Games for a video game console like steam mashine

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Want that gaming console feeling for your steam mashine? I've got a list for you. With these titles your living room Steam PC will feel more like a Nintendo gaming console.

All games are gamepad compatible.

Miss those days, when you sat down on a couch with your friends and played together? You don't like playing with keyboard and mouse? I myself have always been a big fan of the classical gaming console experience. Start the console and play - no fiddling with drivers, graphics settings or save game directories. Well, Steam is not perfect, but as good as it gets, when you try to have this on a PC.
I was looking for years for good multiplayer games or platformers, which give me that Nintendo feeling. Here is what I found. If you are a child of the 90's, chances are you will like them as much as I do. Have fun :)
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Fun Racer

Games like Mario Kart, Diddy Kong Racing and Crash Team Racing

Sonic & All Stars Racing - Transformed

If you're looking for something like Mario Kart for Steam, there is only one game that is worth to be called in one sentence with it: SEGA's second racing game. The first one is good as well, but "Transformed" is a real jewel for your games collection.
Somewhere between Mario Kart 8 and Diddy Kong Racing, this game does everything right. In addition to classic game modes like Grand Prix and Quick Race it offers online play with lots of active players, Splitscreen for up to 4 local players and a huge campain mode with lots of different tasks, like Drifting, Overtaking, Goal hitting and so on. In short:

Features:

4 player splitscreen
online play
huge campain mode
3 different vehicle types
loads of well known SEGA characters
many great transforming racing tracks

You really shouldn't miss that one. Have fun :)
Sonic & All Stars Racing - Transformed (Humble Store)

Beach Buggy Racing

Beach Buggy Racing is a game that has been a big surprise to me. I've never heard of the Studio (Vectorunit) before and therefore did not expect too much. But this game definitely did not get enough attention! It's one of the best Fun Racers out there and it does not have to hide from the big ones, like Mario Kart or Sonic Racing. The tracks, cars and characters are designed with much love. Items work like you would expect it. On big issue: it's not available on Steam, but on Microsoft Store.

Features:

available for PC and Android
Gamepad support even on Android
lots of beautiful tracks
different game modes
car upgrading system
rating system for races
lots of stuff to unlock
free to play with ads or one time purchase (fair model - pay once and never again)