The Steam Deck is an awesome portable machine, and I want my fellow Steam Deck users to feel right at home when playing Superstar Strategy. I've been taking care to ensure that your user experience on the Steam Deck with Superstar Strategy is totally seamless, as if it were a portable-native game (which, in a sense, it is)! The following details explain how Superstar Strategy meets Valve's recommended Steam Deck guidelines:

Input

Controller Support

The game can be launched from the Steam Deck and be fully controlled with the Decks controller. If additional controllers or a keyboard/mouse are plugged in, they will also be compatible for multiplayer and/or docked scenarios.

Controller Glyphs

All glyphs match the current input device being used without the need for configuration, including custom glyphs for the Steam Deck controller itself.

Text Input

There is no text input required for the game.

Display

Resolution Support

The game has a dynamic resolution in 16:9 aspect ratio.

Default Configuration

The default graphical settings are compatible with the Steam Deck at a playable frame rate (60fps).

Text Legibility

Valve recommends the smallest font rendered on screen to be a size of 9 pixels absolute minimum, with a recommended minimum of 12 pixels. The smallest font in the game at 720p renders at a height of 12px.

Seamlessness

No device Compatibility Warnings

Not applicable. Steam Deck builds are created on Steam Deck hardware and tested for compatibility on SteamOS.

Launchers

Not applicable. No custom launcher, no problem!

Proton Support

Not applicable. Native Linux builds are made for, tested and compiled on the Steam Deck itself, so Proton's Windows compatibility isn't necessary!
I hope you have a great experience playing Superstar Strategy on your Steam Deck. Since the game is heavily inspired by handheld SRPGs of the past, I want to honour that lineage by letting players have the same freedom of motion to scratch that tactical itch, wherever they go. Have fun saving the realm!

[ 2025-03-13 02:58:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Arcade Tactics Action!

Outfight and outwit your enemies in this turn-based tactics game. Use each unit's unique abilities and the terrain around you to your advantage to thwart your opponent's plans and reign supreme!

Use Terrain To Your Advantage

Push, pull, teleport, and displace your enemies onto traps to deal additional damage and apply status effects between rounds. If you are able to escape the trap before the new round starts, you can cheat fate!

Reclaim Your Territory From The Terran Menace

Defeat monsters in single player that have their own characteristics and personalities. Monster can appear in multiplayer games as well to add some unpredictability to the action. (If you want to keep things purely strategic, you can disable them in multiplayer matches in the options.)

Build Your Own Unique Army

With 14 different unit roles to choose from, you can create your own unique combinations to build your own personal army! Experiment with different units to find synergies and force multipliers to improve your chances of victory.

Play It Smart With Unit Skills

Each player-controlled unit has several unique abilities that define that unit's play style. Launch powerful attacks, rescue allies, bully enemies and ignite the landscape with these awesome powers! Green actions are free actions that can combo with other abilities for extra power and trickery.

Accomplish Your Objectives

Each map is built around a different primary objective, with some having multiple win conditions. You only have to complete one of the objectives to win, so if you're falling behind and defeat looks certain, change up your strategy and go for an alternate victory!

Change The Landscape

Many maps have special interactive entities among the terrain that let you change the tide of battle. Use them to their maximum potential!