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(intro swoosh)

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- [Eric Schulkin] The
Steam Deck is a powerful,

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portable gaming PC

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that gives you access
to an enormous library

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of thousands of PC games.

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Every month, Valve releases a
list of the games most played

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by Steam Deck users,
ordered by hours played.

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Here now in ascending order,

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are the top 10 Steam Deck games

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people played in August 2023.

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Coming in at number 10

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is "Red Dead Redemption 2."

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(soft electronic music)

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Number nine on the most
playlist "Vampire Survivors."

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(soft electronic music)

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Holding the number eight
spot is" No Man's Sky."

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(soft electronic music)

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At number seven, it's a newcomer
to the list "Sea of Stars."

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(soft electronic music)

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Number six on the most played
list is "Stardew Valley."

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In a recent tweet from
developer ConcernedApe

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we learned more about
what exactly we can expect

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from patch 1.6.

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It's a lot.

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Like kind of a staggering amount.

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Three new festivals, over a
hundred lines of dialogue,

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expanded late game content,
and a new farm type.

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This all comes while ConcernedApe

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is simultaneously working
on their upcoming game,

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"Haunted Chocolatier,"

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which has to make them one
of the hardest working people

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in game development.

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Personally from one Eric to another,

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I'd love it if they could
give themselves a vacation

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sooner rather than later.

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Coming in at the number five spot,

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another top 10 newcomer

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"Armored Core Six: Fires of Rubicon."

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At number four,

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rise tarnished by Ranni's
Radiant Moonlight.

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I can hardly believe it, folks.

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"Elden Ring" has been knocked

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from its lofty number two perch,

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which it's held since the
lands between fell to ruin

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in the shattering.

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Not to fret my fellow rune bearers,

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I suspect, based on
absolutely zero evidence

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that before year's end

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we'll be hearing more about
the game's upcoming DLC,

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"Shadow of the Erdtree"
to stoke our flames

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of ambition once again.

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Number three on the most
playlist - here's Johnny.

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Silverhand that is.

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As this month heralded
the long awaited arrival

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of update 2.0 and the
Phantom Liberty expansion,

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which features new faces like Idris Elba

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as former federal agent Solomon Reed.

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Now for this month's runner up

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at our number two spot,
praise the great serpent,

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it's "Starfield."

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I gotta say Bethesda's
latest open world epic,

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chockfull of explorable
planets and magical mud puddles

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truly surprised me by
nabbing runner up this month.

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That's because "Starfield" has yet to pass

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Valve's Steam Deck compatibility tests.

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Of course, plenty of
people play it anyway,

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myself included.

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This is easily the highest finish to date

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for a not officially supported game

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and the first one to
appear in a top 10, period.

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So how does "Starfield" run on Deck?

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Pretty decently actually.

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Outside of major hub cities,

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I experienced frame rates in
the thirties to forties range.

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The compromise comes
on the fidelity front.

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You'll have to be cool with graphics akin

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to having your deck screen

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smeared with a thick layer of Vaseline.

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What you've been seeing here

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is gameplay capture from a desktop PC.

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But hopefully we'll see major
performance improvements

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for Deck in the coming month.

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Coming in at number one "Balder's Gate",

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the third of its name,

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long may it reign at the top of this list.

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I finished my first play through recently

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and honestly could gush
about this game all day.

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Enough that you'd need a long
rest afterwards to recover.

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But today we must get to a
more important matter at hand,

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which is the current state of His Majesty.

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The feline's wrinkled sphinx
model was recently changed

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following this month's
massive third patch.

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Ditching its bald is beautiful aesthetic

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for more of a Maine Coon look

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or whatever the faerun
equivalent of that is.

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The appearance swap sparked
swift community outcry.

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- Hiss!

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I say hiss!

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- [Eric Schulkin] To its credit,

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Lairan Studios didn't drag
its paws on the matter.

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Rolling back the controversial change

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with hot fix number eight.

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Restoring His Majesty to
their original regal bearing

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and bringing the saga to a close.

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There you have it.

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The top 10 games on Steam
Deck from September, 2023.

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Which games have you been binging on Deck?

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Let us know in the comments below.

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And for more gaming coverage

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be sure to check out kotaku.com.