Valve first discussed its Steam Deck Verified initiative back in October, announcing it had started reviewing the entire Steam catalogue to create a new compatibility ratings system - labelling games as either Verified, Playable, Unsupported, or Unknown - that would provide Steam Deck users with a simple means of checking how games will function on their system. Four months on, as spotted by users on the Steam Deck subreddit, Valve has starting updating Steam’s database behind-the-scenes to include details of its first Verified games, with a browse of Steamdb.info revealing the company has now added compatibility details for 67 titles. To be granted a Verified rating - which denotes full compatibility with Steam Deck - a game must first pass four checks: 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 legible on the display screen, and the default graphics configuration must perform well. Out of the initial 67 titles currently rated, 39 have passed with flying colours to receive a Verified rating, while 23 have failed at least one test, pushing them down into the Playable category. Valheim, for instance, is noted as sometimes showing mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam Deck controller icons during play, while Subnautica loses a point for the fact some functionality isn’t accessible with the default controller configuration - instead requiring the use of the touchscreen, virtual keyboard, or a community configuration. As for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, “some in-game text may be small and difficult to read”. Of the five titles currently listed as Unsupported, four aren’t much of a surprise given they’re designed for VR headsets. However, the one oddity arrives in the form of Persona 4 Golden, with Valve merely noting it’s still working on adding Steam Deck support for the game. It appears Valve has been periodically updating its database with new Steam Deck compatibility ratings throughout the day, so while I’ve detailed everything available at the time of writing below, expect that list to steadily grow. With 67 Steam games down and approximately 50,000 more to go, however, I probably won’t be updating the list to completion. VERIFIED

Aliens: Fireteam Elite APE OUT Castle Crashers Celeste Circuit Superstar Cuphead DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin DARK SOULS III DEATH STRANDING Death’s Door Dishonored FINAL FANTASY Guacamelee! 2 Gunfire Reborn Hollow Knight HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED Into the Breach Mad Max Manifold Garden Mark of the Ninja: Remastered NieR:Automata Noita Portal 2 Psychonauts 2 RAD Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Remnant: From the Ashes Risk of Rain Rogue Legacy Sable SCARLET NEXUS Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Super Mega Baseball 3 Tetris Effect: Connected The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth The Messenger Total War: WARHAMMER II Tunche Webbed

PLAYABLE

Among Trees Black Skylands BRAVELY DEFAULT II Cats in Time Cookie Clicker Crypt of the NecroDancer Dyson Sphere Program Factorio Farming Simulator 19 Inscryption Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year RimWorld Rise of the Tomb Raider Season of Mystery : The Cherry Blossom Murders Slay the Spire Stormworks: Build and Rescue Subnautica Swords of Legends Online The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Tomb Raider Tribes of Midgard 2 Valheim War Thunder

UNSUPPORTED

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