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Title: 600 hours of RTS on Steam Deck reveal Valve's greatest handheld triumph
Post by: Redaktion on April 02, 2026, 21:14:02
Gaming handhelds are mainly used for action games and relaxed indie adventures. However, the Steam Deck is surprisingly well suited to real-time strategy games such as Stronghold - so well, in fact, that I have already played over 600 hours of RTS games on the Steam Deck.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/600-hours-of-RTS-on-Steam-Deck-reveal-Valve-s-greatest-handheld-triumph.1265191.0.html
Title: Re: 600 hours of RTS on Steam Deck reveal Valve's greatest handheld triumph
Post by: Mrglibson on April 03, 2026, 20:01:43
Thanks for the article . Do you know if the control system you descibe here works well for the Total War series on Steam deck too?

Title: Re: 600 hours of RTS on Steam Deck reveal Valve's greatest handheld triumph
Post by: Hannes on April 10, 2026, 10:17:31
Quote from: Mrglibson on April 03, 2026, 20:01:43Thanks for the article . Do you know if the control system you descibe here works well for the Total War series on Steam deck too?



Hi Mr Glibson, I did personally not try Total War, but the Steam Decks controller customization is flexible enough to make most games work. You just need to spend a few minutes to configure it.
Title: Re: 600 hours of RTS on Steam Deck reveal Valve's greatest handheld triumph
Post by: Touchpad abuser on April 10, 2026, 15:42:21
It would be better if this article made it more clear that this is only an option for slower paced rts / turned based games and offline single player campaign / skirmish or online vs bots at best, not competitive PvP matches.

I say this as a touchpad abuser and rts player myself. Although I play using laptop touchpad as I personally find the decks touchpads too small in surface area to be comfortable and offer enough precise control.
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