Measured Steam Deck FPS
Most of our verdicts are derived from Steam's compatibility data. These 239 games are different — they carry a real, on-device frame rate from community reports (deck-verified.games), and 115 of them hit a smooth 60 fps. Sorted fastest first.
Runs at 60 fps+
(115)Buttery smooth on the Deck — the full handheld experience.
Smooth 40–59 fps
(75)Comfortably playable — pairs with the 40 Hz (LCD) / 45 Hz (OLED) refresh modes.
Playable 30–39 fps
(50)Console-style 30 fps — fine for most single-player games.
Below 30 fps
(1)Choppy — expect to drop settings or stream from a bigger machine.
How we get these numbers — and why everything else is labelled "derived" — is on our methodology page.