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Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026
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.
Category: Valve
Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux
Valve have put out a fresh Proton Experimental upgrade for SteamOS / Linux systems, which thankfully includes a fix for the EA app breaking again.
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UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages
Valve, creator of Steam, now face legal action in the UK as a lawsuit has been given the go-ahead that could result in up to £656 million in damages.
Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux
The latest stable numbered version of Valve's compatibility layer Proton has arrived. Proton 10.0-4 brings lots of fixes and new game support for SteamOS Linux.
Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade
Deadlock is an online-only third-person MOBA currently in development by Valve, and they just released a massive upgrade for the game.
Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI
Valve have given their accessibility categories on Steam for discovering games a small overhaul, along with a big new Steam client update for everyone.
Valve tweak Steam AI disclosure form for developers to clarify it's for content consumed by players
Back in early 2024, Valve put up new rules for game developers on Steam to pull in some information about generative AI, and they now seem to have tweaked it.
Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more
Valve launched a new update for Proton Experimental for January 16th to improve various games and launchers working on SteamOS / Linux.
Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026
We already had a list of the first lot of Steam events for the year but now we know everything that's coming, as Valve put up the second half.
Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame
With the upcoming new Steam Frame hardware from Valve, they want to get as many games as possible running - and there's multiple ways for developers to do it.
Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me
It seems it will be easier to be Steam Machine Verified when compared with Steam Deck Verified, according to a Valve designer speaking with Game Developer.
Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content"
Along with an entirely new set of awards you can give out across Steam the changes should stop all the clown farming on reviews, guides, forum posts and more.
Steam begins 2026 by smashing the users online record again
A pretty good way for Valve to start the year, with Steam breaking another all-time users online record.
Steam Frame and Steam Machine will be another good boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall too
With the Steam Frame and Steam Machine launching with SteamOS Linux this year, we're going to again see a nice boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall.
Steam Client Beta adds a revamped interface for opting into game Betas and other changes
On top of SteamOS 3.7.20 Beta and improvements to the Steam Workshop so mods can support multiple game versions, we have a Beta UI overhaul for Steam games.
SteamOS 3.7.20 adds the ntsync driver to help improve some game performance
Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.20 Beta coming with just two changes, and one of them is very interesting to see arrive on SteamOS.
Linaro reveal they're collaborating with Valve for the Steam Frame
Here's a small bit of news but an interesting one for the upcoming Steam Frame from Valve, as Linaro recently revealed they're supporting Valve with it.
Valve update the Steam Workshop to allow mods to support multiple game versions
A nice move by Valve to improve the modding scene - as mods on the Steam Workshop can now support multiple game versions.
SteamOS 3.7.19 arrives with a bunch of essential bug fixes
Valve have released the latest stable update for SteamOS version 3.7.19, bringing a bunch of bug fixes to improve the Linux gaming platform.
Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
Initially Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025 showed Linux at 3.19%, but they appear to have amended it with a nice boost for Linux.
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