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[T0minator]

For those of you that mainly play on Steam and have a huge library. What are some great exclusive games to get on the platform. I'm interested in getting the Steam Machine whenever it releases just wondering would be some great games to check out

I currently own a PS5 Pro and Switch 2

 

[tkminus]

None. If you are on steam, we have unwritten rule. Discover your path. Too many different genre are on the platform. Each need different playstyle. So you need to find your own path.

If you really want a great game, pick this series as starter.

Play as many indie games as you can. Also use HRK, Eneba, g2a for cheap key games, so you can build your library fast.

p.s.. dont buy steam machine. Get the steam deck, much better than that crap, since it a huge risk.

 

[T0minator]

None. If you are on steam, we have unwritten rule. Discover your path. Too many different genre are on the platform. Each need different playstyle. So you need to find your own path.

If you really want a great game, pick this series as starter.

Play as many indie games as you can. Also use HRK, Eneba, g2a for cheap key games, so you can build your library fast.

p.s.. dont buy steam machine. Get the steam deck, much better than that crap, since it a huge risk.

Awesome suggestions. Thanks but why is Steam Machine a risk?

I get the price might be crazy but I'm not really into handheld gaming. I don't play on the go anyway I just play in the living room. It'll be supported for years im sure

 

[Beechos]

I'll prob focus on rts games and strategy games. That's one genre that consoles can't touch and plays best in front of a monitor instead of a tv screen. Some random ones to start you off in no order. Most these games have mult sequels

Command & conquer
Total War
Company of heroes
Civilization
Heroes of might and magic

 

[Hoddi]

Difficult question considering it's basically a 40+ year library all things considered. If you've never played mouse + keyboard games before then RTSes and strategy games are well worth getting into that are difficult to play with a gamepad. Tempest Rising and Civilization being good introductions to those not to mention Total War and Starcraft. Age of Empires/Mythology also deserve a shoutout.

If you have a PSVR2 then getting an adapter and playing Half-Life: Alyx is also a must. The entire HL catalog is honestly worth playing as well as countless other games that never received resolution/framerate patches on console. HL1 was recently recreated as Black Mesa and HL2 has a VR patch, for example.

And then there's the entire RPG genre. Legend of Grimrock 1+2 are good (recent) old-school RPGs as well as countless others.

 

[The_hunter]

I haven't played it yet, but I had my eye on this game.

 

[tkminus]

Awesome suggestions. Thanks but why is Steam Machine a risk?

I get the price might be crazy but I'm not really into handheld gaming. I don't play on the go anyway I just play in the living room. It'll be supported for years im sure

Because it is valve. Last time i trusted their machine, i ended up with garbage device.

 

[Guilty_AI]

You mean like PC only games that aren't on switch 2 or ps5? You can check out the library of FPSs and immersive sims it has, some may be on console tho.

You could go with Black Mesa since its DAH GABE'NS PC




Some other interesting stuff that isn't super esoteric not on playstation/switch2 (to my knowledge).

Out of these, G-string could give a bit of trouble but according to the protondb page it should work mostly fine



Some cool games with strong workshop support (aka loads of custom player-made stuff like tracks, levels, etc)

THE ONE, THE ONLY

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Holy shit some absolute trash tier takes in here. OP, just find an aggregator site that gives you the "charts" for games that have full controller support if you really don't want to find your own games.

 

[Guilty_AI]

https://www.protondb.com/

Worth checking to see if a game is deck verified or playable. Whatever functions on the Steam Deck should work on the Steam Machine

 

[Fahdis]

Every game on PC is best exclusive. Even console ports when done right. Tinker a little bit with mods and you're in Nirvana.

 

[ChoosableOne]

If you're strictly asking about exclusives, Counter-Strike 2, of course. Maybe Dota 2, if you're into that genre.

I played Megabonk recently—it was great. There are also some good retro shooters, racing sims, indies, rpgs and adventure games that aren't widely available on other systems.

Other than these, nothing comes to mind that you can't play on consoles.

 

[Soodanim]

p.s.. dont buy steam machine. Get the steam deck, much better than that crap, since it a huge risk.

