Steam Deck compatibility ratings show around half the games tested so far ‘work flawlessly’

Valve‘s Steam Deck suitability ratings have started rolling out, and just over half of the games tested so far work without any compromises.

The list on Steam DB (which requires users to log in with their Steam account before it can be seen) shows all the games which currently have an official Steam Deck rating from Valve’s testers.

Valve is in the process of reviewing the entire Steam catalogue, and is marking each game with one of four ratings designed to show how smooth the experience will be when playing that game on its upcoming handheld.

These ratings are designed to let Steam Deck owners easily tell which games are best suited for play on the Deck.

At the time of writing, 67 games have been rated, of which 38 have been rated Verified, which means they play without any issues whatsoever.

24 have been rated Playable, which means they work on Steam Deck but the experience isn’t completely seamless. The most common reason for this is games which require the player to enter text, which means they have to bring up the Steam Deck’s on-screen keyboard.

Only five games have been rated Unsupported so far, four of which are VR titles (the Steam Deck doesn’t support any VR games).

The other Unsupported game is Persona 4 Golden, though Steam doesn’t explain why. It simply says: “Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck.”

The full list given so far is as follows:

Steam Deck game compatibility

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Steam Deck will have a rating system that shows which games play best on it

'Deck Verified' icons will let players see at a glance which games work and which need some tweaking

Valve has pointed out that a game’s status can change over time. For example, if a game is listed as Playable but the developer updates the game to make the experience more seamless on Steam Deck it may be upgraded to Verified.

According to Valve, a game can only be rated Verified if it ticks all four of the following boxes:

• Input – “The title should have full controller support, use appropriate controller input icons, and automatically bring up the on-screen keyboard when needed.”
• Seamlessness – “The title shouldn’t display any compatibility warnings, and if there’s a launcher it should be navigable with a controller.”
• Display – “The game should support the default resolution of Steam Deck (1280×800 or 1280×720), have good default settings, and text should be legible.”
• System Support – “If running through Proton, the game and all its middleware should be supported by Proton. This includes anti-cheat support.”

(Proton is a compatibility layer that lets Windows games run on Linux, which Steam Deck’s OS uses.)