The Steam Deck is only a couple of months away, and yet there is still a lot to be learned about Valve's new system. Fortunately, Valve has shed some light on the Steam Deck's game compatability system, allowing users to recognize which games play better than others on the device.

There have been concerns recently regarding the amount of games that are actually playable on the Steam Deck. Many of the games that were of concern were predominantly multiplayer titles that utilize forms of anti-cheating software like Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC). The problem lied with the Linux-based operating system of the Steam Deck, a system that EAC does not natively support, meaning games that used it would have been unplayable on the system. Thankfully, those compatability issues with the Steam Deck may have been solved in thanks to Epic Online, but until now, there has been no word on how the Steam Deck would communicate game compatabilitiy more generally.

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Valve has released a new video explaining the Steam Deck's game compatability system. In the beginning of the video, Valve states, "We're bringing your Steam Library to a new form factor—a portable gaming PC," and as such, game compatability on the Steam Deck is going to vary greatly. To help distinguish the levels of compatability, Valve has introduced Deck Verified, categories that clearly articulate how well certain games play on the Steam Deck. The labels are Verified, Playable, Unsupported, and Unknown, each with their own accompanying symbol, and it will appear on games in the Store and Library on the newly designed Steam Deck UI.

A game that is Verified plays great on the Steam Deck, passing Valve's checks for input, display, performance, and seamlessness. Games that are Playable on Steam Deck function well but require additional steps by the user to operate, whether its tweaking graphics settings, or using the on-screen keyboard to input information. While Valve has commented about a VR on Steam Deck, VR games in general, as well as games that are just not compatible with the Steam Deck OS fall into the Unsupported category. Lastly is the Unknown category, which simply means the game has not been tested yet by Valve's review team.

Importantly, a game can move between categories as new updates are pushed to the game or the Steam Deck itself. As for the Steam Store, a new "Great on Deck" tab will only show the highest compatibility-rated games, with the other tabs showing the regular global storefront. When viewing a game on the Store, there will be a breakdown of that game's compatability, informing players of what specific actions might be required of them to play if it isn't already Verified. Overall, Deck Verified seems like a solid general system but it will be interesting to see if a discrepancy in quality emerges across the Verified games as that library grows specificially.

The Steam Deck is set to release this December.

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