All Steam Deck Verified and Playable games so far

Steam Deck is still slated to start shipping in February 2022. Naturally, Valve is doing a lot of work behind-the-scenes to ensure a smooth experience for the first batch of handheld device users.

In October, Valve announced its Steam Deck Verified initiative, saying it had begun examining Steam’s entire catalog to create a new compatibility rating system - rating games as Verified, Playable, Unsupported, or Unknown - that would provide Deck users with a simple way to see how games would run on their system.

In order to be granted a Verified rating - which signifies full compatibility with the Deck - a game must meet four requirements:

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All functionality must be accessible when using the machine's default controller configuration
Steam Deck controller icons must be shown in-game
Interface text must be legible on the display screen
The default graphics configuration must perform well

Out of the 86 games tested for Steam Deck compatibility, 42 are verified, others are playable

While verified games are rated to be running on the Deck perfectly, games passing the test with a playable rating are missing a minor feature or two.

For example, Valheim is noted as sometimes showing mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam Deck controller icons during play. In the case of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, "some in-game text may be small and difficult to read."

Out of the five unsupported titles, four make use of VR headsets. Naturally, they are not compatible with the Deck. One oddity lies here with Persona 4 Golden - which does not run natively on SteamOS - and Valve noted that they are still working on adding Steam Deck support for the game.