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Valve lists most played Steam Deck games of July 2025

Stardew Valley is the most played game on the gaming handheld in July 2025. Pictured: an edited image of the Steam Deck. (Image source: Valve)
Stardew Valley is the most played game on the gaming handheld in July 2025. Pictured: an edited image of the Steam Deck. (Image source: Valve)
As July 2025 is coming to an end, the monthly top-played Steam Deck games list got its monthly update. This refreshed chart shows the top 100 titles that were played on the gaming handheld, and compared to last month, many have climbed up.

Valve has listed the top 100 games that were played by Steam Deck users in July 2025. Compared to last month, many of the titles have seen changes in terms of their positions on the chart. Here's a little more info about the ones that are in the top 10 positions:

  • Stardew Valley - released in 2016, this farming sim is the most played game on the gaming handheld in July 2025. It costs $14.99, has an "Overwhelmingly Positive" player rating, and comes with the Steam Deck Verified compatibility rating.
  • Balatro - a poker roguelike that placed second in the refreshed chart. This 2024 title features the "Overwhelmingly positive" player rating, is categorized as Steam Deck Verified, and costs $14.99.
  • Cyberpunk 2077 - with an 85% positive rating, this action-adventure RPG has climbed to the third spot on the list. This Steam Deck Verified game costs  $59.99, and it was released in 2020.
  • Baldur's Gate 3 - a Steam Deck Verified game from 2023 with a 96% positive rating. This party-based RPG title costs $59.99.
  • PEAK - released on July 16, 2025, this co-op climbing game is in fifth spot on the updated list. It costs $7.99, boasts a 93% positive rating, and is rated as Steam Deck Playable.
  • Elden Ring - categorized as Steam Deck Verified, this 2022 game got the sixth spot in the list. It has a 93% positive rating and costs $59.99 when there's no sale in place.
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 - a critically acclaimed action-adventure game with the Steam Deck Playable rating. It has the seventh spot, launched in 2019, and costs $59.99.
  • Brotato - released in 2023, this top-down shooter got the eighth spot on the list. It features the Steam Deck Verified compatibility rating, sports a 96% positive player rating, and costs $4.99 when there's no sale.
  • Hades II - a roguelike dungeon crawler with the Steam Deck Verified rating that secured the ninth spot. It launched in 2024, has a 94% positive rating, and costs $29.99.
  • Hades - rated as Steam Deck Verified, this dungeon crawler got the tenth spot on the updated list. It launched in 2020, has a 98% positive rating, and costs $24.99.
Games that are in the top 10 positions (Image source: Steam)
Games that are in the top 10 positions (Image source: Steam)

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Abid Ahsan Shanto, 2025-07-31 (Update: 2025-07-31)