What is a game you disliked on PC but absolutely loved on the Steam Deck?

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For me personally the one game I just could not get around to finish on my PC was Mafia 3. I am a huge Mafia fan. But Mafia 3 really did get extremely tedious for me and very repetitive towards the second half of the game. I really wanted to finish it but eventually just stopped playing it at all for a few weeks.

Then I went on to visit my parents for a week and brought my deck. While browsing my library to see what to install next I came accross Mafia 3. And while it is marked as not supported a quick youtube search showed me it in fact does run relatively okay.

So I downloaded it, and the ability to just drop in quickly do 1-2 of those repetitive missions and then put the deck back to sleep really helped me out with the game. I eventually started doing the side missions to unlock the main missions on my deck while watching TV in the background. The main missions I played on PC.

And that really transformed the gaming experience for me.

Another game I could not really get into on PC was Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart. That one also just did not really click for me. Then I tried it on my Deck and I finished it on there in a bit over a weekend.

Do you guys have similar experiences? And what games have been like that or similar for you? I´m excited to hear your stories!

Posted Jun 13, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC

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