Low End Steam Games

[isko]

Hello fellow Steam members, (sorry if that greeting was too formal.)

I'm looking for some games (from Steam, of course) that would work on my netbook. (I have a Toshiba NB525) Here's a note: Monaco does not work on my netbook, as I get some DirectX error. (I have DX11.) It does not work even after the update.
EDIT: I realized why Monaco does not work. My Windows says I have DX 11 but my driver only supports DX 9.

Here are my specs:
Toshiba NB525
2GB DDR3
Intel(R) Atom(TM) Dual-core CPU N570 @ 1.66GHz 1.67GHz (Manufactured 2011) (I think I actually have 4 cores)
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
32-bit Windows 7 Ultimate
465 GB HDD

EDIT: Also, here's a list of games I am playing already (for reference uses):

Terraria
GTA San Andreas
Plants VS Zombies: GOTY Edition
Trackmania Nations
The Binding of Isaac
Super Crate Box
Realm of The Mad God
VVVVVV
8BitMMO
Counter Strike 1.6
DLC Quest
Half-Life
Portal
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Super Hexagon
The Binding of Isaac
World of Goo
Pixel Piracy
Far Cry
Deus Ex GOTY
Halo: Combat Evolved
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Turbo Dismount
Worms Armageddon
Team Fortress 2
Garry's Mod
Half-Life 2
CS:S


And for some people out there, here are games I CAN'T play.

Super Meat Boy
Oblivion
Monaco: What's Yours is Mine
Portal 2

Just in case, I check all recommendations with canirunit.com

Thank you for your consideration. (Again, with the formality.)

LowEndGamer

[Chad Howard]

Dota
Rock of Ages
Trine 1 and 2
Sid Meier's Civilization
Sacred Citadel
Reus
Path of Exile (?)
Orcs Must Die (?)
McPixel
Guacamelee
Fez
Dollar Dash
Minecraft (LOL)
10,000,000
Paranautical Activity
Pid
Showdown Effect
Magicka

There's a lot of low end games

[Adam]

Ream of the Mad God require a lot more, so yeah, it's not low-end!

[isko]

Arkanun, I know Minecraft, I have it (not suprising.) I need more games 'cause Minecraft is going to require OpenGL 2.0 in the next update and I only got 1.4. You're gonna say "Well why don't you update your drivers?" Well, I have a prebuilt integrated, so I can't do anything about it.

Regard this,
LowEndGamer

[Emperor Zombie]

I play on my laptop a lot too but I have an Intell i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.70GHz. Screen resolution can be a huge factor the fewer pixles on screen needed to be rendered the better.

Escape Goat
FTL: Faster Than Light // Play windowed mode (1080p)
Age of Empires II: HD Edition // Play windowed mode, Turn off FXAA and Water (1080p)
Obulis

Edit: If you have any tips or suggestions I'd be interested to hear them.

[buttons15]

For Half Life 2 you just need to turn the graphics down, windowed mode, set it to the lowest possible resolution (640x480) and force in a lower dxlevel in the steam console. I have been able to play HL2, HL2: 1 & 2 quite perfectly on a netbook that is much worse than yours (Single core intel atom, 1gb).

I also was able to run portal 2 through a console hack as well, but it gets virtually unplayable when they introduce repulsion gels.

fear, simcity 4, civilization iv are also games that should work as well.

[isko]

Thanks a lot, shootk.

[isko]

Emperor Zombie, Is there a way I can run Team Fortress 2, Garry's Mod, and CS:S without having any texture glitches? (rainbow textures, stretched out models)

[Chad Howard]

I think you can run L4D2 with everything on low.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by LowEndGamer:

Arkanun, I know Minecraft, I have it (not suprising.) I need more games 'cause Minecraft is going to require OpenGL 2.0 in the next update and I only got 1.4. You're gonna say "Well why don't you update your drivers?" Well, I have a prebuilt integrated, so I can't do anything about it.

Regard this,
LowEndGamer

You do realise your drivers have nothing to do with your graphics chipset being integrated? I mean, you can still update your drivers. If you're saying you haven't (or you can't) then I bet that explains your HL2 issues, as that's normally how outdated drivers manifests itself.

I predominantly use my old laptop as a gaming machine (often because I'm bed-bound). It has an integrated chipset, although it's an ATI one.

I'll happily suggest having a look through my games list, as the majority will play on low end machines, but I can't say for sure whether they support Intel chipsets.

