Steam Deck Verified/Playable Highlights 8/11/25 - 8/17/25

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There were some interesting new Steam Deck Verified/Playable titles to check out this week. Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 and Subnautica: Below Zero got their Verified badge, while TerraTech Worlds and Tiny Bookshop got their Playable badges.

Here are the 12 highlights we found:

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Steam Deck Verified/Playable Highlights 8/11/25 - 8/17/25

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (Verified)

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.

The game is $49.99 and is rated Verified.

Subnautica: Below Zero (Verified)

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

The game is on sale for $7.49 until August 21st and is rated Verified.

Discounty (Verified)

Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?

The game will be released on August 21st and is rated Verified.

GRADIUS Origin Collection (Verified)

Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.

The game is $39.99 and is rated Verified.

Every Day We Fight (Verified)

Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.

The game is $29.99 and is rated Verified.

Dark Envoy (Verified)

Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!

The game is $29.99 and is rated Verified.

Earthion (Verified)

Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.

The game is $19.99 and is rated Verified.

TerraTech Worlds (Playable)

TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment

The game is $29.99 and is rated Playable due to small in-game text and needs manual configuration of settings for optimal play.

Tiny Bookshop (Playable)

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.

Tiny Bookshop is on sale for $17.99 until August 21st and is rated Playable due to small in-game text.

Henry Halfhead (Verified)

Meet Henry, merely half a head, yet with the peculiar ability to become any object within their reach! Discover every object’s unique abilities and cleverly combine them to take Henry through their not-so-ordinary everyday life.

The game will be released on September 16th and is rated Verified.

Gold Gold Adventure Gold (Playable)

Gold makes God. Embrace city-building chaos around a monster-filled dungeon where danger & profit go hand in hand. Assign heroes quests, evolve powerful pets and expand your influence one gold coin at a time. Recruit, defend, explore — all in pursuit of Glory and Gold!

The game is $24.99 and rated Playable due to showing incorrect controller icons, small in-game text, and needing a community controller configuration.

INVERSUS Deluxe (Verified)

INVERSUS is a competitive and cooperative arcade shooter for 1 to 4 players online or on the couch. Fight for territory in a dynamic negative-space map where open paths for your team are the walls of your opponent's team. Strategize and trap the enemy to win!

The game is $14.99 and is rated Verified.

And that's all for this week's list! You can check out the previous week's list as well, which includes titles like Heretic+Hexen, Grounded 2, and Dead Reset.

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