The Top 20 Steam Deck games of January have been revealed by the official Steam Deck Twitter/X page, and Palworld and Monster Hunter: World reign supreme.
The officialSteam DeckX / Twitter page has yet again revealed the latest top-played games on the PC gaminghandheld.The list, which reveals the most played games on the Steam Deck by hours played is host to usual suspects likeBaldur’s Gate 3andElden Ringmonth in and month out. However, there’s always room for surprises; and January was full of them.
Monsters on the mind
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Palworldhas continued to take the internet by storm since it opened up early access. The “Pokemon with guns” gamesold over one million copiesjust hours after release and raked in over500k concurrent playerson Steam. With that in mind, it makes sense that the monster-taming title would continue to achieve impressive feats. Yet, unexpectedly, the new IP has knocked the likes of Elden Ring and evenStardew Valleydown a peg.
Palworld may not have managed to overtake Baldur’s Gate 3 from its Steam Deck-shaped throne, however, being the second most played game on the Steam Deck is never the less impressive. Palworld is playable on the Steam Deck, and arecent mod has boosted its performanceeven further. With Pokemon famously originating on theNintendoGame Boy, it’s fascinating to see the heavily inspired Palworld follow suit while being popularly played on a handheld.
With highly-anticipated releases likePersona 3 Reloadfinally available, it’ll be riveting to see how thetop 20 most played Steam Deck games listwill shape up next month. However, we suspect that Palworld and Monster Hunter: World aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Rosalie Newcombe was a Senior Tech Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. Rosalie is an expert on all things handhelds, and has been picking them up since the original Game Boy, all the way up to the Steam Deck. They have covered hardware for PCGamesN and Custom PC.
