Top 10 best games developed by Valve, ranked

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Valve likes to make up for games that never come out by just releasing other games that nobody even knew were in the making. That’s the story of Aperture Desk Job, a small but hilarious experience meant to introduce people to the then-new Steam Deck.

Once again, Desk Job puts players in the first-person perspective, but there’s a twist. We no longer play as a silent hero, but rather as one silent employee of the company responsible for the portal gun and other less interesting things. What do players have to do? Uncover a huge conspiracy and prevent the company from opening a portal that will bring aliens to our world? Nope, we have to test the toilets. Only Valve would put players through such a cheeky task, but damn, do they pull it off. It’s unlikely anyone will forget this hilarious little treat.

Strengths: It provides fun additions to the whole Portal lore. Also, it’s free.

Weaknesses: It’s not the complete Valve experience that players have so desperately been waiting for.

While not exactly a game that came out of nowhere, Alyx came out shortly after its reveal, so it also counts as a nice treat. A nice, beautiful, engrossing blockbuster treat.

Alyx shows Valve at its most economically adventurous, a company risking it all to make a AAA experience for the much trickier VR gaming market. Alyx invites players not just to see City 17 but to experience it like never before. Alyx takes place a short while before the events of Half-Life 2, and