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Find out the most popular games on Steam Deck, a portable gaming device that lets you play PC games anywhere. See the list of games ranked by daily active player count, from new releases to old faves, and AAA titles to indies.
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Find out how games will play on Steam Deck, a portable gaming PC. See the four categories of Deck compatibility, the input, display, seamlessness and system support criteria, and the Steam Store on Deck feature.
- Aperture Desk Job
- Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition
- Signalis
- Vampire Survivors
- Planet of Lana
- Diablo IV
- Hades
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Stray
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The short and sweet Aperture Desk Job isn’t just one of the best games to play on the Steam Deck – it should probably be the first one you try. It’s essentially a free Steam Deck tutorial, designed to help you get used to the controls layout, but is entertainingly administered through a genuinely funny mini-jaunt through a pre-Portal Aperture Scien...
You could say that Horizon Forbidden West is just "Horizon Zero Dawn but more," but then Horizon Zero Dawn is a brilliant open world adventure, and so is this, so who’s complaining? Hopefully not any Steam Deck owners, who can now play both games on the go. Forbidden West does require more aggressive settings adjustmentsthan Zero Dawn, and it’s a b...
Come to Signalisfor the classic-styled survival horror, stay for the deep, dense, tragic love story that will keep your brain tied in fascinated knots for weeks. The jump to a Steam Deck does absolutely nothing to dull its creepiness, and if anything, its controls are better suited to those gamepadish buttons and sticks than the mouse and keyboard ...
At the suggestion of several RPS readers (and with the implicit recommendation of, apparently, scores of other Steam Deck owners), I finally got round to playing Vampire Survivors. And fine, FINE, it rocks. Simply moving around and auto-attacking sounds like a dreadfully dull premise but as the XP-unlocked weapon upgrades stack up, and the initial ...
This lush puzzle-platformer was one of my favourite games of 2023, and I happily played through the whole thing on a Steam Deck OLED. Planet of Lanacatches the eye with some splendidly colourful, Studio Ghibli-inspired visuals, and will keep your attention with its keenly paced adventuring – all without taxing the Deck’s hardware much, nor requirin...
When Diablo IV first released, the only way to wrestle it onto Valve handheld was with a strong will and a conveniently step-by-step guide to installing Battle.net on the Steam Deck. These days, you can just get the ARPG demon pummeller on Steam, which certainly makes things easier – though the old ways still work, if you happen to already own it o...
Hades claimed, by Advent Calendar rules, RPS GOTY status back in 2020. And it’s just as tense, inventive and witty on the Steam Deck: it runs at a perfect 60fps, and only needs the face buttons and a single thumbstick for its slick, combo-happy combat. Being a rougelike – mostly – it wouldn’t normally be as suited for short bursts of portable play,...
Hi-Fi Rushis the kind of game that plays better on gamepad controls than a mouse and keyboard, so it always had the chance of being a great Steam Deck game. That chance becomes a certainty with its easygoing performance, allowing Medium quality to run at a nearly constant 60fps and High quality to rock n’ roll along at 45fps or more. I’d happily re...
Look at us lucky PC folk – the first R&C game on Steam just happens to be the best one in the entire, two-decades-old series. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartis a funny, inventive, intelligently paced shooter-platformer with delightfully mad sci-fi weaponry, from the burrowing rocket launcher to the grenade that turns baddies into topiary sculptures. On...
Strayshakes off notions of merely being a haha-funny-cat novelty game with some stellar worldbuilding and intuitive puzzle-platforming, helped along by a sleek context-sensitive traversal style. This translates perfectly to the Steam Deck’s controls, and despite being a bit of a looker, Stray avoids any serious performance issues on the portable ha...
A list of games that are great for playing on Valve's portable PC, from Aperture Desk Job to Diablo IV. Find out which games are compatible, how to adjust settings, and what to expect from each game on the Steam Deck.
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Feb 7, 2024 · A curated list of games that showcase the best features of Valve's portable PC platform, from PC exclusives to Switch ports. Find out why Hyper Light Drifter, Yakuza 0, Cult of the Lamb, and more are worth playing on Steam Deck.
Jan 1, 2023 · IGN staff picks the top games to play on the powerful handheld PC Steam Deck, from Metal Gear Solid V to Resident Evil Village. Find out how well these games run, what settings to tweak, and why they are worth your time.
Steam Deck is a powerful, portable PC gaming device that lets you play your games anywhere. It has a 7-inch OLED display, a customizable controller, and a docking station. See the features, tech specs, and compare the models.
