Valve has revealed the 100 most popular Steam Deck games since the handheld launched last year. Valve is currently celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the Steam Deck, its powerful handheld gaming machine. The Steam Deck has been warmly received since its launch, with many praising it as a high quality handheld gaming device and easily one of Valve's best hardware releases to date.
Valve is celebrating the Steam Deck's anniversary in a number of ways. One big way that Valve is celebrating its handheld PC is by offering the Steam Deck at a 10% discount for a limited time. Interested fans can buy the Steam Deck at a reduced price until March 23 at 10am PT as part of the ongoing Steam Spring Sale, letting them save on the 64, 256, and 512 GB Steam Deck models.
Besides giving potential new customers the opportunity to buy the Steam Deck at a discount, Valve is also celebrating the handheld's anniversary by revealing the top 100 Steam Deck games based on their peak player count and giving many of the listed games discounts. Valve's full list includes 100 games, but the top 10 are, in order, Hogwarts Legacy, Vampire Survivors, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Elden Ring, Hades, Persona 5 Royal, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, and Cult of the Lamb.
Most Popular Steam Deck Games
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Vampire Survivors
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Elden Ring
- Hades
- Persona 5 Royal
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
- Cult of the Lamb
This top 10 most-played Steam Deck games list shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as each game listed has been a massive hit. Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling new game of 2023 so far and will potentially end the year on top. Vampire Survivors is a viral indie hit, while Elden Ring is still wildly popular. Cyberpunk 2077 may be surprising to some considering the game's lackluster launch, but CD Projekt Red has released multiple updates to turn things around for its open world game, and the success of the Edgerunners anime series has help reignite interest in the game.
It's worth pointing out that all these games are Steam Deck Verified, except for one. Red Dead Redemption 2 is not Steam Deck Verified at the time of this writing, meaning gamers may run into some performance hiccups when trying to play the open world epic on the device. With Red Dead Redemption 2 being one of the most-played Steam Deck games since the handheld's launch last year, though, it may be worthwhile to get optimize the game and get the stamp of approval.