Valve adds player-reported frame rates to Steam Deck game listings
The feature covers thousands of games and includes performance charts based on anonymous data shared by Steam Deck owners.
Valve has updated Steam to show prospective Steam Deck buyers how games perform on other owners’ handhelds. The company says average frame-rate figures are available for thousands of titles, with coverage set to expand as players contribute more data.
The figures draw on anonymous performance information from owners who agreed to share it, rather than Valve’s own tests. Alongside an average, a frame-rate histogram offers a more detailed view of performance, helping users identify fluctuations that a single figure might not reveal.
Only data collected with the handheld’s default frame limits qualifies: 60 FPS on the LCD version and 90 FPS on the OLED version. A title also needs sufficient samples before its average appears, so games with fewer players may lack a visible result until more data arrives.
The information is expected to appear for titles already assessed for Steam Deck compatibility. Users can access it through “Learn more” in the compatibility area of a game’s Steam Store listing. The new figures supplement the existing compatibility ratings with player-reported performance information.
