This, frankly, is not surprising. But what about the more powerful Steam Machine?
Valve
This, frankly, is not surprising. But what about the more powerful Steam Machine?
Valve
Well, thanks for nothing I guess!
Valve
Well, thanks for nothing I guess!
Valve
This, frankly, is not surprising. But what about the more powerful Steam Machine?
Valve
Well, thanks for nothing I guess!
Valve
So far, all of the non-graphics-supported Steam Deck games we’ve found in the Steam store are currently listed with a Steam Machine compatibility status of “Unknown.” For all of these titles, Valve simply says that it is “still learning about” the game and that “we currently have no further information regarding Steam Machine support.”
It’s a shame, because many of these games that have problems on the Steam Deck can certainly run fine on Steam Machine hardware much more powerful. And new Steam Machine owners will surely want to know if their new living room box can play these games, many of which have appeared on Steam’s best-seller list (either currently or in the past).
We were just wondering…
However, there is good news for Steam Machine users in last night’s verification update. Games with text too small to read on the Steam Deck work perfectly fine when played on a large TV. That means “playable” Steam Deck games like 007: First light and Lies of P goes to “Verified” status on Steam Machine. But games that Valve downgrades to “Playable” on Steam Deck for requiring an on-screen keyboard still get a similar warning on Steam Machine, so you might want to keep a wireless keyboard near your couch.
We’ve included a list of nearly two dozen games that Valve says can run on SteamOS but can’t run well on the Steam Deck, and that Valve has yet to test on the Steam Machine. Hopefully they’ll soon get the helpful Steam Machine rating up or down they deserve (a Valve representative was not available to immediately respond to an Ars request for comment).
A (very partial) list of SteamOS supported games with “Unknown” compatibility with Steam Machine (and “Not Supported” status with Steam Deck due to graphics requirements):
- abiotic factor
- Avatar: Pandora’s Borders
- Black Myth Wukong
- Dead Space (2023)
- Dragon Dogma 2
- Elden Ring Night Reign
- wrapped
- Final Fantasy XIV online
- Final Fantasy XVI
- the prophesied
- Hell is us
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Serpent Eater
- Metro Exodus
- Ninja Gaiden 2: Black
- nioh 3
- Resident Evil Requiem
- Return
- Rise of the Ronin
- Stalker 2
- star field
- The quarry
- Until dawn
