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Steam Deck hits 3,000 verified or playable games

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With more games constantly being added to the platform.

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(Image credit: Future)

Valve's portable PC hybrid the a loud fan and a slightly limited library of games.

Steam Decks themselves aren't really any easier to get, but Valve has certainly been working on the other issues. improved on, and so is that library of games. Gaming on Linux recently noted that there are now over 3,000 playable titles available for the Steam Deck. 

The numbers break down into 1565 verified and 1535 playable games according to SteamDB at time of writing. Verified games have been checked by Valve and are confirmed to be working basically perfectly with the Steam Deck system. Playable games can vary in quality when running on the Steam Deck, but many are as good or close enough to those in the verified category.

While the games included in the verified and playable rankings for the Steam Deck are a bit random, it's still good to see that number go up every time I look. Some of the newest titles to be added to the list include the rhythm violence game Thumper, and the monster collector and battler Temtem, which is set to come out of early access in September this year.

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Steam Deck with an image from Elden Ring overlayed on the screen

(Image credit: Future, FromSoftware)

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If putting things together is more your speed, planned Steam Deck 2. Hopefully there'll be stock of that one.

Hope Corrigan
Hope Corrigan
Hardware Writer

Hope’s been writing about games for about a decade, starting out way back when on the Australian Nintendo fan site Vooks.net. Since then, she’s talked far too much about games and tech for publications such as Techlife, Byteside, IGN, and GameSpot. Of course there’s also here at PC Gamer, where she gets to indulge her inner hardware nerd with news and reviews. You can usually find Hope fawning over some art, tech, or likely a wonderful combination of them both and where relevant she’ll share them with you here. When she’s not writing about the amazing creations of others, she’s working on what she hopes will one day be her own. You can find her fictional chill out ambient far future sci-fi radio show/album/listening experience podcast right here. No, she’s not kidding.