Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026

By Liam Dawe - 1 Feb 2026 at 7:15 pm UTC

Last updated: 1 Feb 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC

With a fresh month here now it's February 2026, here's your most up to date look at what has been popular for players on the Steam Deck.

A lot of it is not exactly a surprise, most of the list never is each month but it's still an interesting look into what people are playing Valve's handheld across the globe.

Valve keep a dedicated list for this on Steam that's always up to date, so based on their data over January 3rd - February 1st, the top 50 most played titles are below along with the Steam Deck Verified rating:

Game	Verified
Megabonk
Stardew Valley
Baldur's Gate 3
Hades II
Fallout 4
Slay the Spire
BALL x PIT
Balatro
ARC Raiders
Cult of the Lamb
Hades
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout: New Vegas
Hollow Knight: Silksong
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Hogwarts Legacy
Dispatch
ELDEN RING
Hollow Knight
Brotato
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
PEAK
Vampire Survivors
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Terraria
No Rest for the Wicked
DAVE THE DIVER
Diablo® IV
Warframe
Palworld
Persona 5 Royal
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
No Man's Sky
Forza Horizon 5
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Detroit: Become Human
Marvel Rivals
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
HELLDIVERS™ 2
Dead by Daylight
Fallout 76
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
CloverPit
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Project Zomboid
Dead Cells
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

Additionally, looking over Valve's global weekly top sellers list (by revenue) the Steam Deck has still repeatedly been in the top 5 so far this year:

Tue, December 30, 2025 - Tue, January 6, 2026: 4th.
Tue, January 6, 2026 - Tue, January 13, 2026: 3rd.
Tue, January 13, 2026 - Tue, January 20, 2026: 3rd.
Tue, January 20, 2026 - Tue, January 27, 2026: 3rd.

Going back even further, the Steam Deck has been repeatedly in the top 5 for a long time with only a few times where it wasn't. It costs a lot more than games though but some games shift a ridiculous amount of units or micro-transactions each week so it shows Valve continue to keep on shipping lots of Steam Decks.

Over to you in the comments - what have you been playing the most recently?

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Steam Deck, Listicle, Misc, Round-up, Steam, SteamOS, Valve

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About the author - Liam Dawe

I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.
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