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I Tested 23 Games On Steam Deck To Surprising Results

by Alex Van Aken on Feb 28, 2022 at 03:55 PM

I spent 24 hours playing on Valve's new handheld, the Steam Deck, and tested 23 popular games to see how they run out-of-the-box on the portable gaming PC. To my surprise, several unverified titles run great on Steam Deck, while unfortunately, some iconic PC games run poorly. We tested top games like Ark: Survival Evolved, Cyberpunk 2077, DOTA 2, DOOM Eternal, Halo Infinite, Lost Ark, Skyrim Anniversary Edition, Rust, and Valheim.

Check out the video below to see the results: 

Games I Tested On Steam Deck:

  • Apex Legends
  • Ark Survival Evolved
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Dark Souls Remastered
  • Dishonored 2
  • DOTA 2
  • DOOM Eternal
  • Fights in Tight Spaces
  • Final Fantasy V
  • God of War
  • Halo Infinite
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Loop Hero
  • Lost Ark
  • Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
  • Propnight
  • Resident Evil 2
  • Rust
  • Skater XL
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Team Fortress 2
  • Valheim
  • The Witcher 3
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Products In This Article

Dishonored 2cover

Dishonored 2

Platform:
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date:
God Of Warcover

God Of War

Platform:
PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC
Release Date:
April 20, 2018 (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4), 
January 14, 2022 (PC)
The Witcher 3: Wild Huntcover

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Platform:
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Release Date:
May 19, 2015 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC), 
October 15, 2019 (Switch), 
December 14, 2022 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Editioncover

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Platform:
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date:
October 28, 2016 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC), 
November 11, 2021 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S)
Alex Van Aken
Alex Van Aken
Video Editor
From real-time strategy games of the late 90s to MMORPGs of the mid-2000s and recent hits like Fortnite and Valorant, Alex Van Aken has spent his life trying to find a better multiplayer game than Halo 2.
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