The Game Census

Runs on Steam Deck & Linux (ProtonDB Platinum/Gold)

These tiers come from ProtonDB, the community-run compatibility database — they are not Valve's official Steam Deck Verified program. Platinum means the community reports the game runs perfectly out of the box on Proton; Gold means it runs well after minor tweaks or with small caveats. Listed here at 50+ Steam reviews, ranked by review count.

GameTierReviews% positive
Counter-Strike 2gold9.8M85.9%
Dota 2gold2.8M80.5%
Grand Theft Auto V Legacygold2.1M87.7%
Terrariaplatinum1.6M97.4%
Garry's Modgold1.3M96.9%
Team Fortress 2gold1.2M91%
Black Myth: Wukonggold1.2M96.5%
HELLDIVERS™ 2gold1.2M75.5%
ELDEN RINGgold1.2M93.1%
Left 4 Dead 2gold1.1M97.5%
Stardew Valleyplatinum1.0M98.5%
Cyberpunk 2077gold976k86.8%
Euro Truck Simulator 2platinum940k97.4%
Dead by Daylightgold931k78.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2gold912k92.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Editionplatinum886k96.7%
Baldur's Gate 3gold855k96.8%
Phasmophobiaplatinum838k94.4%
War Thundergold780k71.2%
ARK: Survival Evolvedgold776k83.3%
Among Usgold746k92%
The Forestgold681k95.5%
Warframegold676k87.8%
PAYDAY 2platinum674k89.4%
Geometry Dashplatinum638k93%
Rocket League®platinum580k87.6%
Unturnedplatinum564k91%
Hollow Knightplatinum559k96.9%
Don't Starve Togetherplatinum542k94.9%
Valheimplatinum541k94%
Monster Hunter: Worldgold516k88.8%
Lethal Companyplatinum511k97%
Dying Lightplatinum494k95.2%
Palworldplatinum482k94.5%
Project Zomboidplatinum477k93.8%
DayZgold468k77.8%
Portal 2platinum466k98.7%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirthplatinum451k96.9%
DARK SOULS™ IIIplatinum439k94.3%
Fallout 4gold428k81.2%
R.E.P.O.platinum421k96%
Overwatch®platinum420k31.5%
BeamNG.drivegold416k97.2%
ARC Raidersplatinum414k82.1%
No Man's Skygold413k85%
Marvel Rivalsgold412k75.7%
Brawlhallagold412k79.7%
7 Days to Diegold400k87.1%
Bloons TD 6platinum394k97.2%
tModLoadergold380k97.1%
Subnauticaplatinum379k97.1%
Deep Rock Galacticplatinum379k97.1%
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VIgold378k86.1%
Raftgold378k93%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Editiongold376k92.2%
Hearts of Iron IVplatinum376k90%
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Editiongold373k88.6%
Hogwarts Legacygold371k89.8%
PEAKplatinum364k94.5%
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Editionplatinum355k95.3%
Risk of Rain 2platinum352k93.8%
Ready or Notgold344k78.7%
Undertaleplatinum338k96.5%
Monster Hunter Wildsgold329k49.1%
Sons Of The Forestgold318k88.4%
People Playgroundgold317k98.4%
Schedule Iplatinum314k97.8%
Borderlands 2platinum312k89.5%
Hadesplatinum308k98%
NARAKA: BLADEPOINTgold303k73.3%
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlordgold297k87.7%
Arma 3gold295k90.4%
Cities: Skylinesgold291k92.9%
Titanfall® 2gold286k95.6%
Forza Horizon 5gold280k89.2%
Half-Life 2platinum279k97.6%
Satisfactoryplatinum278k97.3%
Hunt: Showdown 1896gold278k73.7%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33platinum277k95.3%
THE FINALSgold275k78.2%
Resident Evil 4gold274k97.3%
Tomb Raider Game of the Yearplatinum269k96%
It Takes Twogold269k95.4%
VRChatgold268k75.2%
Vampire Survivorsplatinum265k98.3%
Halo: The Master Chief Collectiongold262k92%
Counter-Strikegold261k97.4%
Fallout: New Vegasgold261k96%
Detroit: Become Humangold261k96.4%
Path of Exilegold250k89.1%
RimWorldplatinum246k97.8%
Squadgold242k81.2%
ULTRAKILLplatinum241k97.4%
SCP: Secret Laboratorygold234k91%
Factorioplatinum234k97.5%
Call of Duty®: Black Ops IIIgold233k85.1%
Doki Doki Literature Club!platinum227k96.5%
Human Fall Flatgold226k94.6%
Path of Exile 2platinum225k74.8%
鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortalplatinum225k55.6%

Tier data: ProtonDB community reports. Not affiliated with Valve or ProtonDB. Always check a game's own ProtonDB page before buying for Deck — tiers can change as Proton and the game itself are updated.