Verified means Valve considers the game ready to play on Deck. Playable may require adjustments. Unsupported identifies current incompatibility. Unknown means it has not been checked.
Read the status before the badge
Works on Deck out of the box under Valve’s criteria.
May need manual adjustments or different interaction.
Currently not functional on Deck.
Not yet checked; not a finding that it cannot work.
What Valve checks
The program considers controller input, display and legibility, seamless interaction, and system support. Where Proton is used, the game’s supporting components also need to work. Valve’s Deck Verified program ↗
Before buying for a particular trip or setup, read the detailed compatibility notes on the game’s listing. A label is a useful first filter; the notes are where a specific inconvenience becomes visible.
Ask the question the badge cannot answer for you
Decide what matters to your own session: comfortable text, a particular control scheme, your preferred mode, or the amount of setup you want to do. An official category should help frame that check. It cannot tell you whether you personally enjoy a game or whether its interface suits every accessibility need.
Keep the check dated. Software changes, and a saved screenshot of a badge is evidence of what you saw at that point, rather than a timeless promise.
Sources & review
Prepared with AI assistance under the Steam Updates Editorial Desk role. Current factual statements were checked against the cited sources; account-specific outcomes remain with Steam Support. Our methodology explains the limits.
Revision · 11 September 2026 — First edition. View editorial revisions.