Nearly 30 Percent Of The Top 100 Steam Deck Games Aren’t Verified

Recently, Valve published a list of the top 100 most-played Steam Deck games over the last 12 months. Digging into this much data is fun, and the full list is both a snapshot of recent trends and a reminder that old favorites are some of the most popular options on Valve’s portable PC.

On March 14, roughly two years after the Steam Deck’s launch, Valve released its list of the most-played games on the best-selling device for the past year as part of its ongoing Spring 2024 sale. According to Valve, this list of the 100 most-played games on Steam Deck is based on daily active player counts between March 2023 and March 2024. Interestingly, Valve’s list cares not about a game’s Steam Deck status. That means that about 27 games, or 27 percent of the list, are non-verified or even unsupported Steam Deck games.

Looking through the full list, a lot of games I expected to be on here are here, and listed toward the top. There are some real surprises and head-scratchers too, though. For example, Balatro—which just came out a few weeks ago—is in the top 30. Another recent release, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor—an idle shooter spin-off of the FPS mining game Deep Rock Galactic—lands a few spots below that at 39. As someone who has put a good amount of hours into both games on Steam Deck, I can attest to them being perfect for the platform. (Funnily enough, the original Deep Rock game is also on the list, but only barely at 91.)

Another interesting entry on the list is Starfield. A lot of people are playing Bethesda’s open-world space RPG on the Steam Deck, even though that’s a not-so-great experience. In fact, Valve lists the game as “Unsupported,” but that hasn’t stopped people from playing it and helping the game land at number 46.

Looking at the top of the list, some older games are dominating, including GTA V, Elden Ring, and Stardew Valley. But the top post goes to the massive RPG and kissing simulator Baldur’s Gate 3. It pulled ahead of Vampire Survivors, a game that many—myself included—feel is such a perfect fit for the Deck that Valve should just pay the devs to have it pre-installed on the device. While I prefer Vampire Survivors, I totally understand how a turn-based, narrative-heavy RPG would be a nice fit for the Steam Deck. Sometimes you want to smooch a demon lady on your couch while you watch Netflix. No judgment.

Here, according to Valve, are the top 100 games played on Steam Deck this past year. Are there any you’re surprised to see on here? Anything missing?

1. Baldur’s Gate 3
2. Vampire Survivors
3. Dave the Diver
4. Hogwarts Legacy
5. Elden Ring
6. Palworld
7. Cyberpunk 2077
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Stardew Valley
10. Red Dead Redemption 2
11. Hades
12. Brotato
13. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim — Special Edition
14. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
15. Slay the Spire
16. Cult of the Lamb
17. Dead Cells
18. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
19. Monster Hunter: World
20. Persona 5 Royal
21. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered
22. Dredge
23. Fallout 4
24. No Man’s Sky
25. Monster Hunter: Rise
26. Forza Horizon 5
27. Resident Evil 4
28. Balatro
29. Diablo 4
30. Hollow Knight
31. Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
32. Halls of Torment
33. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
34. Helldivers 2
35. Grand Theft Auto 4: Complete Edition
36. God of War
37. Sid Meier’s Civilization 6
38. Fallout: New Vegas
39. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
40. Apex Legends
41. Street Fighter 6
42. Octopath Traveler 2
43. Terraria
44. Valheim
45. Euro Truck Simulator 2
46. Starfield
47. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — GOTY Edition
48. Warframe
49. Project Zomboid
50. Persona 3 Reload
51. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
52. Sea of Stars
53. Lethal Company
54. Dark Souls 3
55. NBA 2K23
56. Marvel’s Midnight Suns
57. Portal 2
58. Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade
59. Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition
60. Counter-Strike 2
61. Disco Elysium Final Cut
62. Days Gone
63. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
64. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
65. Stray
66. Coral Island
67. Disney Dreamlight Valley
68. FF14 Online
69. Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon
70. Resident Evil 2
71. Subnautica
72. Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
73. Path of Exile
74. War Thunder
75. Forza Horizon 4
76. Mass Effect Legendary Edition
77. Risk of Rain 2
78. Yakuza 0
79. The Sims 4
80. Batman: Arkham Knight
81. Dark Souls: Remastered
82. Persona 4 Golden
83. Death Must Die
84. Rimworld
85. Powerwash Simulator
86. Left 4 Dead 2
87. Death Stranding — Director’s Cut
88. Borderlands 3
89. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
90. Dead by Daylight
91. Deep Rock Galactic
92. Last Epoch
93. 7 Days to Die
94. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
95. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
96. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
97. Granblue Fantasy: Relink
98. House Flipper
99. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
100. Rocket League

If you are reading this congratulations. I have no prizes to award. Maybe check out our best Steam Deck games list? That’s all I have for you. Bye!

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