/r/Steam Monthly Game & Hardware Suggestions Thread.

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Welcome to the Monthly Game & Hardware Suggestions Thread!

This monthly mega-thread is meant to contain advice, questions, suggestions & generic discussion on what to play or buy in terms of Games & Hardware.

Do you not know what to play? Want a Steam Deck or Steam Machine but unsure which model is best for you? Did you find a niche game that everyone should try? Wondering what GPU you should upgrade to or unsure about the specs of a computer? Do you want to share your unique experiences and learning curves with a piece of hardware? Can't find the perfect survival sim or unsure which 1 RPG out of the thousands available you should buy? Well this is the thread for you.

Now to make this work best and not just be spammed with generic & useless questions such as "What should I play?" or "What should I buy?", please be in-depth in what types of games/hardware you are looking for and why, and when giving advice it would be appreciated if you're more detailed than "I think X is good".

There are too many games to be able to properly suggest something with no background information, also simply commenting a game title and saying you like the game offers no actual value. The same goes for hardware: Saying you're thinking about buying X or you think Y is good with no other information, context as to why, your unique experiences, etc. offers no actual value or information to base a reply on.

Feel free to ask and discuss freely in the comments regarding games and hardware, whether you want advice on what to play, want to give advice to others on what to play, share a hidden gem you found, experiences you have with Steam hardware, or your review of a piece of Steam hardware. Generic discussions & questions about discounts, sales, events, specs is allowed as well. This is not meant to be a restrictive thread within the designated topics that this thread is for, however it is not a support thread nor is it the place to promote any blogs or curator pages or anything else, subreddit rules still apply.

Previous Megathreads.

[u/turnleftorrightblock]

Recommend me some fun popular online-multiplayer Steam games (free or reasonably-priced, I am poor) that a shitty computer can play.

For the record, I can play Fortress 2 and Starcraft 2. I cannot play Counter Strike 2, Diablo 3, Dota 2, and Diablo 4.

That should give you a rough idea how shitty my computer is easier (but not preciser) than me giving you the specs. (And I forgot how to search my specs.)

I prefer online multiplayer games. I don't mind 2D. In fact, when I play Starcraft 2, I lower my graphics for smoother gamefeel. Emphasis on shitty-computer. And no, i have no plan or money to buy a gaming PC.

If you recommend me games, I can look them up here.

https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/starcraft-ii/10980

 "Previously Enjoyed Games"

Starcraft 2

Diablo 3 (not my computer)

Futurecop

McWarrior 3

Call of Duty

Counter Strike Series (prefer zombie mode)

Dota 2

Warcraft 3

OnRaid

"Preferred Genres"

Online multiplayer.

"Budget"

Free or less than $40 for one really good low-spec game.

[u/sphericate → u/turnleftorrightblock]

if you love fucking around in voicechat with a friend group or some random people, you could try scp secret laboratory, its a pretty good free casual voicechat/shooter with no microtransactions, all money just coming from merch & patreon.

the only real problem is that its hard to get used to how it works, theres some videos on yt that can teach everything there is to know tho and some performance boosting settings if your PC cant quite handle it, dont know if its TOO demanding tho but you could always try

[u/turnleftorrightblock → u/sphericate]

Thx