Valve has announced that the Verified program is expanding to cover Steam Machine and Steam Frame, both of which are shipping this summer. The Steamworks documentation has been updated to reflect the new requirements, and the Partner Dashboard now includes testing tabs for both devices alongside the existing Steam Deck Verified section. Many titles have already been tested, and developers may already see results waiting for them.
The timing makes sense. Both devices have been in the pipeline since Valve's surprise November 2025 hardware announcement, delayed somewhat by a global RAM and storage shortage that pushed back pricing and exact launch windows, but now firmly on course. Expanding the Verified program now gives developers and publishers the runway to understand where their titles stand before the hardware is in customers' hands.
What The Steam Machine Actually Brings to the Table
For anyone who has not been following closely, Steam Machine is not a revival of the 2015 licensing program where various manufacturers produced their own living room PCs under the Steam brand. This is a Valve-built device, developed entirely in-house, designed to sit under your TV and play your Steam library from the couch.
Under the hood, it...