This is so ridiculous that it needs to be addressed.

The original Steam Machine concept was a long time ago, and came and went before any of the groundwork that makes Steam Deck work. Not Proton, not Steam Input's huge strides (if it existed at all), not SteamOS how it is today, and not any of the other smaller things that make Linux gaming viable.

The only reason you're happy with your Steam Deck isn't because it's a magical super device, it's because Valve and others spent years laying the groundwork to make SteamOS and Linux gaming work. That work transfers to the new Steam Machine/GabeCube just like it transfers to every other Linux handheld and PC out there.

The new Steam Machine is going to work just as well as the Deck and there is no logical reason to think it won't.

 

[uncreativename]

Exclusives? I recommend Medieval 2 Total War. One of the greatest games of all time with one of the greatest modding scenes of all time :] .

PC exclusives are mostly strategy games or other niche stuff like that, or old games, or both. It's not like consoles though, PC doesn't need exclusives to survive. The point of PC is you get access to every game ever made, and when games are on console and PC the PC port is usually the best version, these days. Some games you might need to tinker with a little, but still.

 

[Sticks]

 

[John Bilbo]

Play all the Valve games. All of them. Yes even the smaller and obscure ones.

I just tried Alien Swarm myself a couple of days ago. It's like a top down Left 4 Dead mixed with Aliens and Helldivers. Seems great fun!

 

[HRK69]

It's difficult to know where to start answering that; it really is a gold mine of exclusive content

 

[TrebleShot]

Ok so the concept of an exclusive does not really exist on pc since it's an open platform with no one governing what goes on there and remains there it's really down to the Devs.

The best exclusives though are going to be your small horror experiences and indie games that haven't made their way to console yet and loads of them are genuinely great. But just have a dog around steam start with the charts there will be loads you've never heard of.

 

[Branded]

I literally have 1337 games on there right now, can never go back to only console gaming. Shits way too expensive as well.

Do yourself a favour and sync your Steam account on gg.deals and be in awe of the cheap gems you're able to grab.

 

[owandeseis]

Ok so the concept of an exclusive does not really exist on pc since it's an open platform with no one governing what goes on there and remains there it's really down to the Devs.

The best exclusives though are going to be your small horror experiences and indie games that haven't made their way to console yet and loads of them are genuinely great. But just have a dog around steam start with the charts there will be loads you've never heard of.

This, and also mods which transform games, Dayz with custom servers/mods for example, your game will end up weighting 200+GB tho but worth it.

Also embrace the tactical RPG combat games, specially with permadeath, peak gaming, Mewgenics is a good entry choice, XCOM 2 with the famous Long War mod is the GOAT in the genre, Xenonauts 2 or MENACE, haven't tried them yet but heard good things too

Path of Exile 2 is a banger too and will only get better soon, it's also on consoles but it's quite rough there as it's more CPU heavy

 

[StereoVsn]

Don't forget OP that even games that release on consoles are generally going to be better on PC. And there is no need to be fixated on Steam Machine specifically either. You can get AMD based PC (AM5 platform CPU, 9060XT, 9070, 9070XT for GPUs) prebuilt and can always load Bazzite and have a better Steam Machine already.

Mod support can make a good game amazing. So anything from Bethesda or Cyberpunk or Witcher or Stalker are simply going to be much better on PC.

For exclusives, there are racing games, flight sims, many different types of strategy games (War games, RTS, 4X, Grand Strategy, etc.) that are either non existent or terrible on consoles.

Try Total War series of games or say Paradox Entertainment output. So Total War Rome 2, Total War Shogun 2, Stellaris, Victoria 3, Hearts of Iron 4, Europa Universalis 5, and many others.

CRPGs also are going to be better on PC every time due to much better KBM control schema and mods.

Games like Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, WH40K Rogue Trader and BG3 are simply going to be better on PC.

 

[mrpants]

Maybe get games with inventory drops

 

[tkminus]

This is so ridiculous that it needs to be addressed.

The original Steam Machine concept was a long time ago, and came and went before any of the groundwork that makes Steam Deck work. Not Proton, not Steam Input's huge strides (if it existed at all), not SteamOS how it is today, and not any of the other smaller things that make Linux gaming viable.

