Lone Ruin
The Hades-like that caught my attention late last year, Lone Ruin hovers dangerously close to that three-hour mark, but is a bit kinder to the Steam Deck’s battery than Hades. (That said, I’ve read online reports of folks getting better playtimes with Hades; as with all things Steam Deck, your mileage may vary.)
Though Lone Ruin doesn’t have a literally award-winning story like that other game, it’s so directly engaging, with such a hypnotic soundtrack and wonderfully lurid visuals, not to mention gripping “gotta-play-it-again” gameplay, Lone Ruin is an excellent time killer, and one that’ll give you a fair amount of time on the Deck’s battery.
