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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

This isn't really true. At least on the steam deck. Of the 156 games I have in my library, 52 of the are "great on deck". Id say twenty of the other ones work great anyways.

I don't play multiplayer games, but the one I do have are in the works great category. The vast majority are single player games. (Just checked, i have 15 games that not compatible at all)

Definitely double check your games before making the switch.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

"great on deck" is a lot more than Linux support. It also means the text is readable on a small screen and the game has 100% controller support.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

A lot of the "unsupported" or "unknown" games also work fine. Some may require switching to a specific Proton version (check protondb.com), but many work fine.