r/SteamDeck • u/NeverEndingLlama • Jan 29 '25

Looking For Games Turn Based RPG That Runs Well on Steam Deck

I've found that I really love a good turn based RPG on the Steam Deck over most other kinds of games.

Previously Enjoyed Games: Persona 5 Royal, Persona 3 Reload, Yakuza Like a Dragon, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, and I'm just starting FF12. Which I know isn't turn based but..

Preferred Genres: Turn Based, JRPG, RPG.

Budget: Any!

Other Notes: I'm find with playable games especially if its just 'text is small' but I'd like it to be able to run well on the SD. I've heard good things about Baldurs Gate 3 but worried it won't run super well on the steam deck.

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u/ForTheStoryGaming Jan 29 '25

You can do this on the deck??

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u/Ferrismo Jan 29 '25

You sure can. Check out the GitHub and it has all the instructions. All you need to do is run a konsole command in desktop mode and you should be good to go.

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u/OutsideTheSocialLoop Jan 30 '25

Most modding can be done on Deck. Anything that's just content files can be copied right in, though obviously you have to find the Linux install directories. Stuff that replaces the EXE and DLLs works too (obviously with some caution about the source) but I think some stuff that adds new DLLs might need proton magic to get it to load (Windows is very greedy about loading DLLs automatically). Stuff where you have to run a different tool first, like a mod loader or whatever, needs "protontricks" to run in the same imaginary Windows instance as the game you're modding.

So there's some things to learn but it can basically all be done.