Why would you want to sort your games? Because it’ll make them easier to find. Maybe you’re looking for something specific. Maybe you want to see all the games you’ve played most recently first. And if your sort your Steam Deck games this can certainly help to find something to play. Sorting your Steam Deck games is an easy process and one that only takes a couple of steps. In fact the longest part of the process might be deciding how you want to sort things. So, maybe think about that ahead of time. With that said, let’s jump right into how you can sort your games on the Steam Deck.
How To Sort Your Games On The Steam Deck
Sorting really is a pretty easy and quick process. But there are a couple of ways to sort your games. So we’ll go through them both. First, we’ll go through sorting the games in your library.
Hit the Steam button and head to your game library
After you hit the Steam button you should see Library at the top of the list. Click library to show all the games you’ve purchased through Steam or added to your library from outside of Steam.
Hit the Y button to bring up sorting options
Once in your library, you’ll see a few actions you can complete by hitting the ABXY buttons. Hit the Y button to bring up all the sorting options. Now all you have to do is decide how you want to sort your games. You have a handful of different sorting categories to choose from. All of the options are listed below. You can sort the games in your library on the Steam Deck by:
AlphabeticalFriends Playing% of Achievements CompleteHours PlayedLast PlayedRelease DateSize on DiskMetacritic ScoreSteam Review
As an example here, selecting the % of Achievements Complete sorting option can help you work through any games you may be trying to get remaining achievements for. If you’re an achievement hound and love to gather all the achievements that games offer, this makes for a really nice way to work through your backlog. This sorting option will also list the games where you have the most achievements complete first. So you can go through and complete the ones that are almost done and work your way down.
You Can Also Filter Your Games
In addition to sorting your games, you can also filter them with a number of different labels. This will allow you to only show games in your library that meet the filter requirements. For example, you can filter out games that aren’t verified to work on the Steam Deck. There are a handful of different filter options to work with too. In addition to filtering by games verified on Deck, you can filter by the following categories:
Players (single player, multiplayer, cooperative)Play State (ready to play, installed locally, played, unplayed)Hardware Support (controllers – full, controllers – partial, VR)Features (trading cards, workshop, achievements, remote play together)Genre (action, adventure, casual, indie, massively multiplayer, racing, rpg, simulation, sports, strategy)
As you’re selecting filters to apply, you can mix and match by checking the boxes for each sub-filter. Like only multiplayer and cooperative but not single player. Or only games which support both achievements and remote play together. On top of all those options, you can also add filters for store tags. At the bottom of the filter options, you’ll find an omnibox that you can enter your tags into. This will help filter games in your library by the tag. If a game has that tag attached to it in the store, then it’ll stay visible in your library.
Sorting Games On Your Steam Deck In The Store
It’s also possible to sort games in the store if you’re looking for a new game to buy for your Steam Deck. This is a little more of a straightforward process. Simply scroll down from the top of the page as soon as the store launches. Under the featured banner games at the top, you should see a row of genres. Each with their own button. Simply click any of the genres like featured, action, adventure, casual, rpg etc. and a new store page will load with games that fit into those genres. Once you pick a genre, you can further sort the games from that genre. Just like on the regular Steam Store on desktop, you can sort by new & trending, top sellers, top rated, and discounted. And any games that pop up on this first page after selecting a genre will be games that are considered Deck Verified. So you won’t have to go hunting for them. Steam basically does this for you. This way you know exactly what games in the genre you’re looking through will work well on the Steam Deck. Though not having a Deck Verified tag doesn’t necessarily mean the game won’t play well on the Steam Deck. In fact a number of users have found games which weren’t or still aren’t Deck Verified that play just fine. So keep that in mind when looking at new games to pick up for your Steam Deck.
