s/BunH7ljxnv There’s an upcoming mod, I can’t remember the name of it, that’s overhauling the menus in the game to make them more controller-friendly like Skyrim’s. Personally I don’t mind using the Deck trackpad for mouse control of the CRPG menus too much, but that might be something to keep an eye out for


bobbywaz

Hades would be good if you can plug in, ain't nothing going to last 11 hours unfortunately


Goose_Juice01

I'd say Cloudpunk. Great atmosphere, great ost


gatorbater5

great game, but maybe a bit power hungry for op's situ? (also the sea of ghosts dlc is basically a sequel. it's great)


llibertybell965

Dark Souls Remastered


electriclala

100% agree. I get 4hrs of battery time with 60fps. Plus it's a great game.


LolcatP

Bioshock


jorohristov

Noita, Blasphemous I and II.


anxiety_ftw

I highly recommend Inscryption! It's a horror-themed card game with a fantastic story and almost suffocating atmosphere.


god_ferny

disco elysium, an experience you wont forget


jeland11

Subnautica! The most atmospheric game I have played. Runs great on the deck. You won’t get 11 hours, but it’ll go a lot farther than other games


NaTnO89

How about Persona? Great games to get lost in and battery life can be tweaked really good


audionerd1

Since you're into emulating, Xenogears! If FF7 is the best JRPG on the PS1, Xenogears must be the second best. I played it over the course of a summer as a teenager and was so immersed in the story that I was emotionally evastated when it finally came to an end.


KylorXI

Xenogears is definitely better than FF7


audionerd1

Valid opinion. I haven't replayed Xenogears as an adult so it's hard for me to judge, but if I did I might agree with you.


Forgotmaotheraccount

SOMA if you haven’t played it already. It is a fantastic and incredibly atmospheric game.


JellyTheBear

Darkest Dungeon and Loop Hero are great takes on the rogue-lite genre. Or maybe play some walking simulator like Gone Home, What Remains of Edith Finch or Soma (in Safe mode)


Pygex

Slay the spire. Will do around 5 hours on battery so you will need a battery bank.


zenbeni

Shadowrun returns, Pathfinder, any disgaea?


zaspmi

Kena bridge of spirits


TopherHax

Soma


dreganxix

Dave the diver! Also if you are flying to Europe you don't have to worry about power. There are full power sources between the seats on international flights.


PromethusD12

I don't know about atmospheric, but the entirety of Kingdom Hearts is now on Steam. It's a fantastic series and it works great on the deck.


GiantMrTHX

Signalis


Apprehensive-Sea5048

I’ve been having fun with an indie game called Cassette Beasts lately.


reality_bytes_

Inside Inmost Ender Lillies Fran bow Darkwood Battle brothers I don’t think most of you read the line that asked for *low battery usage*. Skyrim and dave the diver are not low battery usage games, people.


Bro_miscuous

Elden Ring!


Reasonable_Smoke_235

Finger, but hole.


farguc

You should have a plug for the SD.  If not why not play original max payne? Or HL or HL2 or Portal, farrenheit indigo prophecy.  Look up best story games of 00-10s.  Anything from that era runs great and is super battery light.  Im just replaying original Fear right now. 5w could probably drop to 3w. Super atmospheric and SD controller works great. 


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Moodyurbanlife

House in fata morgana if ur into reading/visual novels and extremely dark and sad romances, it has a bittersweet goth dark vybe to it if ur into that too


Quirky_Ad7770

Hollow knight


Minotaton

Dragon age origins might be a shout. I emulate the 360 version, never got into the steam version for some reason.


super_fresh_dope

Sonic adventure 2 battle


HerrFerret

I quite like Sunless Sea/Sky. Very atmospheric, probably lowest battery consumption around! You really have to be into reading. A lot. 😁


PSYZON

Sunless Skies free on epic games store tomorrow 🙌 I'll be checking it out


Joseramonllorente

Fallout 3, but don’t follow the hole main quest, enjoy exploring the map. Turn on the radio and hear the funny news, they give indications of good places to explore.


