As we enter the midpoint of 2025, you might be curious to know what upcoming games are Steam Deck Verified. I've looked under every rock on Steam and found a bunch you may want to add to your wishlist.
Being Steam Deck Verified means they should also run great on Desktop Linux and other SteamOS systems too. Although, do take the Verified with a pinch of salt on performance.
To make things easy for you the list is sorted so those coming sooner are at the top. Not the easiest list to do, since Valve don't actually test all that many games before they are released. There will no doubt be many more, but most get checked after release.
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Date: May 23rd
Reclaim your destiny. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny returns with higher resolution graphics and modernised controls to perform issen critical counter attacks and intense swordplay. Experience this dramatic revenge story set in Feudal Japan.
Grandma, No!
Date: May 23rd
Step into Grandma’s slippers and wreak havoc in this physics-driven comedy where nothing stays under control—and that’s exactly the point. Fart, flop, and fumble your way through a home that refuses to behave.
Cattle Country
Date: May 27th
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey & Friends
Date: May 30th
Mickey and Friends embark on an adventure to find three magical books and save the mysterious island of Monoth. Explore weird and wonderful biomes, meet unusual allies and face peculiar foes all in this hand-drawn 2D adventure.
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
Date: June 17th
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die blends dynamic real-time action, tactical combat, and risk-reward dice mechanics for thrilling second-to-second battles.
Unravel an original stand-alone story as Queen Aleksandra, the once great ruler of Random on a mission for vengeance and redemption.
Wield an arsenal of four unique weapons, unleash powerful card-based abilities, harness elemental relics and strategically roll your trusted die-companion, Fortune, to shift the tide of battle. Or take on high-stakes wager games where the right roll could lead to incredible rewards… or crushing consequences.
Date Everything!
Date: 17th June
Date Everything is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
Date: 5th August
Destroy demons with the power of forged bonds! Tanjiro Kamado's battle will once again unfold…
ISLANDERS: New Shores
Date: 2025
The next chapter in the beloved minimalist city-building franchise is here. ISLANDERS: New Shores invites you back to a world of tranquil creativity, now reimagined with expanded gameplay, stunning visuals, and a host of fresh features that build on the charm of the original.
Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer, prepare to explore, build, and strategise like never before.
Abalon Arena: Multiplayer Card Tactics
Date: To Be Announced
Cards, tactics and mutant squirrels! Enter the arena and compete head to head, play cooperatively or go it alone to defeat increasingly challenging onslaughts of enemies in a cunning game of wits set in the fantastical world of Abalon.
Tenebris Somnia
Date: Coming Soon
Tenebris Somnia is a 2D survival horror adventure game with live action cutscenes. Unveil the depths of a disturbing story by solving puzzles and fighting horrible creatures.
Sonic Rumble
Date: Coming Soon, it was recently delayed but still expected for 2025.
Ready Set Rumble! Sonic Rumble is the first multiplayer party game in the iconic game series, with up to 32 players battling it out!
Goodbye Seoul
Date: Coming Soon
"Goodbye Seoul" unveils a narrative-driven puzzle adventure that highlights the quest for hope through courage and bonds in a crumbling city. As the world approaches its end in six months, join Rion to uncover the truth behind a secret project within the abandoned shadows of Seoul.
Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition
Date: Unannounced, take with a bigger pinch of salt.
The game itself hasn't even been announced yet, so we have no real details here but it has leaked multiple times and was Steam Deck Verified back in April. So it's coming, it's Verified but we really don't know when. Technically, it doesn't even exist yet but clearly it's on the way.
Note: their Steam Deck Verified rating was correct at time of publishing, but it's entirely possible some ratings may change before they are released.
Bonus few — out today, or tomorrow.
We also had FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time that just released today, which is Steam Deck Verified too. Great to see, especially since it has anti-cheat.
Monster Train 2 also deserves a shout-out, as it also just released today and it's also Steam Deck Verified!
As another additional one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown releases tomorrow, May 22nd, and again it's Verified! Same again with Deliver At All Costs that arrives tomorrow.
FBC: Firebreak
While it isn't Verified yet, Remedy Entertainment said they plan to have FBC: Firebreak be Steam Deck Verified. It arrives on June 17th, so we'll be keeping an eye out on that one.
In case you missed it we recently hit over 19,000 games rated either Verified or Playable.
What are you most looking forward to in 2025? What are you hoping to see Verified? Leave a comment and let us know.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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