After launching the Steam Deck handheld gaming console to take on Nintendo’s Switch OLED earlier this year, Valve has been working to make the device launch-ready before its official release in December 2021. The company recently opened a new Twitter account dedicated to the Steam Deck community. And now, it has launched the Steam Deck Compatibility program that will put a “verified”‘ checkmark on Steam games that are compatible with the handheld console.
Steam Deck-verified games will be compatible with the console’s on-screen keyboard, support the native resolution, and the custom Linux-based SteamOS out-of-the-box. The first page of Steam Deck’s built-in game store will show verified games that will run “great on Deck”. However, users can also browse through the other games in the Steam library via the other tabs.
Other than this, Valve also shared some important notes for game developers about the Steam Deck compatibility review process. It will be similar to the existing Steam build review process and will enable developers to submit games to make them Steam Deck-verified.
