I have really been loving my steam deck lately. I’ve now played through Fallout 3, New Vegas, all of their respective DLCs, and am about 100hrs into 4 right now.

Normally I play indie games since that’s where my interests are and I grow tired of the AAA jackassery.

I mention that to illustrate that I do use and live the deck. But I guess I’m not creative enough to use the back buttons at all. So to the title question:

  • What games do you play that make the most use of the back buttons?

  • What functions are mapped to those buttons?

  • Or are you like me and just never use them?

  • Funderpants
    10·
    6 months ago

    I pretty much never use them, don’t have the right hand shape and grip for it.

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      I initially tried pressing the bit that’s not flat against the back by squeezing it and it really wasn’t comfortable for my hand, but pressing the bit that is flat against the back is way easier

    • Domiku@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Yeah, I turn them off in a lot of games. Otherwise I accidentally hit them and trigger some weird effect.

    • diannetea@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 months ago

      I get a lot of joint pain from specific or repetitive movements (especially in my hands) and these are just slightly too stiff and in a hard enough to press place that using them for more than very occasional use will hurt. I bought some rubber things that make them a bit easier to press, but they still are difficult for me.