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The best Steam Deck games worth playing in 2026

From Baldur's Gate 3 to Stardew Valley, these are the 15 best Steam Deck games to play in 2026

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Haunted Chocolatier will be bigger than Stardew Valley, but that's all I can tell you because Eric Barone literally only said 10 words

There's nothing like a one-sentence update to keep you on your toes.

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Stardew Valley creator can only say "interesting, thanks for the info" as he's presumably stunned, as I am, by one fan's devotion to accurate trains in games: "PLEASE add a tender to the locomotive in Stardew Valley"

Sometimes you just gotta get four posts about trains out of your system

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This post-apocalyptic farming sim might have the best pixel art and Steam trailer I've seen all year, but it's the Terraria vibes that really set the hook

Like a Metroidvania Stardew Valley

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Eric Barone says he 'might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2,' but not because it'd make a zillion dollars: 'I honestly don't care about money that much'

Barone doesn't want to "just be the Stardew Valley guy," but a sequel isn't out of the question.

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Are we getting a Stardew Valley 2? Here’s why you might have heard about a sequel

Crossing my fingers for a sequel.

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Eric Barone says "if there was gonna be another" Stardew Valley update after 1.6, he wouldn't announce it until it was "completely finished" on all platforms

If Stardew Valley 1.7 is ever a thing, it sounds it'll release on PC, console, and mobile at the same time

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"I might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2," says Eric Barone, but "I just don't care about money" and it's "so much easier" to update the original

Wait, did ConcernedApe just say Stardew Valley 2?

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Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe worries follow-up Haunted Chocolatier might "ruin the teeth of a whole generation": "I'm thinking about doing it so you can only eat like two chocolates per day"

"Am I going to ruin the teeth of a whole generation?" Barone jokes as he considers a chocolate limit in Haunted Chocolatier

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Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone "assumed people wouldn't like Pierre," but thinks he's "not as bad as some people think"

The developer thinks Pierre's somewhat redeemed by the end of the game

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ConcernedApe regrets making Stardew Valley's fishing minigame "too hard" when you start out, but still thinks it's good overall: "I know it's controversial"

"I think there should have been a better curve"

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Eric Barone has regrets about not fleshing out Stardew Valley's characters more, but likes that it's so open ended since it makes things 'more personal' for each player

There could've been more to Stardew's unsolved mysteries.

PC Gamer

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hasn't 'really' played a lot of other farming and life sims, but he appreciates the impact the game has had on the genre—'it seems to have inspired a lot more people to consider this kind of game'

The routine of farm life won't be stopping any time soon.

PC Gamer

New 'Haunted Chocolatier' Update From 'Stardew Valley' Creator: When Is the Game Launching?

ConcernedApe has shared a new update for the Haunted Chocolatier, but there's good news and bad news.

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Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone "started off having no ambitions" for the farming RPG's success, and he was afraid even Harvest Moon fans "would probably hate it"

"When I was making the game there was many times where I thought 'This game's awful. It's not fun. No one's going to like this.'"

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After D&D publisher briefly tried to tear it down, Baldur's Gate 3 boss says mods like Stardew Valley's "Baldur's Village" help keep games alive: "I think you should applaud that"

Larian's RPG is in modders' hands now, after all

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'If the players own the game, they'll make it fantastic': Larian CEO Swen Vincke doubles down on defense of Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod and the modding community overall

Swen Vincke sees mods for what they are—a vital part of the gaming community

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Top 'Stardew Valley' Mods in 2025 That Will Change Your Typical Gameplay

For the sake of farming, "Stardew Valley" is a must-grab for every sim gamer, but if you're after a new experience, don't forget to try these mods.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 puts Larian's darling RPG in the same leagues as Stardew Valley and Terraria: games that are too good to ever be finished

Opinion | Patch 8 brings so much newness to BG3 that, once again, I struggle to see how Larian can ever bring itself to stop

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Baldur's Gate 3 fans can finally marry Astarion thanks to a new update for Baldur's Village, the Stardew Valley mod approved by Larian Studios lead Swen Vincke himself

It's me, I'm fans

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'This is a gift': Baldur's Village mod maker says thanks to all (especially Swen) and promises more content including an 'Astarion's Ten Hearts event' is on the way

Now that everything's sorted, work on the mod that brings Baldur's Gate 3 to Stardew Valley will resume.

Inverse

'Baldur's Gate 3's' 'Stardew Valley' Mod Lives On Now Despite Near Ban

A mod that brought 'Baldur's Gate 3' and 'Stardew Valley' together has a happy ending after it was briefly taken offline by a complaint from 'D&D's creator.

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The Baldur's Gate 3-themed Stardew Valley mod that Larian boss Swen Vincke called "amazing" gets DMCA'd by D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast

Clearly, Baldur's Village was too well-loved for the IP owner to let people enjoy it

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This cozy RPG promises a Pokemon and Stardew Valley mashup with "limitless customization," 208 monsters, and more, so no wonder its Kickstarter was funded in just 16 minutes

Monsterpatch shows no signs of slowing down

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Stardew Valley player bringing a bit of Baldur's Gate 3 to ConcernedApe's farming sim, now with Larian's seal of approval, says they've played over 1,500 hours and will improve the mod

There's more yet to come to Baldur's Village

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