The only reason you're happy with your Steam Deck isn't because it's a magical super device, it's because Valve and others spent years laying the groundwork to make SteamOS and Linux gaming work. That work transfers to the new Steam Machine/GabeCube just like it transfers to every other Linux handheld and PC out there.

The new Steam Machine is going to work just as well as the Deck and there is no logical reason to think it won't.

I don't have steam deck.
I bought their steam machine stream, which was useless. Had I invested in a computer at that age, I would have saved a lot of money and trouble.

I simply don't trust valve with those things. If you want something like that, connect your PC to your tv and start big screen mode. That is a much better console option.

 

[LyricalShrike]

PC is the platform. Steam is a store. The steam machine will play games from anywhere. Any game which runs on Linux will work on the steam machine. You can check out GOG as well.

Picking a PC game to recommend is difficult. Play Kenshi I guess. That's about as PC as things get

 

[Topher]

Because it is valve. Last time i trusted their machine, i ended up with garbage device.

Steam Machine is just a PC man. The "risk" is minimal.

If you want something like that, connect your PC to your tv and start big screen mode. That is a much better console option.

That's exactly what Steam Machine is

 

[JohnnyFootball]

If anyone in this threads wants a GOD tier Linux PC for $1600 here it is. This is a REALLY good fucking deal in this mem/storage starved climate. I have absolutely NO need for an extra PC, but even I am tempted to pick one of these up, for no fucking reason. You cannot build a better Linux PC than this right now.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/698738/powerspec-g729-gaming-pc

It has 32GB and 2TB storage. In this climate, that is nearly $800 by itself.

For all the praise Valve gets, its obviously clear that they had NO memory secured when announcing the Gabe cube and I honestly wont be surprised if it gets cancelled.
They are going to be soooo low on the totem pole when it comes to filling memory orders.

 

[StereoVsn]

If anyone in this threads wants a GOD tier Linux PC for $1600 here it is. This is a REALLY good fucking deal in this mem/storage starved climate. I have absolutely NO need for an extra PC, but even I am tempted to pick one of these up, for no fucking reason. You cannot build a better Linux PC than this right now.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/698738/powerspec-g729-gaming-pc

It has 32GB and 2TB storage. In this climate, that is nearly $800 by itself.

For all the praise Valve gets, its obviously clear that they had NO memory secured when announcing the Gabe cube and I honestly wont be surprised if it gets cancelled.
They are going to be soooo low on the totem pole when it comes to filling memory orders.

This is an excellent deal for $1700. It has 7800x3d vs 9800x3d but real life performance difference is going to be 10% or less (mostly less if you play above 1080p).

Throw Bazzite on top and you got a top tier Steam Machine at home!

 

[poppabk]

Beamng.drive

 

[Lucie Goosey]

What's got me excited is some of these modpacks for Skyrim, Oblivion, and Morrowind.



Path of the Incarnate is peak PC gaming. The community at its best. Check out Nehrim and Enderal as well. Don't be afraid to take some risks and venture out into new territory.

 

[Soodanim]

I don't have steam deck.
I bought their steam machine stream, which was useless. Had I invested in a computer at that age, I would have saved a lot of money and trouble.

I simply don't trust valve with those things. If you want something like that, connect your PC to your tv and start big screen mode. That is a much better console option.

But you do trust Valve, because you're recommending the Deck. You're just so bitter over the original Machine that you're not applying rational thinking to new Machine. That's fine until you start recommending others follow nonsensical ways. You're lying to others to satisfy your own spite.

 

[tkminus]

But you do trust Valve, because you're recommending the Deck. You're just so bitter over the original Machine that you're not applying rational thinking to new Machine. That's fine until you start recommending others follow nonsensical ways. You're lying to others to satisfy your own spite.

because deck makes sense. outdoor gaming device.

 

[Topher]

because deck makes sense. outdoor gaming device.

