Steam update lets patrons know if a game review has been played “primarily” on Steam Deck

There is a new update on Steam which informs other players if a review left on a game’s page was primarily played on Valve’s handheld Steam Deck.

The news was shared via the Steam Deck’s social media team on X, with the straight to the point wording: “We’ve just shipped a new feature on Steam that shows when a customer review was written by someone who played primarily on Steam Deck.”

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Valve asks that patrons look out for the Deck icon, to “see how these players reviewed the game”. It shared an example of how this icon looks on a review, with a little Deck outline displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.

Response to this update has been positive, with many other X users sharing their appreciation. Several messages such as “fantastic idea” and “that’ll be extremely helpful” have popped up in the replies since Valve made the announcement.

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As for the Steam Deck itself, back in May, Digital Foundry said Valve’s portable PC had “quietly become a reasonably capable ray tracing handheld”.

Elsewhere in Valve-related news, its hero shooter known as Deadlock and which the company still hasn’t actually announced has welcomed quite the number of players over the last few weeks.