Another month has landed and so here's our usual run over what was popular amongst players on Valve's Steam Deck.
From Valve's public data - this Top 50 covers Steam Deck player activity from 2 Sept 2026 to 1 Oct 2026. Of the 50 games listed: 42 are Steam Deck Verified, 7 are Playable, and 1 is Unsupported. 4 games are marked as new entries to the list.
As we've come to expect, there's a lot of variety here showing that the Steam Deck can play a lot of different games. But, we're also seeing plenty that stick around for a long time like Stardew Valley.
| Rank | Game | Steam Deck |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slay the Spire 2 | ✅ Verified |
| 2 | Stardew Valley | ✅ Verified |
| 3 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | ✅ Verified |
| 4 | Fields of Mistria | ✅ Verified |
| 5 | Valheim | ✅ Verified |
| 6 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | ✅ Verified |
| 7 | Palworld | ✅ Verified |
| 8 | Baldur's Gate 3 | ✅ Verified |
| 9 | No Man's Sky | ✅ Verified |
| 10 | Diablo® IV | ✅ Verified |
| 11 | Balatro | ✅ Verified |
| 12 | ELDEN RING | ✅ Verified |
| 13 | Vampire Survivors | ✅ Verified |
| 14 | Brotato | ✅ Verified |
| 15 | Cyberpunk 2077 | ✅ Verified |
| 16 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 🟡 Playable |
| 17 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | ✅ Verified |
| 18 | Graveyard Keeper 2 (NEW) | ✅ Verified |
| 19 | Hades II | ✅ Verified |
| 20 | Megabonk | ✅ Verified |
| 21 | Hades | ✅ Verified |
| 22 | KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- | ✅ Verified |
| 23 | PEAK | ✅ Verified |
| 24 | Project Zomboid | ✅ Verified |
| 25 | DAVE THE DIVER | ✅ Verified |
| 26 | Slay the Spire | ✅ Verified |
| 27 | Aniimo (NEW) | 🟡 Playable |
| 28 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition | 🟡 Playable |
| 29 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | ✅ Verified |
| 30 | Hogwarts Legacy | ✅ Verified |
| 31 | Wanderburg (NEW) | 🟡 Playable |
| 32 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 🟡 Playable |
| 33 | Fallout 4 | ✅ Verified |
| 34 | Warframe | ✅ Verified |
| 35 | Hollow Knight: Silksong | ✅ Verified |
| 36 | How to Fish | ✅ Verified |
| 37 | Hollow Knight | ✅ Verified |
| 38 | BALL x PIT | ✅ Verified |
| 39 | Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | ❌ Unsupported |
| 40 | Persona 5 Royal | ✅ Verified |
| 41 | Forza Horizon 6 | ✅ Verified |
| 42 | Cult of the Lamb | ✅ Verified |
| 43 | Terraria | ✅ Verified |
| 44 | Dead Cells | ✅ Verified |
| 45 | Mewgenics | ✅ Verified |
| 46 | Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor | ✅ Verified |
| 47 | Onimusha: Way of the Sword (NEW) | 🟡 Playable |
| 48 | Dead by Daylight | ✅ Verified |
| 49 | Zenless Zone Zero | 🟡 Playable |
| 50 | Persona 3 Reload | ✅ Verified |
As a reminder - do check out our dedicated anti-cheat compatibility page.
I really hope Valve eventually add easy stats to find for Steam Machine and Steam Frame too. It would be interesting to follow along to see what's popular across the different SteamOS platforms.
Over to you in the comments - what have you been playing lately?
🌐 External Sources: store.steampowered.com
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Somehow it's funny that an unsupported game is in the top 50 list.
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Liam Squires-Hand 1 Oct 2026
Quoting: WanderdueneSomehow it's funny that an unsupported game is in the top 50 list.I guess there's still a lot of people that like single-player Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced.
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Quoting: Liam Squires-HandThe true spirit of Linux gaming: just because you do not support it, does not mean that I will not make it run. 😄Quoting: WanderdueneSomehow it's funny that an unsupported game is in the top 50 list.I guess there's still a lot of people that like single-player Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced.
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I have doughs to the accuracy of the list, how can the remastered witcher 3 be number 6 for last month when the game was released on the 28th of last month
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Liam Squires-Hand 1 Oct 2026
Quoting: appoloinI have doughs to the accuracy of the list, how can the remastered witcher 3 be number 6 for last month when the game was released on the 28th of last monthBecause it replaced the original, it is not a new game. It's the same app ID.
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Lovely to see! Although i often need a big screen, i love playing on the deck - my new glasses help alot! 8-)
Anyone playing Valheim on the deck? I would love to hear your thoughts about it. I still fail to be good at those controls.
Slightly offtopic, but for those interested: i started Nivalis Nights on the Deck, and it seems to run fine. Just tested a few minutes though, but nice to see games just working here.
Anyone playing Valheim on the deck? I would love to hear your thoughts about it. I still fail to be good at those controls.
Slightly offtopic, but for those interested: i started Nivalis Nights on the Deck, and it seems to run fine. Just tested a few minutes though, but nice to see games just working here.
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