When Steam creator and longtime steward of the PC gaming storefront Valve announced the Steam Machine in November, it made some very big waves. Interest in a SteamOS-powered PC designed for the living room that blurs the line between PC and console gaming is high, and so is trust in Valve after the tremendous success of the Steam Deck, the device that propelled the market for handheld gaming PCs into the limelight.
With the Steam Machine's early 2026 release window rapidly approaching, something many have wondered about is how difficult it will be for games to get a "Verified" badge for the Steam Machine; this title from Valve is given to games that it's determined will run well on Steam Deck through testing, and there will be a badge like this for the Steam Machine, too.
