I have been contemplating getting a Steam Deck sometime this year and haven't done much research on it yet. I had not considered that certain steam games may not be compatible with it. It's very...
I have been contemplating getting a Steam Deck sometime this year and haven't done much research on it yet. I had not considered that certain steam games may not be compatible with it. It's very handy that someone is compiling a list for the top games. Thanks for sharing!
The rule of thumb is anticheat is generally poorly supported, especially the big studios. If you're playing singleplayer, you've got much higher odds of stuff working.
The rule of thumb is anticheat is generally poorly supported, especially the big studios.
If you're playing singleplayer, you've got much higher odds of stuff working.
I would say my track record is better than 74%, and I play mostly single-player games. That's partly because Steam makes it easy to see which games are verified and which aren't, so I rarely try...
I would say my track record is better than 74%, and I play mostly single-player games. That's partly because Steam makes it easy to see which games are verified and which aren't, so I rarely try downloading games that are unsupported.
They also do a good job of explaining which features don't work well on titles that are listed as only "playable." Often this is down to having to manually configure display resolution or something trivial like that, or else text size is just a teensy bit too small.
There are a bunch of games marked only as "playable" just because they might sometimes show nonstandard icons and won't show the A/B/X/Y options for the player in-game :)
There are a bunch of games marked only as "playable" just because they might sometimes show nonstandard icons and won't show the A/B/X/Y options for the player in-game :)
I was going to mention that along with a joke bragging about how that's not a problem for me because I'm fluent in both X-input and PS glyphs, but I couldn't make it work tonally.
I was going to mention that along with a joke bragging about how that's not a problem for me because I'm fluent in both X-input and PS glyphs, but I couldn't make it work tonally.
If you're a gamer that preorders the latest AAA game and wants to play it on the day of release, the SD is the wrong choice. If you want to play online shooters with anti-cheat, SD is the wrong...
If you're a gamer that preorders the latest AAA game and wants to play it on the day of release, the SD is the wrong choice.
If you want to play online shooters with anti-cheat, SD is the wrong choice. Get one of the Windows-based ones instead.
But if you're like me and you have hundreds (if not thousands) of games in Steam, GOG and Epic and a backlog of emulated games, the SD is perfect. Pretty much every game runs decently, there are a few older ones with hardcoded resolution options that won't work and some that just won't support a gamepad and can't be finessed to work with the trackpads.
There are 13427 games currently marked as verified or playable in ProtonDB. That should be enough for a while. (+ thousands of emulated games up to PS1/PS2 level)
Mirroring what other people said, I play mostly single player games and my success rate for games working is close to 100%. The steam deck isn't for everyone but its really good. If you have no...
Mirroring what other people said, I play mostly single player games and my success rate for games working is close to 100%.
The steam deck isn't for everyone but its really good. If you have no interest in tinkering then its surprising close to a console experience, but if you want to tinker you still can.
In the almost two years I've had my Deck, I've only found one that had issues. I actually pay absolutely no mind to if a game is Verified, Playable or Unsupported and haven't had issues. This...
In the almost two years I've had my Deck, I've only found one that had issues. I actually pay absolutely no mind to if a game is Verified, Playable or Unsupported and haven't had issues. This includes new stuff and very old DOS games.
That said, you do need to be willing to tinker a bit if you want to access the more specialized stuff, such as installing mods for games with no Workshop support, installing emulators or games you own not on Steam.
It is just a regular old computer and that comes with all the benefits and drawbacks.
Sometimes the incompatibility simply means that there's no controller support and the game requires keyboard input. Other than that, I don't think I've had a single game not function. It's rare at...
Sometimes the incompatibility simply means that there's no controller support and the game requires keyboard input. Other than that, I don't think I've had a single game not function. It's rare at least and usually because of some odd launcher or anticheat.
Aside from gaming, the Steam Deck is a full fledged pocket computer with an OS you can control. It's a cool device.
There's also this resource for anticheat support in multiplayer games with Wine/Proton (also relevant for the Steamdeck): https://areweanticheatyet.com
There's also this resource for anticheat support in multiplayer games with Wine/Proton (also relevant for the Steamdeck): https://areweanticheatyet.com
They’ve really done a bang up job with the deck. I was an early adopter and is just amazing how the console has been getting better and better via updates.
They’ve really done a bang up job with the deck. I was an early adopter and is just amazing how the console has been getting better and better via updates.
I'm in love with the steam deck. My wife surprised me with the OLED one for Christmas and I can say I've been playing games much for frequently with it. I'm amazed how much I've enjoyed it and how...
I'm in love with the steam deck. My wife surprised me with the OLED one for Christmas and I can say I've been playing games much for frequently with it. I'm amazed how much I've enjoyed it and how many games work well on it. I only play single player stuff but even when the alert says the game may not work fully, it still works well for me.
"Playable", for those who haven't used this system, covers a wide range of compatibility. Most of the ones I've seen missed "Verified" over "oh no it might show the wrong button icons" levels of...
"Playable", for those who haven't used this system, covers a wide range of compatibility. Most of the ones I've seen missed "Verified" over "oh no it might show the wrong button icons" levels of nitpicking, but I've returned a few games that were technically playable but too hard to control, and had a couple of instances of games not cooperating with the on-screen keyboard. Anything with real controller support or using a reasonably small set of keyboard buttons (which you can bind to controller buttons) usually works fine.
