Over 50% of Steams top 100 games work on Steam Deck
pcgamer.comPortable PC gaming is really coming to the forefront in 2022. New gaming laptops and mobile chips are being announced, and of course there's the release of Valve's Steam Deck. The portable Switch-like gaming PC has been making waves, and Valve's already planning a Steam Deck 2.
What's been equally as impressive as the little unit itself, is the push for compatibility. There are tonnes of games that work on the Steam Deck, but they do tend to vary in how well. Thankfully, Steam has a verification system to help people with this process, that rates games for how well they work with the new console PC hybrid.
For a game to be Steam Deck verified it has to work pretty seamlessly on the Steam Deck, just as it would on PC. While there are an unfathomable amount of games on the platform, it's safe to say that most users probably only care about a few. The top 100 games on Steam is a pretty safe bet for games people care about, so Boiling Steam has done the maths on how many of these games are supported.
It turns out 28 of the top 100 Steam games are Steam Deck Verified. This includes popular titles like Elden Ring, Apex Legends, Valheim, as well as 25 other games. It's really not a bad chunk of games to be working well on the new portable console, but it gets better.
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The next step down from Steam Deck Verified is Steam Deck playable. These are games that don't have as good an experience on the
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