Steam Deck, Valve’s mega-powerful mini-PC, solely arrived this yr, and whereas there are lots of causes to take a look at one of the thrilling items of gaming {hardware} accessible immediately, the quantity of nice, hassle-free video games accessible on the machine is proof sufficient of its success.
However Steam is an enormous market, and never each recreation works nicely on the Deck. Whereas many hit video games do run nicely on the machine, some gained’t launch, whereas others could have you chasing by way of varied settings and scrolling boards and Reddit posts for options. Enjoyable for the tech fanatic, however not best once you simply need an important gaming expertise. Valve has made the method simpler by labeling sure video games “Verified” on the machine, however typically that’s not all the time a assure {that a} recreation will run with out difficulty.
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Fear not, this checklist will information you to one of the best experiences you possibly can have in yr one of many Steam Deck’s life. All however certainly one of these video games are Deck-verified. They work nice on the primary boot. That mentioned, adjusting a number of settings right here and there would possibly make a given recreation expertise even higher for you, so I’ll name that out the place related. Tweaking the visible settings…can’t try this on a Swap!
As you might know, there are comparatively easy methods to get non-Steam video games operating on the Deck, however these we’ll deal with one other time. This checklist is concentrated on nice video games you’re assured to have entry to proper out of the field.
Replace 12/27/2022: Wrapping up 2022, we’ve now bumped this checklist as much as 20 wonderful video games you possibly can play on the Steam Deck now. To hit this quantity we needed to bend a rule: We now have two video games which are technically not “Deck Verified,” however are nonetheless completely playable.
Replace 10/21/2022: The Steam Deck’s library retains rising, and so too does this checklist! I’ve added 5 new video games to the predominant checklist and one new honorable point out. Practically all of those video games are Deck-verified, however I’ve made an exception for one specific title.