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If they're playable on the Deck they're playable on Linux, or am I missing something?
It's a reference to tons of posts about Linux gaming being filled with (erroneous) comments that most games don't run on Linux.
True 3 years ago. False now.
Oh, that! Yes well that argument doesn't hold up anymore but Windows has been successfully positioned as the only gaming OS for years (deservedly, too), it will take a while to fade off. Besides, many games on Linux still require some tinkering (although that's probably not the case of the 12000 verified and playable games on there).
"deservedly" sounds like windows is inherently better... Which it definitely is not.
I have always had to do some level of tinkering on windows too, and it's funny that people act like that's only a thing on Linux. True if you buy a game that has had a chance to get the bugs worked out on windows it will probably work without much effort, but there are plenty of poorly architected games that will start to have issues after a couple of years. Windows is not a magic OS it's just the most common
Let’s be honest, most of the unverified games work just fine. Valve should really scrap this system and just integrate ProtonDB
I don't know... even if a game runs perfectly on Linux desktop (which should deserve a high score on ProtonDB) that doesn't mean it will run well on the Steam Deck (ie. readable at 800p, with Steam Deck controls & limited in processing power).
So I think it's worth it to have a specific categorization for that, specially if it's linked to an official review process by Valve, with a greater direct incentive for game companies to comply to pass verification and get their official stamp. After all, Valve could still have an eye on the ProtonDB score as part of their internal review process if they wanted, before deciding whether or not give official approval.
IMHO, what Valve should do is be more strict when assigning "Verified" status. For example, Jurassic World Evolution 2 does not deserve to be in that category with such unreadable tiny pixelated messy UI at 800p and poor performance (and even in ProtonDB many people are giving it a good score, despite how some people acknowledge these problems). It would be ok to place it in "Playable", but not "Verified". Personally I don't think it's an issue to have unverified games that "work fine", the problem is when "Verified" games don't really work as well as you'd expect.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The Steam Deck from Valve has now hit over 12,000 games that are rated Playable or Verified.
While it's still far short of the total number of games and software on Steam, which is now over 96,000, it's still an impressive number that Valve has been able to get through and give some form of testing.
At time of writing the current numbers are:
You can check out the full list on SteamDB, which includes titles that had their store page hidden although owners can still download the games.
There's various reasons for games to no longer be sold including expired licensing.
You can download and try anything on Steam Deck these are just what Valve put through testing.
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