If the OP was interested in handhelds then he would have asked about handhelds. You are just trolling at this point

 

[Bonfires Down]

Their difficult second game:

 

[JohnnyFootball]

This is an excellent deal for $1700. It has 7800x3d vs 9800x3d but real life performance difference is going to be 10% or less (mostly less if you play above 1080p).

Throw Bazzite on top and you got a top tier Steam Machine at home!

Contrary to popular belief. I feel that Bazzite is actually EASIER to setup than Windows these days. There are some GREAT addons like proton.db that can even be added to each game page. You can get a clear list of commands to use get the game running if it has issues.

 

[lastmessiah]

R.E.P.O. obviously

 

[SpokkX]

Total War warhammer 3

One of the best games ever made

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I don't have steam deck.
I bought their steam machine stream, which was useless. Had I invested in a computer at that age, I would have saved a lot of money and trouble.

I simply don't trust valve with those things. If you want something like that, connect your PC to your tv and start big screen mode. That is a much better console option.

I have my issues with Valve too. (I will NEVER forget how they locked me out of my entire account for a week back in 2011 because of a credit card malfunction.) Since then, Valve has largely cleaned up that mess. Any key issues, result in revoking of the key and not the account.

And contrary to popular belief, they have plenty of failures. Plenty of cancelled projects and not to mention an inability to get out Half Life 3 that is only rivaled by George RR Martin and the Winds of Winter. Its just that their two most successful projects Steam and Steamdeck were done so well that people can forgive the failures.

I honestly don't expect the Gabecube to come out at this point. They clearly didn't secure memory and are now just stringing everyone along until they likely have to announce a cancellation.

 

[PeteBull]

For those of you that mainly play on Steam and have a huge library. What are some great exclusive games to get on the platform. I'm interested in getting the Steam Machine whenever it releases just wondering would be some great games to check out

I currently own a PS5 Pro and Switch 2

I would strongly advice to not jump on gabecube anytime soon, keep in mind we know its specs, its gonna be weaker from base ps5 and who knows when its gonna launch, u will barely have any time with it and ps6 gonna be around the corner.
Pricewise we know it will be relatively expensive too, all in all im saying if u wanna buy it dont buy it just coz, buy it coz u really know what it is and like value proposition there, for most ppl value will be nonexistent tho.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I would strongly advice to not jump on gabecube anytime soon, keep in mind we know its specs, its gonna be weaker from base ps5 and who knows when its gonna launch, u will barely have any time with it and ps6 gonna be around the corner.
Pricewise we know it will be relatively expensive too, all in all im saying if u wanna buy it dont buy it just coz, buy it coz u really know what it is and like value proposition there, for most ppl value will be nonexistent tho.

Its not even out and who knows if it will ever come out.

Go for the PC I recommended if you live near a Microcenter. A really really big if.

 

[StereoVsn]

Contrary to popular belief. I feel that Bazzite is actually EASIER to setup than Windows these days. There are some GREAT addons like proton.db that can even be added to each game page. You can get a clear list of commands to use get the game running if it has issues.

Yeah, especially with AMD based system it's really good now days. The link you posted would be perfect.

And if you think about it, PS5 Pro + Disk drive + 3-4 years of PSN isn't THAT price wise far from this overall.

 

[Tomorrow]

don't buy a steam machine. if it ever releases it'll be dead on arrival.

most steam exclusive games are esports/strategy and will suck playing with a controller. if you really wanted to play the likes of Counterstrike/DOTA2 then you could run it on any old PC.

Also, keep in mind that Steam Machine uses Linux. while things have improved it's still a shit show. Any kind of online/multiplayer game there is a high chance it won't work.

as great as steam is it still doesn't have everything. off the top of my head World of Warcraft (still one of the best MMORPGs) and League of Legends (which is better/way more popular than DOTA2). There is the mobile version of LoL but i think it sucks.

 

[Josemayuste]

Half-Life Alyx.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Also, keep in mind that Steam Machine uses Linux. while things have improved it's still a shit show. Any kind of online/multiplayer game there is a high chance it won't work.

steam deck begs to differ.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Any game that benefit a lot from either KB+M controls or mods is much better on PC. Stuff like RimWorld, Factorio, Kenshi, Project Zomboid is way superior on PC. Even modern AAA games like Dragon's Dogma 2 can benefit quite a lot from mod support.

