Valve Reveals Steam Machine Verified Badge Requirements At GDC 2026

It's already been four months since Valve announced a series of new hardware products that are coming out this year, including a modern reincarnation of the Steam Machine, the Steam Frame for VR gaming, and a retooled Steam Controller. The Steam Machine is the most interesting product of the bunch, and we now have more details about the validation process for a game to be Steam Machine Verified.

Similar to Valve's approach with the Steam Deck, games for the upcoming Steam Machine will fall into one of multiple categories, depending on the level of support. They include Machine Verified, Machine Playable, Machine Unsupported, and Machine Test.

This approach gives gamers a quick and easy way to know if a particular game will run as expected on Valve's hardware. It's worked well for the Steam Deck, and it's no surprise that Valve will use a similar ...