Valve Flags Dozens of Steam Games as Unrated for Steam Machine at 1080p
Updated
Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 10
Valve Flags Dozens of Steam Games as Unrated for Steam Machine at 1080p
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 10
Summary
Steam store pages now show Valve is “still learning about” Steam Machine compatibility for dozens of games that are too demanding for Steam Deck but may suit the newer living-room hardware.
Those edge-case titles sit between two clearer groups: games already verified on Steam Deck appear to carry over, while titles confirmed not to work with SteamOS remain incompatible on Steam Machine.
The uncertainty matters because Steam Machine verification raises the performance bar to 1080p at 30 fps, versus Steam Deck’s 1200×800 at 30 fps.
Many of the affected games are marked Unsupported on Steam Deck not because they fail to launch, but because they need graphics tweaks or cannot meet Valve’s default performance standard.