With nearly 200 more rated as Playable
Fortnite might not make itto theSteam Deck, but anyone planning to pick up Valves portable PC wont be short on compatible games.
TheSteam Deck compatibility review programme, in which Valve intend to testeverySteam game for playability and usability on the Deck, feels like 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.
As first spotted byGaming On Linux, this list totalled 243 yesterday (February 10th), so thats another 51 added overnight.
And there are another 193 games in the Playable category too there are games which run smoothly on the Steam Deck, they might just present minor issues like small text, or the need to stop and open up the Decks on-screen keyboard at certain points.
Verified games, meanwhile, should work nicely as they are, and will appear in a separate Great on Deck tab in the Steam library for easier access.
Theres 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: theres big-ticket stuff likeGod of War,Yakuza: Like a Dragon, andDeathloop, indie fare likeHollow Knight,Deaths Door, andFTL: Faster Than Light, and hundreds more in between.
Theres even several editions of TheJackbox Party Pack, though thats doesnt currently include Party Pack 3, meaning Ill have to stick to my desktop when coming dead last again in RPSs Tee K.O.
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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 arent a technical requirement for running on the Steam Deck, so you wont need to wait until a particular game is tested and rated before it’s possible for you to try launching it youll just be doing do without Valves 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 Decks controls.SteamDB is keeping track of these as well.
My own Steam Kit review kit finally arrived this week, after spending an uncomfortable amount of time in the customs queue at Stansted, so be sure to check in on the 25th for our review coverage (including some lovely moving picture content bynew vid bud Liam).
