• Ori and the Blind Forest, after recently completing WotW.
• GTA IV
• Stanley Parable: ultra deluxe. Loved the first one.
• The Beginner's Guide

Some local multiplayer games to play with my partner on the dock:

• It Takes Two
• Unravel 1 & 2
• ibb and obb
• Pummel Party
• Sonic All-Stars Racing

I also considered Hollow Knight and Dead Cells, but prefer to get games on GOG when available.

Ori and the Will of the Wisp is a good metroidvania, with nice ambiance/music, but the story is a bit generic. It plays well on the Steam Deck, as I guess most metroidvanias do.

Thanks for the suggestion, eSoccer looks good!

• Couch multiplayer on the TV with my partner.
• Couch solo gaming, while hanging out with my partner, to stop myself being isolated awayiny computer room.

+1 to Ludusavi. It auto detects savegame paths based on pcgamingwiki. Great design!

It would be interesting to see which games are popular on Steam Deck that aren't popular on other devices (I.e. games well suited to the Steam Deck) and vice versa (I.e. games not well suited to the Steam Deck).

Try the Dualsense. If it works well for you, save the money and buy a game instead. If it doesn't, get an 8bitdo controller.

I replaced my broken Logitech F710 with a PS5 Controller.

The only advantages of the PS5 controller are gyro support, saving a USB port, and USB-C charging.

I'd stick with the Logitech F710.

How do you handle multiple games at once? I'm also trying to play most of my worthwhile games to at least finish the main storyline/quests.

I try to games that don't have overlapping mechanics: if I'm in the mood for a puzzle, I play Baba is You. If I want something more casual, I play Sonic Racing.

I feel like I would forget about a game as soon as I start another game. then I have to restart the save because I forgot all the controls

Sometimes I do forget games, but I don't mind if that happens. Some games just don't stick. I try to buy games only when on discount, so I don't feel bad if I stop playing it.

I usually complete games, but never to 100%. What attracts me to a game is not usually what's involved in getting to 100% (e.g. I like the Arkham series just for gliding and stealth, so I don't bother with the Riddler collectibles)

Recently discusseed in https://lemmy.one/post/558455, which might be useful.

• Couch multiplayer on the TV with my partner.
• Couch solo gaming, while hanging out with my partner, to stop myself being isolated awayiny computer room.

Completed:

• Broforce: fun but gets repetitive.
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps: great.
• The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe: a worthy successor.

Currently playing:

• Celeste
• Baba is you
• Sonic all stars racing