Valve Reveals the Most Popular Steam Deck Games

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Valve has revealed the 100 most popular Steam Deck games since the handheld launched last year. Valve is currently celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the Steam Deck, its powerful handheld gaming machine. The Steam Deck has been warmly received since its launch, with many praising it as a high quality handheld gaming device and easily one of Valve's best hardware releases to date.

Valve is celebrating the Steam Deck's anniversary in a number of ways. One big way that Valve is celebrating its handheld PC is by offering the Steam Deck at a 10% discount for a limited time. Interested fans can buy the Steam Deck at a reduced price until March 23 at 10am PT as part of the ongoing Steam Spring Sale, letting them save on the 64, 256, and 512 GB Steam Deck models.

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Besides giving potential new customers the opportunity to buy the Steam Deck at a discount, Valve is also celebrating the handheld's anniversary by revealing the top 100 Steam Deck games based on their peak player count and giving many of the listed games discounts. Valve's full list includes 100 games, but the top 10 are, in order, Hogwarts Legacy, Vampire Survivors, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Elden Ring, Hades, Persona 5 Royal, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, and Cult of the Lamb.

This top 10 most-played Steam Deck games list shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as each game listed has been a massive hit. Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling new game of 2023 so far and will potentially end the year on top. Vampire Survivors is a viral indie hit, while Elden Ring is still wildly popular. Cyberpunk 2077 may be surprising to some considering the game's lackluster launch,