No Man’s Sky is unquestionably one of gaming’s greatest comeback stories, and it’ll be ready for the Steam Deck’s launch.
With the release of the Steam Deck barely a week away, developers are slowly but surely showing off titles running on Valve’s handheld gaming PC — including No Man’s Sky studio Hello Games. On Tuesday, Hello Games Founder Sean Murray confirmed No Man Sky’s free Sentinel expansion adds all kinds of Steam Deck bells and whistles, including touch screen support for portable mode. Finally, an excuse to explore the universe while sitting on a park bench!
Check out a teaser for No Man’s Sky running on The Steam Deck below. The load times are awe-inspiring for a handheld device. It makes you wonder how more graphically intense titles like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will fair.
No Man’s Sky looks 😍 on Steam Deck
SENTINEL adds full support, including touch controls – ready for launch
sneak peek of it in action ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Q8Y8mFGB6J
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) February 17, 2022
The Nintendo Switch’s influence over Valve’s Steam Deck is impossible to ignore, but it might fill a void many didn’t know they wanted. Having games like Hades, God of War, and Half-Life 2 on the go is mighty appealing.
It is funny that the launch lineup includes two-decade-old games, but that’s bound to happen when no system exclusives are coming. Valve really messed up not bringing back the Ricochet series for this, that’s for sure.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
