Between 2023-04-30 and 2023-05-07 there were 116 new games validated for the Steam Deck. Here’s a quick pick of the most interesting ones:

Steam Deck Verified

CYNTHIA: HIDDEN IN THE MOONSHADOW

Released on 10 Apr, 2023, developed by Catthia Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 91.2 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Emotional, 3rd-person, story-driven, adventure game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environmental elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one.

Steam Deck Playable

COFFEE TALK EPISODE 2: HIBISCUS & BUTTERFLY

Released on 20 Apr, 2023, developed by Toge Productions, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 98.5 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation

About the game: Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.

BEYOND THE EDGE OF OWLSGARD

Released on 23 Dec, 2022, developed by WatchDaToast and published by Assemble Entertainment. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 98.1 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: Save a peaceful world from being annihilated by machines in this oldschool point&click tale, inspired by classic animated movies and adventure games of the 90s.

SPLATTER

Released on 15 Dec, 2022, developed by Rat King Collective, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 96.8 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Indie

About the game: Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Enter a digital mindscape constructed by four anonymous administrators. Can you survive? Can you remain sane? Can you remain yourself?

HAVENDOCK

Released on 20 Apr, 2023, developed by YYZ and published by Different Tales, . [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 92 % Positive Ratings

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

About the game: Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.

PEDRO’S ADVENTURES IN SPANISH [LEARN SPANISH]

Released on 29 Jul, 2021, developed by Rocket Boy Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 89.4 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: Want to improve your Spanish? Need a break from flash cards and listening exercises? Ready to put what you’ve already learned into practice? ¡Felicidades amigos! This is the game for you.

2112TD: TOWER DEFENSE SURVIVAL

Released on 19 Jan, 2023, developed by Refinery Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 89.2 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Strategy

About the game: Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.

THIS IS A GHOST

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

Rating: 88.8 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie, Early Access

About the game: This is a Ghost is a supernatural investigation game. You are a member of a secret society that hunts or sets free scary entities from our world. Gather evidence, identify the entity and send it back to the afterlife. Playable in Solo and co-op with up to 3 players.

PORTAL DUNGEON

Released on 14 Dec, 2022, developed by DuskDogStudio and published by DuskDogStudio, . [Steam Store Page]

Rating: 88.1 % Positive Ratings

Genre: Action, Indie, Early Access

About the game: Portal Dungeon is a side-scrolling Roguelite adventure game that supports up to 4 players in co-op mode. You control an adventurer as you and your friends bravely set out to find the last portal in this world. Go forth! Defeat powerful enemies! Save the world!