So yeah I’m kinda curious what game has given people the longest period they’ve been able to play on SD without needing to plug the charger in. For me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a AAA game, AA or some indie pixelated game that only a couple MB of storage. Most game last a couple minutes, maybe an hour, but it burns out pretty quick. It’s understandable because the SD is doing a lot and they can be taxing but I’m curious how long someone’s managed to last unplugged. Also if there are any ways to improve it outside of getting a portable charger
bloons6 and forager can both get 5+ hours
fallout nv you get 5 to 6 hours its awesome
Can you install a Tale of Two Wastelands without having to install windows on your steam deck?
it’s truly a blessing
I can get 6 or 7 hours out of Stardew Valley. I’ll admit I care very little about graphics. I’ll do whatever it takes to get a steady fps. Which is kinda funny considering I’ve never got more than an hour or two at a time to play lmao. I crank most games down to low across the board right at the start and never look back. A few games need shadows on medium or they’ll look real wonky but everything else sits at low.
Brotato!
& the winner for most popular game mode played in succession is:
AR Challenges in Arkham Knight😃
I got the longest playtime with Darkest Dungeon without fiddling much. To reduce battery drain you can lower the max tdp for wattage, reduce refreshrate/fps und brightness, lower your graphics settings and maybe use some of the third party tools like cryo utilities (even though I don’t do that myself).
I got around 6-6,5 hours of battery life with 7W TDP and 40 fps/hz refresh rate
I was playing Brotato this weekend it is so fun and light. My SD can run it for hours.
Emulators is probably a good way to go. If you have a copy of Super Punchout, Super Mario World, Super Castlevania IV or Final Fantasy VI then you should be good for well over seven hours and have an amazing time doing it.
Visual novels where I can just crank the TDP to minimum.
Any recommendations for a VN newbie?
Pizza Game!
Steins Gate!! It’s still stands as a personal favourite VN
I remember getting that for Vita after watching the anime. I didn’t realise it was a VN and I spent ages thinking “when is the game going to start?” 😂
PHOENIX WRIGHT ACE ATTORNEY IS THE ONLY OPTION. DON’T LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE
OBJECTION! Fingers pointedly with a stern face.
I recently beta tested a visual novel for someone on deck and battery life was amazing. It’s not a genre I’d usually play but thinking I might start playing more because of that. SD was predicting 9 hours and that’s without reducing any settings.
I got several hours of Let’s Build a Zoo
I think I did vampire survivors almost all the way from Copenhagen to New York.
I did lower the refresh rate and stuff, it didn’t effect the game at all.
And if I remember correctly I had battery to spare when we landed.
That being said my brain was quite fucked when we did land.
10/10 would do it again.
Darkest Dungeon, probably 6 hours or so.
Rimworld. I can get a good 6 hrs
Just curious where people are at where they can’t plug in frequently enough that this is an issue.
5 :36 minutes Star Ocean 2 Remake. TDP=9 FPS=30 SOC Undervolting= -50 mv