The 2022 aims to be one of the most remembered years in the industry, not only for the number of great titles that their launch has projected, but by a very special fact. Valve has given the great step and will launch the Steam Deck market, its laptop console with which to play the Steam titles of our library.
- Verified
- playable
- Not compatible
- Unknown
- Requirements to be verified in Steam Deck
- How to know which games are compatible with Steam Deck
Precisely that is one of the conflicting points of the system. While many important works can be played without problems, there are doubts about more games. To make clear what works and what no, Steam has enabled a Verification System for Steam Deck , and can quickly see if the game is enabled for it or not.
This is because, although many titles work in Steam Deck without any adjustment, others need changes to offer the best possible experience . Valve itself is performing a field work in the digital store, reviewing each work and assigning a category according to its level of compatibility. In total, we have four categories:
Verified
There is absolutely no problem with the game in question, f Unciona in Steam Deck at full performance and it is not necessary to make any adjustment to enjoy it.
playable
We went down a step and here it is not guaranteed that everything flows perfectly. You may have to make several manual settings by the user himself at Steam Deck and thus obtain optimal performance. Some examples could be choosing the control settings, using the touch screen… etc.
Not compatible
The case that we least want and is that if we find this category, it means that we can not play the title in question. Steam Deck can not operate the work for different reasons, such as incompatibility with VR systems, as happens with Half-Life: Alyx.
Unknown
One of the great mysteries that may appear on the screen. In this situation is not the one that game does not work, but Valve has not yet checked its viability in Steam Deck. It is possible that everything works without problems or that is unpacked; An air coin.
Requirements to be verified in Steam Deck
Since there are categories to qualify, it is evident that some kind of requirement must be met to be Verified in Steam Deck . Valve follows Rajatabla several guidelines, which are the following:
- Entrance : It is essential that there is compatibility with controls, which presents the accurate entry icons and an on-screen keyboard appears automatically if necessary.
- Screen : Here each game must be adjusted to Steam Deck native resolution, either 1280×800 or 1280×720. In addition, the default configuration should not cause problems and the size of the text must be legible.
- Fluency : Some works have a launcher once we run from the library and in case this happens, it must be able to handle with the console command.
- Compatibility with the system : In case the game runs through Proton, both the title and all the software that intervene in the process must be compatible with Proton. Nor can you forget the antitrampa system you use.
Once these points have been clarified, it is necessary to point out that on the first Steam tab of Steam Deck we will see games that are fully compatible and verified. In the following pages we will start finding variety, with titles in different categories. We can see in the revised games details regarding your verification and why the Valve filter passes or not.
How to know which games are compatible with Steam Deck
Finally, while Gabe Newell company works to add a function to see which Steam games are compatible, there are platforms in which we can review it. One of them is SteamDB , the famous page that collects data about the digital store. It has a section dedicated to show what the games that have already been verified, although in order to use it you will have to login previously ** with your Steam account.
More simple and complete we have Avery Café list, which directly shows us the category of each game. It has a search engine to quickly find the work in question and only has a small nuance, since it takes a little more than SteamdB when it comes to updating the list. In any case, there are two good options to know what games you are going to put cane with your Steam Deck. Remember that the launch will occur from the end of February.