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Valve ramp up Steam Deck compatibility testing, nearly 300 games get Verified statusWith nearly 200 more rated as Playable
With nearly 200 more rated as Playable
Fortnite might not make itto theSteam Deck, but anyone planning to pick up Valve’s portable PC won’t be short on compatible games. TheSteam Deck compatibility review programme, in which Valve intend to testeverySteam game for playability and usability on the Deck, appears to be upping gears ahead of the launch on February 25th. According to theunofficial tracking list on SteamDB, 294 games have entered the highest possible ‘Verified’ category, nearly tripling the count of Verified games that were listed a week ago.
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There’s clearly lots more testing and categorising to do – Steam is home to tens of thousands of games, so 294 is more of a scratch than a dent in the grand total. But like Steam itself, the current list of Verified games covers the full, glorious spectrum of PC gaming: there’s big-ticket stuff likeGod of War,Yakuza: Like a Dragon, andDeathloop, indie fare likeHollow Knight,Death’s Door, andFTL: Faster Than Light, and hundreds more in between. There’s even several editions of TheJackbox Party Pack, though that’s doesn’t currently include Party Pack 3, meaning I’ll have to stick to my desktop when coming dead last again in RPS’s Tee K.O. matches.
Expect more to come, both Verified and Playable, in this last couple of weeks before Steam Decks start shipping out to reserve orderers. These categories aren’t a technical requirement for running on the Steam Deck, so you won’t need to wait until a particular game is tested and rated before you can try launching it – you’ll just be doing do without Valve’s assurances that it will fit the Steam Deck (and its Linux-based SteamOS) as snugly as a Verified game.
There will, sadly, be games that wind up in the Unsupported category, be it for low performance, anti-cheat compatibility, or a lack of affinity for the Deck’s controls.SteamDB is keeping track of these as well.
