As of January 2024 - 75 of the Top 100 most played Steam games work on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe - 5 January 2024 at 9:11 pm UTC

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
Counter-Strike 2	Playable	Native Linux Support
Dota 2	Playable	Native Linux Support
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
Baldur's Gate 3	Verified	Gold
Rust	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Bronze
Grand Theft Auto V	Playable	Gold
Team Fortress 2	Playable	Native Linux Support
Apex Legends	Verified	Gold
Lethal Company	Playable	Platinum
Call of Duty	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
War Thunder	Verified	Native Linux Support
THE FINALS	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
Monster Hunter: World	Verified	Gold
Path of Exile	Playable	Gold
EA SPORTS FC 24	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
Football Manager 2024	Playable	Platinum
Wallpaper Engine	Unsupported	Bronze
Warframe	Verified	Gold
DayZ	Unsupported	Gold
ELDEN RING	Verified	Gold
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT	Playable	Silver
Unturned	Playable	Native Linux Support
Cyberpunk 2077	Verified	Gold
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI	Playable	Native Linux Support
Euro Truck Simulator 2	Verified	Native Linux Support
Red Dead Redemption 2	Playable	Gold
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
Hearts of Iron IV	Playable	Native Linux Support
Destiny 2	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
Stardew Valley	Verified	Native Linux Support
The Sims 4	Playable	Gold
Geometry Dash	Playable	Platinum
Lost Ark	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
Terraria	Verified	Native Linux Support
Valheim	Verified	Native Linux Support
7 Days to Die	Verified	Native Linux Support
Project Zomboid	Verified	Native Linux Support
Farming Simulator 22	Playable	Gold
Left 4 Dead 2	Verified	Native Linux Support
Garry's Mod	Playable	Native Linux Support
Dead by Daylight	Verified	Silver
PAYDAY 2	Verified	Gold
ARK: Survival Evolved	Verified	Gold
Don't Starve Together	Verified	Native Linux Support
tModLoader	Playable	Native Linux Support
Hogwarts Legacy	Verified	Gold
ARK: Survival Ascended	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) Although, the anti-cheat was supposed to have been enabled!	Gold
Hunt: Showdown	Playable	Gold
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	Playable	Gold
Phasmophobia	Verified	Gold
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Verified Thanks to the recent game update!	Gold
Rocket League	Verified	Platinum
MIR4	Unsupported	Broken
Black Desert	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Broken
Total War: WARHAMMER III	Unsupported	Native Linux Support
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	Verified	Native Linux Support
New World	Playable	Silver
RimWorld	Verified	Native Linux Support
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	Unsupported	Gold
VRChat	Verified	Gold
Overwatch 2	Playable	Platinum
Europa Universalis IV	Unsupported	Native Linux Support
World of Tanks Blitz	Playable	Gold
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online	Playable	Gold
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	Verified	Platinum
Forza Horizon 5	Playable	Silver
Governor of Poker 3	Playable	Gold
SCUM	Unsupported	Silver
Sid Meier's Civilization V	Playable	Native Linux Support
BeamNG.drive	Playable	Gold
Fallout 4	Playable	Gold
Factorio	Verified	Native Linux Support
Soundpad	Unsupported	Broken
Crusader Kings III	Playable	Native Linux Support
Brawlhalla	Verified	Gold
Satisfactory	Playable	Gold
The Elder Scrolls Online	Unsupported You should be able to play with my guide.	Gold
Sea of Thieves 2023 Edition	Verified	Gold
Deep Rock Galactic	Playable	Platinum
Battlefield V	Playable	Gold
Cookie Clicker	Playable	Gold
Assetto Corsa	Unsupported	Silver
Football Manager 2023	Verified	Gold
Crosshair X	Unsupported	No Rating
Squad	Playable	Silver
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	Verified	Platinum
The Forest	Playable	Gold
Arma 3	Unsupported	Gold
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition	Playable	Silver
Ready or Not	Playable	Gold
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader	Not Rated	Platinum
Counter-Strike	Playable	Native Linux Support
Stellaris	Playable	Native Linux Support
Raft	Playable	Gold
MONSTER HUNTER RISE	Verified	Gold
SMITE	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat) Valve need to re-test it, as it's an old report but it does work.	Silver
Conan Exiles	Unsupported (Anti-Cheat)	Gold
Stumble Guys	Playable	Platinum
Dyson Sphere Program	Playable	Gold
STALCRAFT	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.

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

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About the author - Liam Dawe

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BadCo Feb 18

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Quoting: BadCo
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.
They already have one. VAC.

That's not really what I meant. As far as I am aware, Valve don't license VAC to other developers?

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pleasereadthemanual Feb 18

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Quoting: BadCo
Quoting: pleasereadthemanual
Quoting: BadCo
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.
They already have one. VAC.

That's not really what I meant. As far as I am aware, Valve don't license VAC to other developers?

It 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_integration

Games that use VAC: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?category1=998&category2=8

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As of January 2024 - 75 of the Top 100 most played Steam games work on Steam Deck

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