Then there's old classic games like Starcraft, BLOOD, etc or even stuff that's only available thanks to fans supporting the game, like Dragon's Dogma Online or Monster Hunter Frontier. There's also full games made by fans with stuff like Archolos, Enderal or Fallout London.

And then there's all the indies. Lots of trash ofc but also tons of gems and cool games to discover and play.

So yeah tldr there's a lot of stuff lol.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

don't buy a steam machine. if it ever releases it'll be dead on arrival.

most steam exclusive games are esports/strategy and will suck playing with a controller. if you really wanted to play the likes of Counterstrike/DOTA2 then you could run it on any old PC.

Also, keep in mind that Steam Machine uses Linux. while things have improved it's still a shit show. Any kind of online/multiplayer game there is a high chance it won't work.

as great as steam is it still doesn't have everything. off the top of my head World of Warcraft (still one of the best MMORPGs) and League of Legends (which is better/way more popular than DOTA2). There is the mobile version of LoL but i think it sucks.

I agree on the Steam machine. Unless it is priced at $600 or less.

A shitshow is an exagerration. It runs most games on par and in many instances better than Windows. It's hardly a shitshow. Anyone with an AMD CPU/GPU combo owes it to themselves to try it out. Things like Bazzite are almost install, sign in and game. It has been quite good for the past few years, but it is now amazing with all of these recent improvements.

Having said that, you are correct that multiplayer anti-cheat is it's biggest hurdle, but Linux also makes dual booting easier than ever and having a smaller windows partition to play those games is great too.

 

[Holammer]

I don't think many have PC for the exclusives, it's more of a "I'm worth it" & freedom thing. Since it's much easier to publish games on Steam, you'll find lots of weird indies that'll never find their way to consoles if you start digging. While I'm a controller enjoyer myself, some games work so much better with mouse & keyboard.
You did not mention what sort of genres you enjoy, but here's some suggestions. When you search for games, keep an eye of the User Score. It's a crazy good indicator of quality, the wisdom of crowds at its best.

Played this a lot recently, it's a rogue-like modeled after MOBA games like League of Legends & DOTA. Feels very methodical and there's a rhythm to the gameplay where you manage cooldowns to optimize DPS. Try to create a build with good synergy (Play great with a controller). If you are into roguelikes, PC is the promised land.

Action RPG in Steam's Early Access. Developed by a single dev doing everything. I'm pretty sure it's going to remain a "PC Exclusive".

Spyro Trilogy is not PC exclusive, but here you can play this version at 120fps instead of the locked 30 with smudged motionblur on consoles. PC is a good way to enjoy PS3 & PS4 era games with better framerates and resolution.

Colony Sim where you need to keep your guys alive by securing oxygen, food, manage waste and getting rid of excess heat. An example of the stuff that really needs m+kb.

 

[JimmyRustler]

For those of you that mainly play on Steam and have a huge library. What are some great exclusive games to get on the platform. I'm interested in getting the Steam Machine whenever it releases just wondering would be some great games to check out

I currently own a PS5 Pro and Switch 2

The main reason to support Steam is Valve themselves and how they handle customers. Them and GoG are the last bastions of classic gamers among the corporate slog. It will be a sad day when Gabe eventually passes and Valve joins the others.

 

[simpatico]

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[Topher]

don't buy a steam machine. if it ever releases it'll be dead on arrival.

most steam exclusive games are esports/strategy and will suck playing with a controller. if you really wanted to play the likes of Counterstrike/DOTA2 then you could run it on any old PC.

Also, keep in mind that Steam Machine uses Linux. while things have improved it's still a shit show. Any kind of online/multiplayer game there is a high chance it won't work.

as great as steam is it still doesn't have everything. off the top of my head World of Warcraft (still one of the best MMORPGs) and League of Legends (which is better/way more popular than DOTA2). There is the mobile version of LoL but i think it sucks.

How is it DOA when we don't even know the price? Steam Machine is a PC so it isn't limited to controller or linux. One could use it as a Windows desktop PC if they wanted.