Tinykin, Return To Monkey Island, NBA 2K, and more playable for Steam Deck

Valve has been busy and verified a bunch of games for Steam Deck this week.
Here’s a curated choice of the most interesting games to get the Steam verified mark this time around.

Games verified for the week of September 19

⚠️ TowerFall Ascension is now playable on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

TowerFall Ascension on Steam

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it’s a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and comba…

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⚠️ Sunless Sea is now playable on Steam Deck

⚠️ Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
⚠️ Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
⚠️ Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

SUNLESS SEA on Steam

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

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⚠️ BioShock 2 Remastered is now playable on Steam Deck

⚠️ Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
⚠️ Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

Save 75% on BioShock™ 2 Remastered on Steam

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

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⚠️ Baldur's Gate 3 is now playable on Steam Deck

✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
⚠️ Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
⚠️ This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

Baldur’s Gate 3 on Steam

Gather your party, and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power.

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⚠️ Madden NFL 23 is now playable on Steam Deck

⚠️ Singleplayer gameplay requires an active Internet connection
⚠️ Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
⚠️ This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
⚠️ This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection
⚠️ Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

Madden NFL 23 on Steam

Play your way into the history books. Control your impact with every decision in all-new ways. Call the shots in Franchise with free agency and trade logic updates, leave a legacy in Face of the Franchise: The League, and assemble the most powerful roster in all of Madden Ultimate Team™.

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⚠️ Gothic 3 is now playable on Steam Deck

⚠️ This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
⚠️ Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
⚠️ This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

Gothic® 3 on Steam

A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.

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✅ Tinykin is now verified on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

Tinykin on Steam

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

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✅ NBA 2K23 is now verified on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

NBA 2K23 on Steam

Rise to the occasion in NBA 2K23. Showcase your talent in MyCAREER. Pair All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTEAM. Build your own dynasty in MyGM, or guide the NBA in a new direction with MyLEAGUE. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in PLAY NOW and feel true-to-life gameplay.

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⚠️ The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion  is now playable on Steam Deck

✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
⚠️ This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
⚠️ Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition on Steam

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created. With a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest…

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✅ Grim Fandango Remastered is now verified on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

Grim Fandango Remastered on Steam

One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

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✅ Kingdom: New Lands is now verified on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

Save 90% on Kingdom: New Lands on Steam

Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.

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✅ Return to Monkey Island is now verified on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

Return to Monkey Island on Steam

Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.

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⚠️ Torchlight is now playable on Steam Deck

⚠️ This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
⚠️ Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
⚠️ Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

Save 50% on Torchlight on Steam

Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.

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⚠️ Lost Ember is now playable on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
⚠️ Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
⚠️ This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu

LOST EMBER on Steam

Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of gett…

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⚠️ Borderlands GOTY Enhanced is now playable on Steam Deck

⚠️ Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
⚠️ This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
⚠️ This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
⚠️ This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced on Steam

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

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✅ Boyfriend Dungeon is now verified on Steam Deck

✅ This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
✅ In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
✅ All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
✅ This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
⚠️ This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu

Boyfriend Dungeon on Steam

Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.

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