Its that time of the month where we give you the run down of the most played games on the Steam Deck by hours played for October, thanks to Valve for keeping track of this and releasing the list every month
20 - Monster Hunter: World
(Re-Entry) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 9 Aug, 2018
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 42,500+
Time to Beat: 47 - 400 Hours
As a hunter, you'll take on quests to hunt monsters in a variety of habitats.
Take down these monsters and receive materials that you can use to create stronger weapons and armor in order to hunt even more dangerous monsters.
19 - Hades
(-) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 17 September 2020
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 6,500+
Time to Beat: 22 - 95 Hours
As the immortal Prince of the Underworld, you'll wield the powers and mythic weapons of Olympus to break free from the clutches of the god of the dead himself, while growing stronger and unraveling more of the story with each unique escape attempt.
18 - Fallout 4
(↓1) Steam Deck Status: Playable
Release Date: 10 November 2015
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 16,000+
Time to Beat: 27 - 79 Hours
As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you enter a world destroyed by nuclear war. Every second is a fight for survival, and every choice is yours. Only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Welcome home.
17 - Hogwarts Legacy
(↓3) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 10 February 2023
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 11,500+
Time to Beat: 26 - 45 Hours
Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it. Live the Unwritten.
16 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
(↑4) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 18 May 2015
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 15,000+
Time to Beat: 50 - 190 Hours
Updated to the latest version, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comes with new features and items, including a built-in Photo Mode, swords, armor, and alternate outfits inspired by The Witcher Netflix series — and more!
Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength, and reflexes, witchers are a counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live.
15 - Slay the Spire
(↑1) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 23 January 2019
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 17,500+
Time to Beat: 12 - 205 Hours
Dynamic Deck Building: Choose your cards wisely! Discover hundreds of cards to add to your deck with each attempt at climbing the Spire. Select cards that work together to efficiently dispatch foes and reach the top.
An Ever-changing Spire: Whenever you embark on a journey up the Spire, the layout differs each time. Choose a risky or safe path, face different enemies, choose different cards, discover different relics, and even fight different bosses!
14 - Brotato
(↑1) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 23 June 2023
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 7,000+
Time to Beat: 5 - 50 Hours
A spaceship from Potato World crashes onto an alien planet. The sole survivor: Brotato, the only potato capable of handling 6 weapons at the same time. Waiting to be rescued by his mates, Brotato must survive in this hostile environment.
13 - DAVE THE DIVER
(↓1) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 28 June 2023
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 4,500+
Time to Beat: 23 - 45 Hours
Explore and unravel the mysteries in the depths of the Blue Hole by day and run a successful exotic sushi restaurant by night.It’s easy to get hooked on the satisfying gameplay loop!
12 - No Man's Sky
(↓4) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 12 August 2016
Steam Rating: Mostly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 7,500+
Time to Beat: 30 - 139 hours
At the centre of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos. But, facing hostile creatures and fierce pirates, you'll know that death comes at a cost, and survival will be down to the choices you make over how you upgrade your ship, your weapon and suit.
11 - Diablo IV
(New Entry) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 17 Oct, 2023
Steam Rating: Mixed
Daily Steam Players: 10,500+
Time to Beat: 26 - 160 Hours
The endless battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells rages on as chaos threatens to consume Sanctuary. With ceaseless demons to slaughter, countless Abilities to master, nightmarish Dungeons, and Legendary loot, this vast, open world brings the promise of adventure and devastation.
10 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
(↑8) Steam Deck Status: Playable
Release Date: 28 October 2016
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 23,000+
Time to Beat: 26 - 117 Hours
The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more. Skyrim Special Edition also brings the full power of mods to the PC and consoles. New quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more – with Mods, there are no limits to what you can experience.
9 - Red Dead Redemption 2
(↑1) Steam Deck Status: Playable
Release Date: 5 December 2019
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 48,500+
Time to Beat: 50 - 180 Hours
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.
8 - The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
(↑5) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 4 November 2014
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 21,500+
Time to Beat: 5 - 300 Hours
The Binding of Isaac is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
7 - Grand Theft Auto V
(↑4) Steam Deck Status: Playable
Release Date: 14 April 2015
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 153,500+
Time to Beat: 31 - 44 Hours
When a young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a terrifying psychopath find themselves entangled with some of the most frightening and deranged elements of the criminal underworld, the U.S. government and the entertainment industry, they must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody, least of all each other.
6 - Vampire Survivors
(↑3) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 20 October 2022
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 9,000+
Time to Beat: 11 - 44 Hours
A time survival game with minimalistic gameplay and roguelite elements.
Hell is empty, the devils are here, and there's no place to run or hide. All you can do is survive as long as you can until death inevitably puts an end to your struggles. Gather gold in each run to buy upgrades and help the next survivor.
5 - Starfield
(↓3) Steam Deck Status: Unsupported
Release Date: 6 September 2023
Steam Rating: Mostly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 41,500+
Time to Beat: 21 - 150 Hours
In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. You will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of space in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game.
4 - Stardew Valley
(↑2) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 26 February 2016
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 43,000+
Time to Beat: 52 - 158 Hours
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won't be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared.
3 - ELDEN RING
(↓1) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 24 February 2022
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 51,500+
Time to Beat: 57 - 132 Hours
A vast world where open fields with a variety of situations and huge dungeons with complex and three-dimensional designs are seamlessly connected. As you explore, the joy of discovering unknown and overwhelming threats await you, leading to a high sense of accomplishment.
2 - Cyberpunk 2077
(↑1) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 10 December 2020
Steam Rating: Very Positive
Daily Steam Players: 77,500+
Time to Beat: 24 - 63 Hours
An open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the megalopolis of Night City, where you play as a cyberpunk mercenary wrapped up in a do-or-die fight for survival. Improved and featuring all-new free additional content, customize your character and playstyle as you take on jobs, build a reputation, and unlock upgrades. The relationships you forge and the choices you make will shape the story and the world around you. Legends are made here. What will yours be?
1 - Baldur's Gate 3
(-) Steam Deck Status: Verified
Release Date: 3 August 2023
Steam Rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
Daily Steam Players: 140,000+
Time to Beat: 56 - 141 Hours
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. That power may help you to survive, but there will be a price to pay, and more than any ability, the bonds of trust that you build within your party could be your greatest strength. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms together.