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Steam Deck guide articleOur five favorite tower defense games on the Steam DeckOur five favorite tower defense games on the Steam Deck, with two Verified picks near the top and Playable caveats for controls or small text.
Steam Frame commentary articleThe Steam Frame applications we're most excited aboutA wishlist of the use cases we want to try first on Valve's headset: wireless PCVR, EmuVR-style retro rooms, flat-game theaters, Android ports, and community experiments.
Steam Deck news articleTop 25 Steam Deck Most Played Games in May 2026May's Steam Deck top 25 shows how different Deck play is from raw Steam popularity. Big launches mattered, but the chart still rewarded games that are quick to resume, easy to control, and sticky across many short sessions.
Steam Machine news articleSteam Machine Welcome Tour Code Appears in Steam BackendFirst-run onboarding screens for the Steam Machine appeared in Steam's backend before Valve's later public reservation and pricing update. On their own the screens proved little, but layered on top of months of SteamOS support work and reservation-code changes, they pointed to launch-adjacent preparation rather than a placeholder.
Steam Deck compatibility articleLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on Steam Deck: Verified, but Target 30 FPSLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is Steam Deck Verified and playable, but it is not a locked 60 FPS handheld game. Published settings coverage and community reports point to a 30 FPS target, Low settings, FSR Balanced, Frame Generation off, and extra caution around Material Quality.
Steam Deck Linux gaming articleForza Horizon 6 on Linux and Steam Deck: ProtonDB, SteamOS, and Controller StatusForza Horizon 6 is not a locked-60 FPS Steam Deck showcase. The bigger Linux gaming signal is that Playground treated Steam Deck, SteamOS, and controller compatibility as part of the launch plan instead of an afterthought.