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Wondering if there are any recommendations for city-builders on the steam deck. Preferably with a realistic 3d style. I'm not fond of 2d games or cartoon graphics for these kind of games. Also war shouldn't be the biggest focus. I prefer a more relaxed game. Really would like to find one which people can recommend for the deck.

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[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Against the Storm is my person favorite on steam deck. Maps are not super huge and it’s kind of a rogue-lite city builder so the cities don’t necessarily become sprawling landscapes that choke the steam deck. It also happens to be on sale right now.

Other one I do on Steam Deck is Timberborn

[–] Blaze241@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the recommendation but unfortunately both are too cartoony for me artstyle wise.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Okay, no problem. Maybe you should try Farthest Frontier. It also works really well on SD. I didn’t mention it before because I enjoy the others more right now but FF is expected to drop a huge patch sometime in the near future.

[–] FabulousAardvark@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you find Timberborn on the deck? I struggle with the controls somewhat

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Did you try remapping the controls? It runs great!

[–] kilgore@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I absolutely loved Surviving Mars!

[–] Blaze241@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] kilgore@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

It worked perfectly on the deck, I had no issues whatsoever. That was a big point for me too regarding SD controls and a city builder. 100% would play through it again!