Here's an up to date look at the current state of the most played games on Steam, and how many of they run on Steam Deck and Linux as a whole. In case you missed it: the Steam Deck recently crossed over 13,000 games rated at least Playable.
Checking via the Steam Deck Verified rating (either Verified or Playable), and then the ProtonDB rating across Platinum - Gold - Silver - Bronze or Broken / Linux Native Support for desktop Linux.
While the top 100 changes fairly often, it's an interesting way to look at overall compatibility. From top to bottom based on peak player count, here's how things stack up with this snapshot of Steam's most played taken on January 5th - 2024, 18:45 UTC.
Overall we're seeing 75/100 at least rated Playable on Steam Deck and 78/100 work on desktop Linux with a Gold rating on ProtonDB or higher (or the game has official Native Linux support). Of those, 26 advertise they have Native Linux support. Things are looking pretty good overall for the popular games!
Game Name (Steam Link) |
Steam Deck Rating |
ProtonDB Rating or Native Linux Support |
|---|---|---|
 Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
 Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 |  Verified |
Gold |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Bronze | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Platinum | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Playable |
Platinum | |
| Unsupported |
Bronze | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Unsupported |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Silver | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Platinum | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Silver | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) Although, the anti-cheat was supposed to have been enabled! |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Verified Thanks to the recent game update! |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Platinum | |
| Unsupported |
Broken | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Broken | |
| Unsupported |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Silver | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Unsupported |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Platinum | |
| Unsupported |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Platinum | |
| Playable |
Silver | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Unsupported |
Silver | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Native Linux Support | |
| Unsupported |
Broken | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Unsupported You should be able to play with my guide. |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Platinum | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Unsupported |
Silver | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Unsupported |
No Rating | |
| Playable |
Silver | |
| Verified |
Platinum | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Unsupported |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Silver | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
 Not Rated |
Platinum | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Native Linux Support | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Verified |
Gold | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) Valve need to re-test it, as it's an old report but it does work. |
Silver | |
| Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Platinum | |
| Playable |
Gold | |
| Playable |
Gold |
So there you have it, that's the current state for the start of 2024. I purposefully kept in a few odd ones like Wallpaper Engine, and Rocket League even though you can no longer get it on Steam, since this is just taking the Top 100 as it is at the time for Steam overall.
At least 12 of the Unsupported games are due to anti-cheat issues, although some like SMITE do need a re-check from Valve. Anti-Cheat continues to be a major source of annoyance for Steam Deck / Linux gamers overall.
Are there any ratings for the games listed above you feel Valve need to change? If so, why? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments on the current state of things.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: pleasereadthemanualQuoting: BadCoThey already have one. VAC.Quoting: RandomizedKirbyTree47Anti-cheat can get a lot worse. If you want to see how, take a look at Android.
A lot of Android games don't bother directly detecting cheating: instead they just try to detect rooting. If you have root access, they assume you're cheating. If you don't, they assume you're not cheating. Worse still, it isn't just multiplayer games that use "anti-cheat:" publishers of single player games with in-app-purchases don't want you to cheat, because then you are less likely to buy in-game stuff with real money.
It may just be a matter of time before a big PC game publisher decides the solution to cheating is to require you to be in "S Mode" (i.e. only have software from the Microsoft Store). That wouldn't just mean the end of WINE: It would mean the end of Steam and all other stores as distribution platforms for AAA games.
I really hope I'm wrong.
I wouldn't be surpirsed if Valve were working on some sort of Anti-cheat product to sell or provide to developers to avoid scenarios like this.
That's not really what I meant. As far as I am aware, Valve don't license VAC to other developers?
pleasereadthemanual Feb 18
Quoting: BadCoIt sounds like any Steam developer that makes use of Steamworks APIs can integrate VAC into their game: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/anticheat/vac_integrationQuoting: pleasereadthemanualQuoting: BadCoThey already have one. VAC.Quoting: RandomizedKirbyTree47Anti-cheat can get a lot worse. If you want to see how, take a look at Android.
A lot of Android games don't bother directly detecting cheating: instead they just try to detect rooting. If you have root access, they assume you're cheating. If you don't, they assume you're not cheating. Worse still, it isn't just multiplayer games that use "anti-cheat:" publishers of single player games with in-app-purchases don't want you to cheat, because then you are less likely to buy in-game stuff with real money.
It may just be a matter of time before a big PC game publisher decides the solution to cheating is to require you to be in "S Mode" (i.e. only have software from the Microsoft Store). That wouldn't just mean the end of WINE: It would mean the end of Steam and all other stores as distribution platforms for AAA games.
I really hope I'm wrong.
I wouldn't be surpirsed if Valve were working on some sort of Anti-cheat product to sell or provide to developers to avoid scenarios like this.
That's not really what I meant. As far as I am aware, Valve don't license VAC to other developers?
Games that use VAC: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?category1=998&category2=8
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