Steam Deck Verified/Playable Highlights 3/3/25 - 3/9/25

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This week there were a solid amount of new Steam Deck Verified and Playable games to enjoy and look forward to. Frostpunk 2 and R.E.P.O. got their Playable badges, while the upcoming games The First Berserker: Khazan and Lost in Random: The Eternal Die got their Verified badges!

Here are the 10 highlights we found:

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Steam Deck Verified/Playable Highlights 3/3/25 - 3/9/25

Frostpunk 2 (Playable)

Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.

The game is $44.99 and rated Playable due to needing a community controller configuration, showing incorrect controller icons, small in-game text, and needing to manually bring up the virtual keyboard.

The First Berserker: Khazan (Verified)

The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

The game can be pre-purchased for $59.99 ahead of its March 27th release and is rated Verified.

Eternal Strands (Verified)

Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game.

The game is $39.99 and is rated Verified.

R.E.P.O. (Playable)

An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

The game is $9.99 and is rated Playable due to needing a community controller configuration, showing incorrect controller icons, and small in-game text.

Towerborne (Playable)

The Belfry stands as a beacon of hope and safety amongst the ruins of humanity and the City of Numbers, with monsters lurking right outside the tower’s walls. You are an Ace, born anew from the spirit realm with the skills, the grit, and the determination to protect the people of the Belfry.

The game is $24.99 and is rated Playable due to small in-game text.

Tribe Nine (Playable)

Defy the madness. Brutal Action RPG "TRIBE NINE" Set in the nation of Neo Tokyo, where absolute madness rules. Here, teens face life-or-death battles, constantly resisting the harsh and unjust world—all in pursuit of reclaiming their lost freedom and dreams.

The game is free to play and rated Playable due to needing a community controller configuration, showing incorrect controller icons, and needing to manually bring up the virtual keyboard.

The Spirit of the Samurai (Verified)

A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.

The game is $19.99 and is rated Verified.

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (Playable)

Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.

The game is on sale for $2.49 until March 13th and is rated Playable due to needing a community controller configuration, showing incorrect controller icons, small in-game text, and needing to manually bring up the virtual keyboard.

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die (Verified)

Take on an ancient evil in Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, a fast-paced action roguelite set in the whimsical world of Random. Play as Queen Aleksandra and her die-companion Fortune as you battle twisted foes, wield powerful relics and abilities, and roll the dice to escape this nightmarish realm.

The game can be wishlisted ahead of its release this year and is rated Verified.

MySims (Playable)

Explore a new world with MySims™ — it's your world to transform in this retro re-release with updated graphics! Move to an adorable town. With a little creativity and some help from the locals, you can make this place thrive!

The game can be pre-purchased for $39.99 ahead of its March 18th release and is rated Playable due to needing a community controller configuration, showing incorrect controller icons, and needing to manually bring up the virtual keyboard.

And that's all for this week's list! You can check out the previous week's list as well, which includes titles like Split Fiction, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, and Two Point Museum.

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