It's my favorite piece of electronics ever. I got lucky in that it doesn't aggravate my wrists, for one, but too the way valve has conducted the whole thing has been pretty great. Feedback gets...
It's my favorite piece of electronics ever. I got lucky in that it doesn't aggravate my wrists, for one, but too the way valve has conducted the whole thing has been pretty great. Feedback gets listened to, things communities find get used, they make it easy to work with and work on. They did a new model that was in every way an upgrade. Good shit. It's like witnessing the best scenario for this sort of product.
My biggest hurdle with games has been mapping controls for stuff not many folks play. With any mildly popular game there's usually a community profile, but not for everything. But, the fact it's possible to just do what I want with that encourages me to try stuff out. I've found i enjoy some games more with these custom schemes than I did with my keyboard & mouse. I feel like it's just a matter of how far you want to wade through the menus, anything is possible.
Today we are checking how many games from the Top 1000 (most popular) games on Steam (as of January 7th 2024) are actually working on the Steam Deck. The data is collected directly from Steam’s real time statistics, and from the official status of the Steam Deck verification from Steam itself as well.
I have been contemplating getting a Steam Deck sometime this year and haven't done much research on it yet. I had not considered that certain steam games may not be compatible with it. It's very handy that someone is compiling a list for the top games. Thanks for sharing!
Look up your most played games here: https://www.protondb.com/ if you're looking to get one!
The rule of thumb is anticheat is generally poorly supported, especially the big studios.
If you're playing singleplayer, you've got much higher odds of stuff working.
I would say my track record is better than 74%, and I play mostly single-player games. That's partly because Steam makes it easy to see which games are verified and which aren't, so I rarely try downloading games that are unsupported.
They also do a good job of explaining which features don't work well on titles that are listed as only "playable." Often this is down to having to manually configure display resolution or something trivial like that, or else text size is just a teensy bit too small.
There are a bunch of games marked only as "playable" just because they might sometimes show nonstandard icons and won't show the A/B/X/Y options for the player in-game :)
I was going to mention that along with a joke bragging about how that's not a problem for me because I'm fluent in both X-input and PS glyphs, but I couldn't make it work tonally.
If you're a gamer that preorders the latest AAA game and wants to play it on the day of release, the SD is the wrong choice.
If you want to play online shooters with anti-cheat, SD is the wrong choice. Get one of the Windows-based ones instead.
But if you're like me and you have hundreds (if not thousands) of games in Steam, GOG and Epic and a backlog of emulated games, the SD is perfect. Pretty much every game runs decently, there are a few older ones with hardcoded resolution options that won't work and some that just won't support a gamepad and can't be finessed to work with the trackpads.
There are 13427 games currently marked as verified or playable in ProtonDB. That should be enough for a while. (+ thousands of emulated games up to PS1/PS2 level)
Mirroring what other people said, I play mostly single player games and my success rate for games working is close to 100%.
The steam deck isn't for everyone but its really good. If you have no interest in tinkering then its surprising close to a console experience, but if you want to tinker you still can.
In the almost two years I've had my Deck, I've only found one that had issues. I actually pay absolutely no mind to if a game is Verified, Playable or Unsupported and haven't had issues. This includes new stuff and very old DOS games.
That said, you do need to be willing to tinker a bit if you want to access the more specialized stuff, such as installing mods for games with no Workshop support, installing emulators or games you own not on Steam.
It is just a regular old computer and that comes with all the benefits and drawbacks.
Sometimes the incompatibility simply means that there's no controller support and the game requires keyboard input. Other than that, I don't think I've had a single game not function. It's rare at least and usually because of some odd launcher or anticheat.
Aside from gaming, the Steam Deck is a full fledged pocket computer with an OS you can control. It's a cool device.
There's also this resource for anticheat support in multiplayer games with Wine/Proton (also relevant for the Steamdeck): https://areweanticheatyet.com
They’ve really done a bang up job with the deck. I was an early adopter and is just amazing how the console has been getting better and better via updates.
I'm in love with the steam deck. My wife surprised me with the OLED one for Christmas and I can say I've been playing games much for frequently with it. I'm amazed how much I've enjoyed it and how many games work well on it. I only play single player stuff but even when the alert says the game may not work fully, it still works well for me.
"Playable", for those who haven't used this system, covers a wide range of compatibility. Most of the ones I've seen missed "Verified" over "oh no it might show the wrong button icons" levels of nitpicking, but I've returned a few games that were technically playable but too hard to control, and had a couple of instances of games not cooperating with the on-screen keyboard. Anything with real controller support or using a reasonably small set of keyboard buttons (which you can bind to controller buttons) usually works fine.
It's my favorite piece of electronics ever. I got lucky in that it doesn't aggravate my wrists, for one, but too the way valve has conducted the whole thing has been pretty great. Feedback gets listened to, things communities find get used, they make it easy to work with and work on. They did a new model that was in every way an upgrade. Good shit. It's like witnessing the best scenario for this sort of product.
My biggest hurdle with games has been mapping controls for stuff not many folks play. With any mildly popular game there's usually a community profile, but not for everything. But, the fact it's possible to just do what I want with that encourages me to try stuff out. I've found i enjoy some games more with these custom schemes than I did with my keyboard & mouse. I feel like it's just a matter of how far you want to wade through the menus, anything is possible.