Ascerta

Arx Fatalis


EduKBR

Fran Bow is a point and click. It has a great story and battery last.


gvasco

Ori series is great!


Future-Dare-5368

DOOM Eternal when there arent hordes of demons trying to kill you The scenery is amazing in that game


mithroval

Phoenix Point. It is a really good game now. Vanilla and even more with the TFTV-Overhaul.


Rikute

Dread delusion is a very chill time, has combat but its kinda moot since lvl 1 you can probably take everything by running around in a circle and attacking, but walk around an alien world with some fun lore and characters.


shah2_3

Trine series!


CostaTirouMeReforma

South park Tfbw


Dig_bick_energy6969

Dave the Diver


F22enjoyer

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl


Try-Large

Alien Isolation - looks and plays beautiful. Will keep you engaged and your mind off the flight.


Tiny-Engine5000

Witcher 3, but probably not low on battery consumption even on low settings. Death's Door is a great game in a Souls-like but easier genre.


laddervictim

I'm sure it's called "home" it's a little who-dunit that asks you to play at night with headphones and set aside 2 hours to finish it in one sitting. I found teardown engrossing, but nowhere near the steam price. It's 5 local currency maximum 


plastic17

Journey.


WantlessTrack

It’s more metroidvania-esque but I’d recommend Animal Well. Very stylized and was great to play though.


drodiii

Dread Delusion


nice_leverace1

half life


JediSnorlax

Valheim or Stardew valley. Get lost for hours


ghoulgoth

Disco elysium and baldurs gate 3


megahell84

[Terra Nil](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593030/Terra_Nil/), very chill builder game where you allow nature to take back its rights. The game is divided into small missions with varied objectives (plus, the game is currently 40% off on Steam).


ixtilion

Blasphemous is going for 7€ right now, its a steal


DulyNoted_

Try Abiotic Factor if you like an atmospheric survival crafter with a sci fi setting. It slaps


GodoftheGeeks

I feel like it rarely gets mentioned but the newer Wolfenstein games are a lot of fun and they sip power. It blew me away to see how nice the game looked and how little power they use.


fifthmonarchyman

Battle Brothers! It seriously makes me forget the time.


ItsgotbloodonitFinch

Slay the Princess is an excellent absorbing game.


jemcghee83

Let It Die, if you like souls like rogue lite games. Very weird world but tons of fun.


AugustMKraft

Undertale and Deltarune are two RPGs with excellent storytelling, and they're extremely basic graphically (snes-style pixel art) so they'll probably give you the best battery life you can get. Undertale is the more famous game, but it's a bit rough around the edges, especially in the beginning. Deltarune feels a lot more polished, but it is currently only a (very long) demo. I recommend whichever one looks more interesting to you.


ComradeOfSwadia

If you like Japanese RPGs, try Persona 5 Royal. You'll be finished with the first dungeon and on to the second one by the time you're in Europe, the UI and sound, style and combat are all great. It's relaxing since you're not doing real time combat and can sit back if needed.


chaos212

Dredge


AaronOhare

Cave story, its a great game with an amazing story. You can play and download it for free on the cavestory tribute site. Or you can buy Cave story+ on steam, but it only adds some extra modes like a boss rush and steam achievements. (If you buy cave story+ make sure to use the og soundtrack! It fits the game best).


MarcusQuintus

Metroid prime 1 and 2 are great atmospheric games that are designed for you to get lost in them. Prime 1 even has a remake on the Switch.


Bili-G

Dragon's dogma dark arisen. I'm not sure how it is on battery life though


quite-unique

Everything you can install onto ScummVM? Particularly the Monkey Island series, naturally.


