Between 2023-01-08 and 2023-01-15 there were 100 new games validated for the Steam Deck. Here’s a quick pick of the most interesting ones:

Steam Deck Verified

THE PROCESSION TO CALVARY

Released on 9 Apr, 2020, developed by Joe Richardson and published by Joe Richardson, . [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 98.3 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.

MAJOTORI

Released on 28 Mar, 2017, developed by Majorariatto, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 97.5 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie

About the game: How many lives will your ignorance ruin?

THE VALE: SHADOW OF THE CROWN

Released on 19 Aug, 2021, developed by Falling Squirrel, and published by Falling Squirrel Inc.. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 97.2 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG

About the game: CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.

FEAR & HUNGER 2: TERMINA

Released on 9 Dec, 2022, developed by Miro Haverinen, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 96.3 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Indie, RPG

About the game: F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

AKANE

Released on 10 Sep, 2018, developed by Ludic Studios, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 96.2 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie

About the game: 2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

SHOVEL KNIGHT: SHOVEL OF HOPE

Released on 10 Dec, 2019, developed by Yacht Club Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 94.7 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

INDUSTRIAL PETTING

Released on 17 Mar, 2020, developed by Another Yeti, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 93.3 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access

About the game: Industrial Petting is the chance for you and your friends to explore an alien world, find new pets, get them to love you, and sell them on the galactic market. Build factories to make more creatures, farms to feed them, and gadgets to entertain them.

EDNA & HARVEY: THE BREAKOUT - ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Released on 4 Dec, 2019, developed by Daedalic Entertainment, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 92.6 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: Edna & Harvey are back! The award-winning adventure with high resolution visuals, new technology, intuitive controls – Experience this quirky cult classic with Edna & Harvey anew, but better than ever before!

COLT CANYON

Released on 16 Jun, 2020, developed by Retrific and published by Headup. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 91.7 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie, RPG

About the game: Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.

Steam Deck Playable

ZNIW ADVENTURE

Released on 6 Nov, 2020, developed by Azure Mountain and published by Azure Mountain, . [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 99.5 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: Zniw Adventure is a hand-drawn point and click adventure game with a strong 90’s vibe and cartoon animations. Play as Zniw - a yellow female dinosaur who is on a mission to find the ultimate gift for her mother’s hatchday!

LOST WORDS: BEYOND THE PAGE

Released on 6 Apr, 2021, developed by Sketchbook Games, and published by Modus Games. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 96.2 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

About the game: An atmospheric narrative adventure written by Rhianna Pratchett. Set between the pages of a diary and a fantasy story where you run on words and use them to interact with the world around you.

I HATE THIS GAME

Released on 7 Mar, 2019, developed by Pixel Error, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 93.3 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Indie

About the game: I hate this game is a logic game, where gameplay changes every level. Solve crazy puzzles and use forgotten functions of your PC! Be attentive, interact with everything that you see on the screen.

SHANTAE: HALF-GENIE HERO ULTIMATE EDITION

Released on 8 May, 2018, developed by WayForward and published by WayForward . [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 92.1 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: The ultimate edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero comes with all of the previously released DLC, Modes, and Costumes in one epic collection!  Includes an exclusive Blue Bathing Suit for use in Beach Mode!