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I recently redownloaded it cause I had the itch to play a stalker game and was very disappointed to see they hadn't fixed the performance, poor controls, or a lot of other major issues with the game. Hell the lack of XY sensitivity unification still being an issue was like a complete slap in the face since it's a super easy fix

Wanted to try the new difficulty but immediately had to invalidate the run cause you need to mod in basic fixes

I know both Forza Horizon 5 and Dirt Rally 2 work on SteamOS as I have played them on my steam deck

It's hard to say which Horizon I would recommend. Horizon 4 is better than Horizon 5 imo (I much prefer the setting of 4 vs 5) but with Horizon 6 coming out in May it could be worth waiting for it.

Honestly check both 4 and 5 out and see which one looks more appealing as they play very similarly. 5 has more active players but if you just plan to play against AI then this is a non issue. Or go for whatever one is on sale if you just want to dip your toes in.

I will warn that Horizon games aren't very well structured and can honestly be overwhelming with all the content added over the years (think joining an MMO with years of content releases).

Need for Speed Heat and Unbound are decent, usually go on sale for dirt cheap. They are much more arcadey (which isn't a bad thing)

Forza Horizon is a great simcade experience imo. It's a good blend of realism and arcade style driving mechanics.

Dirt Rally 2 if you want to try rally style racing.

Racing games cover such a large variety of styles and levels or realism so it really depends what you like in a racing game.

There are proper sim racers but they are much harder to get into if you are just getting started (Assetto Corsa, iRacing, Richard Burns Rally to name a few)