About this tag
Steamworks is Valve's partner platform for publishing and managing games on Steam, and this tag follows the developer-facing tools and data it exposes. Coverage here centers on the Steamworks partner dashboard, including the framerate distribution chart Valve added so developers can see how their titles perform on Steam Deck. That reporting is limited to Steam Deck Verified games and is reached through Technical Tools and the Steam Hardware Compatibility Review section. The topic is relevant to developers building PC games for Linux-based handheld hardware and the Proton compatibility layer, and to anyone tracking how Valve measures and communicates game performance.
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    Valve Adds Steam Deck FPS Distribution Charts for Steam Deck Verified Games

    Valve has added a framerate distribution chart to the Steamworks partner dashboard. It shows developers how their games perform on Steam Deck, but only if the game is Steam Deck Verified. Valve's Steamworks announcement is dated October 1 and says the partner dashboard now carries more...