As we all wait to see when we can purchase the Steam Deck, Valve is working hard to validate their games on the portable gaming console. It would really be disappointing if you purchased a game to play on the Steam Deck only to find it doesn't run well.
To help that, Valve will be showing indicators in their store on what games work well with it. The Deck Verified process will show one of four icons in the game's store page. You'll quickly see if the game's fully verified, playable, unsupported, or unknown.
There's a ton of games that Steam hosts and I'm wondering if they'll ask the community to help on some of them.
Valve's really wanting the Steam Deck to succeed and they are doing a lot to try and make sure we all have smooth experiences. Te Deck Verified process can help ensure that the game you want to play will play well on the portable hardware.