r/Steam • u/AutoModerator • 16d ago

Game & Hardware Suggestions Megathread /r/Steam Monthly Game & Hardware Suggestions Thread.

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.

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u/MortForUs 3d ago

Is it better to get the Steam Machine or is it better to get a pc around the same price tag? I have been a console main my whole life but I want to play pc games. Which would be better? I also would not be playing mainstream games like cod. I just wanna play indie games and things of the like.

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u/lIIlllIIl https://s.team/p/fpcw-chm 2d ago

Depends on what you're looking for. In the end both options will give you a PC that allows you to do basically the same things. Steam Machine is easier to get started on, as you just plug everything in and have everything running out of the box with a console-like experience. A regular PC will take a bit more work to set up (though it's also pretty tricial nowadays), it will take up more physical space in your room, but will be able to get more performance out of the same amount of money plus upgrading in the future will be easier.