Steam Deck compatibility ratings added for Shrek 2 Remastered, Phantom Blade Zero, nine others

Valve's Steam Deck compatibility program published new ratings for eleven games during the first week of November 2026, with six titles earning Verified status and five receiving Playable designations. The highest-profile additions include DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered, Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Complete Edition, and Phantom Blade Zero, an Unreal Engine 5 Wuxia action title from S-GAME. The ratings reflect automated and manual testing against Steam Deck's criteria for controller support, text legibility, launcher behavior, and performance stability.

Several Playable-rated titles exhibit common compatibility friction points: four games show incorrect controller icons, three require community controller configurations, three have small in-game text, and two need manual virtual keyboard invocation. Phantom Blade Zero stands out as a particularly poor fit despite its Playable badge, with testing showing it cannot maintain 30 FPS on the lowest graphical settings throughout the game. The weekly batch also includes smaller indie titles like card-collecting incremental Rip It! and cartridge-restoration simulator Cozy Game Restoration.

Steam Deck compatibility breakdown and performance findings

• Verified titles (6): Shrek 2 Remastered, Faraway, Toy Story 3 Complete Edition, Crimson Moon, and Truckful earned full Verified status, indicating seamless controller integration, readable text, and no compatibility workarounds required at launch.
• Playable friction patterns: Five titles share recurring issues—incorrect controller glyph display (Rip It!, Cozy Game Restoration, Divine Frequency, Hull Rupture), community controller configuration dependency (Rip It!, Divine Frequency, DreadOut 2), and small in-game text (Rip It!, Cozy Game Restoration, Divine Frequency, DreadOut 2).
• Phantom Blade Zero performance: The Unreal Engine 5 title requires manual graphics settings adjustment for optimal performance and cannot sustain 30 FPS on lowest settings across the full game duration, making it a marginal Playable candidate despite the rating.
• Virtual keyboard and input gaps: Rip It! and DreadOut 2 require manual virtual keyboard invocation or community controller profiles, indicating incomplete Steam Input integration at release.
• Pricing and availability context: Four of eleven titles launched with active discounts, including Shrek 2 Remastered at $26.99 pre-purchase through November 17 ahead of its November 10 release.

Why it matters

These weekly compatibility batches directly shape purchasing decisions for Steam Deck's multi-million user base and signal which engines and input frameworks integrate cleanly with SteamOS. The repeated pattern of incorrect controller icons and small text across five titles suggests ongoing gaps between default Steam Input glyph sets and developer implementations, particularly for indie releases. Phantom Blade Zero's sub-30 FPS performance on Unreal Engine 5 also highlights continued optimization challenges for cutting-edge engine features on the Deck's AMD APU, informing both player expectations and developer porting priorities.