Hi. So background is I’m 50 and I’ve not done much gaming since vice city and the original silent hills +unreal tournament. I’m trying to get back into it but I’m frustratingly crap.

I’ve got a steam deck and my neighbour has one too, we were looking for games we could play either head to head or cooperative. People suggested left 4 dead 2 and we managed to get that working through lobby thing but it was laggy and TBH it was a bit chaotic for us. Too much constant running and shooting and no time to pause for thought or discuss strategy.

I think we’re looking for something with a bit of occasional violence but also some strategy - not just bang bang all the time. Maybe even something that doesn’t involve violence at all. But we both working and only got an hour or two a day for game time.

Any suggestions?

First if it’s possible to locally connect 2 steam decks (without a fuckin cable!). Second on what games might be fun. Needs to not have a big learning curve and be something we can just play for an hour or two when we have time.

Any suggestions would be very welcome. Cheers

  • @[email protected]
    5•4 days ago
    1. Can you connect to the same WiFi? If not, it’s gonna be impractical to connect without a cable. The Steam Deck has pretty fast WiFi, so if it lags i would bet your router is the bottleneck.
    2. Civilization is mostly strategy, it’s turn based so there’s plenty of time to talk strategy, it takes some time to get a hang of the game but the beginning isn’t too rough.
    • @Regrettable_incidentOP
      1•3 days ago

      We’re using mobile hotspots, that’s our only internet access. We can both connect to the same one though.

      Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check it out!

    • @[email protected]
      1•3 days ago

      Have they still not fixed or properly implemented adhoc Wi-Fi yet? Seems like a fairly big deal. Especially if you and your spouse are on a plane or train or something.

      I mean, you could always use one of those pocket Wi-Fi routers. I keep one in my travel bag at all times for hotel Wi-Fi that tries to limit the number of devices, and to bypass the Wi-Fi login screen for my Chromecast that I also keep with me.

      • FubarberryMEnglish
        2•3 days ago

        If I recall correctly, you can startup adhoc wifi in desktop mode, but I don’t think there’s a convenient way to do it in gamemode.

        • @[email protected]
          2•3 days ago

          That was what I was expecting, without trying.

          Maybe it’s just the right Decky add-on away? I have used add-ons for enabling VPNs so this should be possible, if not done already.

        • @[email protected]
          1•3 days ago

          Hmm maybe I’ll have to look into it again. I remember trying it once a year or two ago, and running into some known bug where it looked like it was gonna work, but never did. Updates happen though. I’m fine with doing it from desktop mode, if it works. Kludgy, but I can understand it’s not a priority to implement.