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Searching for a grindy game for on the Steam deck

Hey everyone!

So I recently bought the Steam deck, and love every second of it. It allows me to play games that I normally never play on PC. Like some indies.

But I have a question. I want a game where I can just braindead level. Bit like Runescape back in the day. Is there some game like that for the Deck?

DaDaDrood ,

Monster Hunter World/Rise. After mastering monsters it becomes a grind for parts.

Hiuhokiguess ,

D2R. I know plenty have played the shit out of D2 already but somehow I hadn’t and after seeing how shit D4 was D2R has been great on the deck. Runs flawlessly.

hogart ,
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Do you get to move around using the left thumbstick?

Hiuhokiguess ,

Putting this game on console ruined it some say.

filister ,

Try Dinkum, it’s like a mixture between Animal’s crossing and Srardew Valley and a very chill and relaxed game. There are a bunch of levels for pretty much every one of your skills and it takes a while to progress into the game.

TwilightVulpine ,

Forager is a prettty good small indie not quite idle zelda-like, where you gather resources and craft to progress along a whole tech tree. It’s pretty fun and chill to play without too much focus.

Nelots ,

If you’re into idle games at all, try out Melvor Idle. Costs $10 but you can try it for free on a browser if you want to see what you’re getting. It’s heavily inspired by RuneScape. Melvor is without a doubt the best idle game I’ve ever played, so if you’re a fan of the genre and aren’t afraid of the grind, I’d highly recommend it.

all-knight-party ,
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I almost wanted to recommend this, but for a dedicated game system it's a real emphasis on idle. You'd essentially be tapping every so often or setting up a task and then letting it go. I don't think it's a good dedicated Steam Deck game, but it is a hell of an idle game

Nelots ,

True, it can occasionally grab your attention for a few days if you have an immediate goal, but it’s more of a background game most of the time. Still thought it was worth bringing up, especially at the mention of runescape!

DrRatso ,

Path of exile new league (season) drops in 9 days, perfect time to familiarise yourself with basics and hit the grind, and oh boy is there grind to be had.

JBloodthorn ,
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I read the title wrong, and now I'm picturing an angle grinder simulator that uses the motion controls on the deck.

siata ,

Dorfromantik

nugget359 ,

Loop Hero

Hades

Persona 4 or 5

TwilightVulpine ,

You absolutely can’t play Hades at a braindead level

zachary3752 ,

The game does have an easy mode if you want it to be more brain dead. But it definitely does still require some thought for sure.

Shivs ,
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Siralim Ultimate maybe? The Steam description: "Siralim Ultimate is a monster catching, dungeon crawling RPG with a ridiculous amount of depth. Summon over 1200 different creatures and travel through randomly generated dungeons to acquire resources, new creatures, and loot."

At some points, you need to rethink your setup and incorporate the new stuff you've found along the way to be able to mindlessly grind on but I've played for 160 hours so far and having a blast trying different strategies. Evoker is my favorite class so far - casting so many spells before the battle even begins that the enemy never gets their turn.

JBloodthorn ,
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I played Siralim Ultimate on my deck while my newborn was sleeping on my lap pillow. It is absolutely great for just mindless numbers go up gameplay. It's also fantastic if you want to spend hours theorycrafting and tinkering to get the perfect team for you.

Animator for lyfe. My Animatus goes first, punches one thing, and corpse explosions start rolling.

Ferris ,
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Stardew Valley lol

It’s very treadmill, but can be fun.

pory ,
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Halls of Torment. Cookie Clicker. Vampire Survivors.

PsychedOut ,

If you like RuneScape from back in the day we have OldSchool RuneScape based on the game from 2007 and still being updated weekly. Polls control most updates so players get to choose and have feedback with the development of the game. 2 weeks ago they just released Desert Treasure 2, one of the biggest quest updates ever.

ominouslemon , (edited )

Vampire Survivors seems to fit the bill: no story, a bit of tactics, you level up to get new items, and enjoy killing hordes of enemies at once. After every run you can unlock power-ups for the next run… It’s one of my most played games in the last few months. It’s one of the classic “just one more run” type of games

Vengefu1Tuna ,
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Second this, it’s my usual go to when I want something that doesn’t take a ton of brain power. It can also be played with only one hand on the Deck (mapping A and B to L4 and L5).

echoplex21 ,

I was so addicted to this game it was crazy. Finally able to pull myself away now . It’s also a fun game to just pick up and have a quick session commuting.

Thoth19 ,

Great game unfortunately it’s finishable in about 40-50h. And there isn’t much to do after that. You can overnight farm gold but it doesn’t really get you anything

havocpants ,

Oh, only 40-50 hours of entertainment for £3 what a scam!

Thoth19 ,

Great game. Totally worth the money. But not long and grindy like OP asked for.

ominouslemon ,

Lol I honestly was not sure if your comment was sarcastic or not. I guess you’re saying that if you’re looking to spend 1000s of hours with a game (like what people do with Runescape) Vampire Survivors is not the best. Still, you can easily get 100+ hours out of the base game + another buch of hours with the DLCs.

Also I think how quick you get tired of it depends on how much you’re looking to break the game with golden eggs farming. I personally have not done it but, if you do, it becomes pretty boring pretty fast.

Thoth19 ,

I enjoyed my 50h but it isn’t a super long grindy game like OP is asking for.

Also there’s nothing to do when you farm golden eggs. You can just keep getting bigger numbers but there are no more unlocks etc. Also the lag is the real enemy at that point.

So great game but not that long.

Nioxic ,

Alternative suggestions:

Halls of torment

Soulstone survivors

Hakls of torment is great. Much better than vampire survivors, in a lot of ways

Lycist ,

The Disgaea games are a great grind, tons of Post Story content to delve into and days of pure grinding.

Tactical RPG is the genre, fyi.

Rouxibeau ,

Came here to ask if Disgaea was compatible and recommend it if it was.

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