Each month Valve released the 10 most played games on the Steam Deck. The list of 100 most played games on Steam Deck is here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/decktop100 which might give some indication of October’s top 10 (store links added for titles not duplicated in September 2023 top 10 list further below):
10. Red Dead Redemption 2
9. Brotato (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942280/Brotato/)
8. Street Fighter 6 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364780/Street_Fighter_6/)
7. Hades (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/)
6. Dead Cells (https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/)
5. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (https://store.steampowered.com/app/292030/The_Witcher_3_Wild_Hunt/)
4. Resident Evil 4 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/Resident_Evil_4/)
3. Elden Ring
2. Vampire Survivors
1. Hogwart’s Legacy (https://store.steampowered.com/app/990080/Hogwarts_Legacy/)
Actually, the real list of top 20 for October 2023 was published on Twitter by Valve here: https://twitter.com/OnDeck/status/1720178150125322268
Happy November! Here are the top played games on Steam Deck for the month of October, sorted by playtime. What have you all been playing? pic.twitter.com/GEqU44ngzV
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) November 2, 2023
September 2023 the 10 most played Steam Deck games collected in a Kotaku video: https://kotaku.com/steam-deck-september-2023-elden-ring-starfield-bg3-1850904298 – here they are listed, with Steam store links, for easy wish list (remember, Winter sales are coming soon, additional savings $$$!)
10. Red Dead Redemption 2 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174180/Red_Dead_Redemption_2/)
9. Vampire Survivors (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/)
8. No Man’s Sky (https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/)
7. Sea of Stars (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244090/Sea_of_Stars/)
6. Stardew Valley (https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/Stardew_Valley/)
5. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888160/ARMORED_CORE_VI_FIRES_OF_RUBICON/)
4. Elden Ring (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/)
3. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138330/Cyberpunk_2077_Phantom_Liberty/)
2. Starfield (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/Starfield/)
1. Baldur’s Gate 3 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/)
How many of these top 10 games have you played on your Steam Deck? Me? Only #9 (Vampire Survivors).