I've already covered what I think are the must-have Steam Deck deals in the Steam Spring Sale 2025, but what if you're someone who specifically shops for games that have a Native Linux version available? Here's some recommendations for you.
Loop Hero (£3.19)
APICO (£3.87)
Roguebook (£3.99)
Luck be a Landlord (£4.25)
Tails of Iron (£4.39)
Into the Breach (£4.55)
Slay the Spire (£4.99)
Dome Keeper (£5.99)
Hollow Knight (£6.39)
Inscryption (£6.71)
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE (£7.19)
Ziggurat 2 (£7.34)
Valheim (£7.74)
Opus Magnum (£8.37)
Ion Fury (£8.39)
Old World (£8.74)
Stardew Valley (£6.59)
Oxygen Not Included (£6.45)
Terra Nil (£10.49)
Crusader Kings III (£12.59)
The Long Dark (£13.99 for the full edition)
Selaco (£14.69)
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Unpopular opinion but proton works better than native games in many cases. Tbf I don't know about these titles in particular.
I would love it if devs would target proton / wine as a platform. Using familiar (to them probably) interfaces while optimizing for the use with proton, e.g. using Vulkan instead of DirectX.
I think that is actually happening with devs targeting the steam deck
Except Chrono Trigger. But that's because it's a Windows port of a Android port of the DS version. From steam reports, it's stuttery with occasional crashes. Better run the original on a emulator.
I think I paid 10 bucks for Slay the Spire in a previous sale and I had a blast with it for a solid month or so. Probably will revisit it too. It's a steal for 5 bucks.