I’ve been interested in picking one up in the sale, but between the controls and newer games having high CPU demands, it seems like a stretch to get a comfortable experience in handheld. Something with either built-in controller support, a slower pace or a good community layout would be perfect.

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      This was exactly my thought. Probably no better game than Halo Wars, just unfortunately no Halo Wars 2 because it’s still not on Steam.

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      Just picked it up, thanks. Shame about Halo Wars 2, hopefully it gets added to Steam in the future.

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      Thanks for this! That competitive gameplay was fun to watch. Turns out I already have it in my steam library too, definitely going to give it a try.

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    mentioned in another comment, but Halo Wars is fantastic on the Deck. also, Command and Conquer Remastered plays well with some controller configuration.

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    You could give wartales a look, great game that I’ve sunk a lot of hours into. To be fair though I play on a linux desktop not steam deal but close enough.

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    This has just reminded me of the old Aliens vs Predator rts on Xbox. I wonder if it’s possible to emulate it? I might have a go, I remember enjoying it back in the day.

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    What style of RTS are you looking for? City Skylines and Transport Fever 2 show up under Strategy for Steam Deck verified games, but I personally wouldn’t consider them a traditional RTS (although they’re both very entertaining to me).

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        I mean it’s strategy that happens in real time? Surely they are a kind of RTS?

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          That’s like calling Cities Skylines an RPG because you “play the role” of a city planner. RTS refers to a specific kind of game.