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taiyang, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

Try out Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2. It’s one of those JRPG games with a lot of mysteries and loose threads and every single one of them end up solved by the end.

Sterile_Technique, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!
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Downhill Domination is… honestly stupid as all hell, but by design: it’s a lot of fun :P

It’s a downhill mountain bike racing game with a combat system, and it’s ridiculous. You start being able to punch the bicyclists next to you; once you knock enough of them off their bikes you upgrade to being able to kick; then iirc you eventually get a stick or something lol. Otherwise, it’s just another get-from-point-A-to-B-as-fast-as-possible game that doesn’t require a lot of thought.

Signtist, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

Try Steambot Chronicles! It’s my favorite game of all time by a wide margin, but it’s been forgotten by time. It’s a really cool adventure game with a ton of different things to do, from piloting a giant robot to playing different musical instruments in a band, to decorating your own little apartment, and a bunch of other stuff! There’s a lot of dialogue choices to make too that can affect how people treat you, and lead to a few different endings, including being a hero vs a villain. The graphics and soundtrack are great, too! I can’t recommend it enough!

Flames5123,

Oh my god. I have forgotten about this game for a while. I need to redownload it and get it on my steam deck! It’s such a fun game! I played this for a while. I can still hear the first song you play on the harmonica when the girl sings. I gotta get my wife to play this game and see what she thinks. Thanks for the reminder!!

It really sucks that there won’t be a sequel to this game…

Signtist,

Glad I could jog your memory! Yeah, I even went so far as to email the current owner of the rights to it about a sequel a few years ago, and basically got the generic “Maybe one day” response.

Sterile_Technique, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!
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One of the weirdest games I’ve ever played: Okage: Shadow King.

Think Final Fantasy gameplay + Zelda: Majora’s Mask level of being genuinely bizarre as all hell.

Fair warning, the music will be stuck in your head for the rest of your life.

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…so grain of salt, cuz the name of this one doesn’t sound right, but the screenshots look correct: Gradius V?

Side scroller arcade-y jet fighter - I remember it being good.

I just don’t remember it being called Gradius >_<

njm1314, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

Any of the Suikoden games really. Legend of legaia 2

Ephemeral Fantasia for an extremely underrated gem.

prole,

I believe a Suikoden 1 & 2 remaster is coming out soon.

Sterile_Technique, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!
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Star Wars: Racer Revenge is probably the best racing game I’ve played to-date. It’s very similar to, and often confused with, the N64 podracing game, but it’s way more polished, and the driving physics are chef’s-kiss perfect. Like, the N64 game, the pod and two engines all move together as one unit; basically a car racing game with a pod racer skin. The PS2’s Racer Revenge actually feels like you’re in a pod that’s being pulled by two distinct engines.

Try playing in 1st-person view and set the controls (if you have a PS2 controller) so the left joystick controls the left pod and right joystick controls the right pod - so to turn left for example, you’d pull back on the left stick to brake the left pod, and push forward on the right to accelerate the right pod; since they’re tethered together, the right one arches around the left a bit, and it pulls the pod to the left. It’s harder to play that way vs the usual ‘press X to accelerate’ mechanic, but after the first couple laps you’ll have the hang of it, and it feels so satisfying.

Unfortunately, the last time I tried to run a rom of this game, it did NOT emulate well, to the point of being unplayable. That was probably at least 10 years ago though, so hopefully advancements since then mean it won’t be an issue for you; but heads up.

John_CalebBradberton, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

How is XIII via emulation? Would love to try that on my Steam Deck.

PerfectDark,
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That’s what this image is from! PCSX2 via the configurator. I use RetroDECK on my Steam Deck.

It runs perfectly! Absolutely perfect. I also use some HD texture packs, replacing the vanilla textures to make it look extra fancy :)

ExtraMedicated, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

Shadow of the Collossus

Horsey, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

I absolutely loved KH1/2 FM

son_named_bort, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

The Simpsons Hit and Run is a solid GTA style game and is considered to be one of the best Simpsons games ever. The Simpsons Road Rage is a rip-off of Crazy Taxi but is still a solid game. The Simpsons Game is also a good game that kinda does it’s own thing. Don’t bother with the Simpsons Skateboarding, that one sucks.

thatKamGuy, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

Not yet mentioned:

Prince of Persia Trilogy (Sands of Time, Warrior Within, Two Thrones)

God of War 1&2

Devil May Cry 1-3

Bully (Canis Canem Edit in PAL)

Killer7

Under the Skin

Viewtiful Joe 1&2

nul9o9,

Definitely the DMC games.

Mezmer1zed, (edited ) do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

Most of the good stuff’s been mentioned, so some B-Sides:

If you like JRPGs, the Xenosaga series

NBA Street 2

Don’t think I saw Jak and Daxter mentioned, they’re great

Freedom Fighters is flawed but so fun

Edit: forgot Zone of the Enders

AlligatorBlizzard,

Loved the Xenosaga series, shame they never actually got to make the 6 games they wanted.

Jak and Dexter games absolutely, but I actually prefer the later ones that aren’t just platforming like the first.

Mezmer1zed,

Yeah, such a bummer they got shut down, especially since the gameplay was just finally getting really tight by episode 3.

Same page on Jak and Daxter, first is definitely my least favorite, the evolution of the gunplay, exploration and vehicles was awesome.

mesamunefire, (edited ) do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!

Chrono trigger and cross are both good on the SD.

Thcdenton, do games w Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!
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Zahille7,

YOU FOUND IT!

Thcdenton,
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