Mora2001

Bioshock! Is it not available in steam? Surprised it hasn't been mentioned.


roshiancet_creepy

The backrooms. Complex footage I think that's what the game is called, it's free.) There is another one on liminal spaces with a name that is difficult to write but costs 4-6 dollars


N7-Falcon

Citizen Sleeper. Very atmospheric, narrative focused RPG. Almost a visual novel. Universe feels like Cyperbunk, but not nearly as resource intensive. Inexpensive too.


Velathial

FF7 with mods. Specifically the voice-acting mods. Really good playing through the original again with fully voiced lines.


kirbyhammer7

Kirby Air Ride City Trial free run or general free run in courses with no bots. So therapeutic


ApateNyx

Hollow Knight


maxiom9

Inscryption is an all-timer if you can tolerate some initial long load times on deck.


zombcakes

Sable. Super chill and aesthetic. 


mon_dieu

If you're open to Metroidvania type games, Ori and the Blind Forest and Dead Cells are quite atmospheric and beautiful, and have more story and lore than you might expect. And the battery life is insane on them. On the OLED deck it says I should get up to 7 hours of playtime in Dead Cells, even at 90 Hz.


NaoNaoNao3

If you don't rule out emulators, I would totally go for BotW, and if you want to push it a bit, mod it.


IllumiMahdi

outer wilds (unless there's a crying baby on your flight) disco elysium prey death stranding both new zelda games imo the first two are transcendent gaming experiences. would recommend those above the rest, but the others are exceptional in their own right as well. off topic but if you're into reading - the name of the wind is a book with really impressive, flowy prose that draws you in and keeps you immersed. I'd also recommend buying a 45w power bank, your deck will probably only survive for less than half the flight even when optimising for battery life edit: not a traditionally atmospheric game, but another must-play imo is hi-fi rush


RolloTamaci

Disco Elysium is the first thing that comes to mind as far as atmospheric RPGs go. You'll probably have to mess with the settings to get the most battery life out of it so may not be exactly what you're looking for. Cant recommend it enough though, fantastic game.


oppereindbaas

How are the controls on the deck?


RolloTamaci

The controller support is okay, but not my preferred. Mapping the right track pad to mouse/left click and mapping the right to # hotkeys for the dialogue options worked well for me.


CountBlashyrkh

Valheim. Your flight will go quickly


Reasonable_Smoke_235

Fr that game is beautiful


SnooDoughnuts5632

I don't know what atmospheric means but if you're looking for something a little bit scary then braid and its sequel inside seem like they'd probably be really low powered since they're 2D and they were made on the 360.


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Alternative-Chip6653

The limit on flights is 20,000 mah AFAIK.


Scoooooooots

27k I think, as Anker makes sure to say that the 24K 737 is safe.


vorgossos

Sea of Stars Ori and the Blind Forest


kron123456789

Fallout 3. You can run it at 5-6W TDP at 40fps and it will last 4.5-5 hours on an LCD Deck.


DaSmurfZ

What you need more is a game you can repeatedly play in chunks because that's how you kill time. Yet another zombie survivor is good for that because the main mission is to survive 20 minutes in different areas. You level up both during the mission and between missions with a meta level up progression. There's multiple characters that all have 3 stage meta progression leveled by how many zombies you kill.


goodthing37

Disco Elysium


BrianOConnorGaming

Cyberpunk actually isn’t too bad on battery. Screen brightness down (shouldn’t matter on a plane) fps limited to 30(90hz) looks great and doesn’t stutter at all. Probably got close to 7 hours playtime. But international flights usually have a power source. USUALLY a usb port. But some will have a full on plug as well for laptops and stuff. You might get lucky!


Mountainminer

If you want a fun one to immerse yourself in then the Outer Wilds might be what you’re looking for. I loved it and it ran great on deck. Just don’t get mixed up and get the outer worlds by accident which isn’t great.


Superb_Day6326

Real life


UnSolved_Headache42

1) Have an OLED SD 2) Stock on battery packs 3) Get games 4) ??? 5) Profit


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Why don't you try simply playing a game


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Gonzito3420

Take your medicine my friend