It is quite complicated that you do not know what to play with your Steam Deck, but if you are looking for something with which to spend hours and hours on your beloved console, we are going to leave you with a great list of the best games compatible with Steam Deck, which have been certified with the Steam Deck Verified and Steam Deck Playable seals.
How do I know if a game is compatible with Steam Deck?
Steam is working hard to validate all those games that run correctly on its portable console, so as it tests them and confirms that they can be played, it adds a compatibility seal to them in its application store. Thus, you will only have to navigate to the game in question and check if it has the seal.
Keep in mind that not all games out there have been tested, so you may not find just the one you're looking for. In that case, you will have no choice but to try it or consult the opinion of the gaming community.
Valve's official certification is made up of two different seals:
- Steam Deck Verified ✅: The game runs perfectly on the console.
- Steam Deck Playable ⚠️: Runs on Steam Deck but its performance could include some bugs. You may need some extra tweaking to get things right.
Top 50 games
This is the list of the 50 best games ordered by the score obtained by the votes of the entire user community.
50: BattleBlock Theater ✅
49: Grimm's Hollow ⚠️
48: Entropy: Zero 2 ⚠️
47: The Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos ⚠️
46: BeamNG.drive ⚠️
45: Resident Evil 2 ✅
An incredible remastering of the Capcom classic. Relive one of the best zombie adventures with improved graphics and the same tension as always.
44: Deep Rock Galactic ⚠️
43: Our Life: Beginnings & Always ⚠️
42: Satisfactory ⚠️
41: South Park: The Stick of Thruth ✅
You're a new kid on the block, so you have to make friends fast and help the famous group of South Park friends solve the problems of what started out as a harmless role-playing game that has ended up endangering all of humanity.
40: Dead Cells ✅
Randomly generated scenarios bring to life an endless roguelite in which you will travel through a castle in search of new accessories for your equipment.
39: Hotline Miami ✅
No blood is spared here. A gang of criminals in a Miami of the 80s must prevail over all kinds of enemies with total brutality. Nothing is feared here, violence is part of the fun.
38: The Room 4: Old Sins ⚠️
If you like puzzle games, in The Room 4: Old Sins you will find a great challenge to overcome. Cool puzzles and skill games with very amazing mechanics. An excellent game to spend relaxed afternoons while you squeeze your brain.
37: Rhythm Doctor ✅
36: ATRI – My Dear Moments ✅
35: tModLoader ⚠️
34: Phasmapophia ✅
33: Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition ⚠️
32: Garry's Mod ⚠️
31: Dishonored ✅
30: Stray ✅
Jacks and platforms. You can not ask for more. Well yes, robots with feelings. In Stray you take the reins of a cute kitten who must find his own among alleys and a very peculiar robotic population.
29: Light Blue ✅
An amazing platform game with a background about depression and loneliness that leaves a lot of meaning level after level. Challenging and mesmerizing at the same time, it is one of those essentials that you always have close by.
28: Dyson Sphere Program ⚠️
27: A Hat in Time ✅
26: Hollow Knight ✅
25: Pizza Tower ✅
24: OMORI ⚠️
23: Half Life 2 ✅
That Valve has not yet given us the third part of the game is something we will never be able to understand, but the best thing you can do now is play Gordon Freeman's second adventure. Whether you've played it or not, you always have to play Half-Life 2.
22: Bloons TD 6 ⚠️
21: Counter-Strike ⚠️
A multiplayer game par excellence, it is one of the fixtures for many players, so it is normal for it to be present in more than one Steam Deck.
20: Katana ZERO ✅
19: A Short Hike ✅
18: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator ✅
17: Slime Rancher ⚠️
16: Mount & Blade: Warband ⚠️
15: Helltaker ⚠️
14: Slay the Spire ✅
13: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth ✅
12: Euro Truck Simulator 2 ✅
Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who spend hours and hours doing transport routes in truck simulators, and Euro Truck Simulator 2 is the best of its kind.
11: The Henry Stickmin Collection ✅
10: ULTRAKILL ✅
9: Left 4 Dead 2 ✅
8: RimWorld ✅
7: Gate ✅
A genius from Valve that under the Half Life 2 engine proposes a tremendously original and addictive puzzle game. In addition, what seems to be a simple tutorial hides a plot that will leave you in suspense until the end of the game.
6: Terraria ✅
5: Stardew Valley ✅
4: Hades ✅
One of the best roguelikes of dungeon exploration in which you will complete combats with a lot of rhythm with a single mission: escape from hell.
3: People Playground ⚠️
2: Vampire Survivors ✅
It was one of the surprises of 2022. Its simple but effective control and endless gameplay make millions of players around the world hooked on this pixelated marvel.
1: Gate 2 ✅
Just when you thought it would be second to none, Portal 2 achieves the unthinkable. Now with multiplayer, you must coordinate with a partner to travel between portals and reach beyond. Essential.