Valve rolls out Steam Deck performance charts in Steamworks beta
Valve has added new Steam Deck reporting tools to the Steamworks partner dashboard. Developers with games that already received a Steam Deck verification report and carry a Verified label can now see average framerate data and user survey results in beta.
The framerate section shows a trailing 30-day daily average based on opted-in users who allowed performance data collection and logged playtime in the game. Valve also says it plans to add variance data later, so developers can see whether performance is stable or fluctuating, and the same view is planned for Steam Deck Playable titles in a future update.
Source: Steam
Based on data from players who played for at least 10 minutes
The second section surfaces feedback from players who respond to Steam Deck Verified surveys. Valve says the survey appears after 10 minutes of play, giving developers a way to see whether users agree with the current compatibility badge and track how updates affect the experience over the last 30 days.
Source: Steam
This update builds on Valve’s earlier Steam client work around anonymized framerate collection . The company added opt-in framerate sharing to the Steam Client Beta on February 12 , and related Steam changes later moved further into the main client rollout. What is new here is that Valve is now exposing part of that telemetry directly to developers through Steamworks, specifically for Steam Deck compatibility tracking.
Valve says more than 95% of customers agree with the Verified rating for titles , but the smaller set of disagreements can still help identify regressions tied to a patch, build, or game update. For studios already targeting Steam Deck, this gives them a clearer way to watch performance trends and user sentiment without relying only on store reviews or support tickets.
Not yet a Steam Store feature
So the only downside is that these graphs are not shown to end users, only to developers. I’m tending to think this will eventually become a feature that Steam shows to a wider audience, but as you can imagine, the data is still limited at this stage, so it may not yet represent a large user base.
Source: Steam