I'd honestly make sure you have the most up-to-date drivers, assuming I've understood your post correctly. Also, check for custom drivers too. I've heard that they can be better for certain games with those Intel devices.

[isko]

Originally posted by Arkanun:

I think you can run L4D2 with everything on low.

I don't think that's true, because I barely can play L4D without lagging on low.

[isko]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by LowEndGamer:

Arkanun, I know Minecraft, I have it (not suprising.) I need more games 'cause Minecraft is going to require OpenGL 2.0 in the next update and I only got 1.4. You're gonna say "Well why don't you update your drivers?" Well, I have a prebuilt integrated, so I can't do anything about it.

Regard this,
LowEndGamer

You do realise your drivers have nothing to do with your graphics chipset being integrated? I mean, you can still update your drivers. If you're saying you haven't (or you can't) then I bet that explains your HL2 issues, as that's normally how outdated drivers manifests itself.

I predominantly use my old laptop as a gaming machine (often because I'm bed-bound). It has an integrated chipset, although it's an ATI one.

I'll happily suggest having a look through my games list, as the majority will play on low end machines, but I can't say for sure whether they support Intel chipsets.

I'd honestly make sure you have the most up-to-date drivers, assuming I've understood your post correctly. Also, check for custom drivers too. I've heard that they can be better for certain games with those Intel devices.

Okay, first, not to be offensive or anything, but did you read my original post? It says I have a Toshiba prebuilt.

Second, I've checked the official Canadian (Okay, I don't want any "eh" jokes around here. We really don't say that.) Toshiba website and entered my serial and part number. The last update of drivers was in 2011.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by LowEndGamer:

Originally posted by Arkanun:

I think you can run L4D2 with everything on low.

I don't think that's true, because I barely can play L4D without lagging on low.

Graphics-wise you shoudl be alright, but that Atom processor is VERY low-powered. It's designed to be a low-power consumption processor so it is very much one of the weak links there.

I would bet good money that's the major cause of your choppy gameplay in such a case. Again, giving you some point of reference, my aforementioned laptop has a dual-core 2GHz CPU and it'll run L4D on 1280x720 fine with medium settings.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by LowEndGamer:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

You do realise your drivers have nothing to do with your graphics chipset being integrated? I mean, you can still update your drivers. If you're saying you haven't (or you can't) then I bet that explains your HL2 issues, as that's normally how outdated drivers manifests itself.

I predominantly use my old laptop as a gaming machine (often because I'm bed-bound). It has an integrated chipset, although it's an ATI one.

I'll happily suggest having a look through my games list, as the majority will play on low end machines, but I can't say for sure whether they support Intel chipsets.

I'd honestly make sure you have the most up-to-date drivers, assuming I've understood your post correctly. Also, check for custom drivers too. I've heard that they can be better for certain games with those Intel devices.

Okay, first, not to be offensive or anything, but did you read my original post? It says I have a Toshiba prebuilt.

Second, I've checked the official Canadian (Okay, I don't want any "eh" jokes around here. We really don't say that.) Toshiba website and entered my serial and part number. The last update of drivers was in 2011.

Yes, I did, and as I explained, the point about it being a prebuilt is somewhat moot. If you know what graphics chipset you run you can find drivers for it - this is also why I mentioned custom ones.

[Emperor Zombie]

When it comes to Source engine games I usually use launch options (even on my gaming tower) I'm not sure what could be causing those glitches per se but perhaps your aspect ratio is off.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1040-JWMT-2947

http://www.tweakguides.com/HL2_1.html //Adv. Tweaking (could work with other Sorce engine games)

Any one know of a popular Steam group for low-end gamers?

[isko]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by LowEndGamer:

Okay, first, not to be offensive or anything, but did you read my original post? It says I have a Toshiba prebuilt.

Second, I've checked the official Canadian (Okay, I don't want any "eh" jokes around here. We really don't say that.) Toshiba website and entered my serial and part number. The last update of drivers was in 2011.

Yes, I did, and as I explained, the point about it being a prebuilt is somewhat moot. If you know what graphics chipset you run you can find drivers for it - this is also why I mentioned custom ones.

I do know which graphics chipset I have. It is the Intel GMA 3150. As I said, the last update was in 2011, and I got my notebook in 2013. Also, I compared updates. I have 2230, and that's the latest one. It may say 2330, but that's a typo. I tried it out too, but It said update 2230.