Steam Now Tells You Which Games Run Well On A Steam Machine

After the Steam Machine launched just a few weeks ago, the Steam storefront had been strangely silent about which titles had passed full compatibility testing for Valve’s compact PC platform. Overnight, however, Valve added the missing data—now visible on the store—and Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced proudly earned the coveted blue verification badge.

For years, Steam has annotated titles with detailed compatibility notes for its handheld PC, the Steam Deck—indicating everything from control‑scheme suitability to legibility of tiny fonts, and flagging games that simply refuse to run. That same granular insight is now being extended to the Steam Machine, though the information remains somewhat buried within the store’s layout.

To discover whether a title has undergone Steam Machine testing, users must navigate to the “STEAM DECK COMPATIBILITY” section, click the “Learn more” link, and scroll a few steps down the right‑hand column—nestled between the “Languages” and “Achievements” tabs.

Upon clicking, a fresh pop‑up appears, presenting compatibility data across three categories—Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Steam OS.

Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced has been fully vetted for Steam Machines, with every feature functioning under the default controller settings. The interface automatically displays the appropriate Steam Controller icons, and the game’s out‑of‑the‑box graphics settings run smoothly on the platform. However, the title still relies on a DRM system that mandates an online connection for its initial launch.

The new layout presents this data in a cleaner format than the earlier Steam Deck release notes, and the Steam Deck version has also been refined. It repeats all the same compatibility details while highlighting that the game’s text is optimized for readability on smaller displays. The SteamOS section confirms that the title runs successfully on Steam’s Linux build, though it reiterates the requirement for an online connection at first launch.

If a title has not yet undergone testing on Steam Machines, the platform displays a notice stating, “Valve is still learning about Game Name. We do not currently have further information regarding Steam Machine compatibility.”

When a game passes initial testing but still falls short of full compatibility, the system provides a comprehensive list of issues. For example, GTA: San Andreas receives a yellow indicator, labeling it as “Playable on Steam Machine,” yet the accompanying notes detail the specific performance or control shortcomings that prevent it from being fully supported.

While we’re at it, let’s examine the unsettling reality surrounding Valve’s once‑promising, now‑forgotten title Alien Swarm, which has been left to languish with minimal support from the company’s own hardware ecosystem.