The Steam Deck has hit another major milestone, having over 14,000 playable games in total on the PC gaming handheld.
TheSteam Deckhas only been out for over two years, yet in that short time, thehandheldhas gone on to have a record number of compatible games. Every day, more and more Steam titles become verified for thehandheld, garnering either ‘playable’ or fully ‘verified’ commendations from Valve and adding to the vast library of games on the system.
Getting verified for the Steam Deck is no easy feat, as the process for Valve’s compatible checks isn’t always the most reliable. Yet, despite the verification system’s limitations, the Steam Deck has still gone on to play host to over 14,000 playable games.
Over 14,000 games down, many more to go
Originally reported byGamingOnLinux, SteamDB, the database for everything Steam-related, has revealed that there are now over 14,000 compatible games on the Steam Deck. 4,607 of those games have been identified as fully verified for the Steam Deck, whereas 9,416 have received playable commendations.
Each day, more and more games go through Valve’s verification process, and add to the list. Some of the most recent additions include theLast Epoch, which recently received a patch update taking it from unsupported to playable on the Steam Deck.
Additionally,Star Wars Battlefront Classics Collectionblasted onto Steam as fully verified for the handheld, despite the launch still being days away.
The total number of playable games on the Steam Deck is likely even higher than that of the 14,000 milestone. Hugely popular games likeDragon Ball Z: Kakarot, run like a dream on the handheld, but four years after its release, it still sits as unsupported on Steam.
SteamDBcurrently lists approximately 3,924 unsupported Steam Deck games, many of which may deserveplayable and fully verified statusesinstead. With the number of supported games increasing by the day, it likely won’t be long until many more unsupported games get their day in the Steam Deck’s warm sun.
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.
