I'm new to Steam and pc gaming, grabbed an OLED deck a little bit ago. I'm looking for recommendations for FPS and RPGs that I can play offline. I've never played any of the Elder Scrolls stuff should I grab one of them? What do you suggest?
Some offline-friendly FPS games.
Half-Life 1 and 2
Borderlands 2 and 3
Dusk
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
First-person puzzle games (other than Portal 1 and 2, which you've heard about enough already):
There's a lot of stuff there you won't play, but it's a must have for the Half Life and Portal series.
Also Wolfenstein: The New Order and Doom 2016 are great.
Try these gems:
Vampire Survivors
Death must die
Dead Cells
Animal Well
It's as if they were made specifically for the Steam Deck
For Elder Scrolls, I'd recommend giving either Oblivion or Skyrim a whirl, and then after you feel done with one, try the other. In my opinion they are both great for different reasons, and they are different enough to feel like very different games in some ways.
If it helps you make a decision in terms of RPG story feel, Skyrim is more about you as the hero, and Oblivion you're more like a person that happens to be there.
There's great modding resources too if you're into that. Especially on Nexus. Even light modding like some QoL upgrades or bug fixes. I'm not talking crazy mods.
Oh, the endgame for Skyrim (the original DLCs) really do give you some rewarding post-game fun in like a god mode.
The Halo Anniversary collection shines on SteamDeck. It was my first purchase after getting mine, I think.
Monster Sanctuary! Outstanding mix of metroidvania and pokemon sorta game
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines
Not sure how it plays on Deck (UI is pretty small scale iirc) but Morrowind is great if you like RPGs with great atmosphere that don't hold your hand, and if you're ok with oldish graphics (some famous mods make it much more palatable however). I don't particularly like Oblivion or Skyrim, they're much more generic whereas Morrowind is pretty unique in terms of universe. But then again you'd have to look up how well it runs on the Deck and whether or not you can install the unofficial bugfix mod among other obligatory things
Shadow of war is 2.99 CAD
Decent game to quit about 30h in because while it's good and fun to play, it's incredibly repetitive.
In case RPG includes JRPG for you: Both Nier:Automata and Nier:Replicant play fantastic in the deck, and those games are far more enjoyable with a controller instead of keyboard and mouse
Cat Quest
I'm currently in the process of trying to 100% Cat Quest, since I already have all achievements on Cat Quest 2, before Part 3 comes out this august. Very much enjoyed the first two games, so I recommend as well :)
RPG wise all the dragon age games are on sale, plus there's always fallout or skyrim.
I haven't played any of those, do you have a favorite?
Skyrim is a solid RPG, there's loads to do and the story is good too. Plus loads of replay value and opportunity for modding
I'm new to Steam and pc gaming, grabbed an OLED deck a little bit ago. I'm looking for recommendations for FPS and RPGs that I can play offline. I've never played any of the Elder Scrolls stuff should I grab one of them? What do you suggest?
Some offline-friendly FPS games.
First-person puzzle games (other than Portal 1 and 2, which you've heard about enough already):
Not sure it’s steam deck friendly, but The Talos Pinciple (1 and 2) are both great puzzle games.
Not one of the types you were asking about, but Hades feels like it's made for the Steam Deck, and it's a great game (and also on sale)
For FPS games, Doom (2016) is one of the all-time single-player FPS games and runs great on the Deck.
Doom 2016 was just about perfect. It blended old-shool FPS fundamentals with modern aiming, collectibles, etc.
Stardew valley, Midnight sun, diver Dave, persona 5
Half Life 2 and it's episodes are always on a massive sale in a Valve bundle.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/Valve_Complete_Pack/
There's a lot of stuff there you won't play, but it's a must have for the Half Life and Portal series.
Also Wolfenstein: The New Order and Doom 2016 are great.
Try these gems:
It's as if they were made specifically for the Steam Deck
For Elder Scrolls, I'd recommend giving either Oblivion or Skyrim a whirl, and then after you feel done with one, try the other. In my opinion they are both great for different reasons, and they are different enough to feel like very different games in some ways.
If it helps you make a decision in terms of RPG story feel, Skyrim is more about you as the hero, and Oblivion you're more like a person that happens to be there.
There's great modding resources too if you're into that. Especially on Nexus. Even light modding like some QoL upgrades or bug fixes. I'm not talking crazy mods.
Oh, the endgame for Skyrim (the original DLCs) really do give you some rewarding post-game fun in like a god mode.
The Halo Anniversary collection shines on SteamDeck. It was my first purchase after getting mine, I think.
Monster Sanctuary! Outstanding mix of metroidvania and pokemon sorta game
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines
Not sure how it plays on Deck (UI is pretty small scale iirc) but Morrowind is great if you like RPGs with great atmosphere that don't hold your hand, and if you're ok with oldish graphics (some famous mods make it much more palatable however). I don't particularly like Oblivion or Skyrim, they're much more generic whereas Morrowind is pretty unique in terms of universe. But then again you'd have to look up how well it runs on the Deck and whether or not you can install the unofficial bugfix mod among other obligatory things
Shadow of war is 2.99 CAD
Decent game to quit about 30h in because while it's good and fun to play, it's incredibly repetitive.
In case RPG includes JRPG for you: Both Nier:Automata and Nier:Replicant play fantastic in the deck, and those games are far more enjoyable with a controller instead of keyboard and mouse
Cat Quest
I'm currently in the process of trying to 100% Cat Quest, since I already have all achievements on Cat Quest 2, before Part 3 comes out this august. Very much enjoyed the first two games, so I recommend as well :)
RPG wise all the dragon age games are on sale, plus there's always fallout or skyrim.
I haven't played any of those, do you have a favorite?
Skyrim is a solid RPG, there's loads to do and the story is good too. Plus loads of replay value and opportunity for modding