Valve: Every Product We Have Tested
Our verdicts on every Valve product we have reviewed, with measured figures, scores and which one is worth buying.
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Everything we have tested from Valve, with our verdicts and the measured figures behind them. 1 products across 1 categories.
Our pick from Valve
Steam Deck OLED — £479, scored 5 out of 5. SteamOS is the only handheld software that does not feel like a desktop in disguise.
Everything we have tested
| Product | Category | Price | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam Deck OLED | Gaming | £479 | 5 / 5 |
What Valve does well
- SteamOS is the only handheld software that does not feel like a desktop in disguise
Recurring weaknesses
- Raw performance now trails the Windows handhelds
What to buy at each budget
| Budget | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Entry (£479) | Steam Deck OLED | SteamOS is the only handheld software that does not feel like a desktop in disguise |
Where the range is strongest
Everything we have tested from this manufacturer sits in one category — Gaming — averaging 5 out of 5. A single-category range is easier to judge but tells you nothing about how the brand behaves outside its comfort zone, which is worth knowing before you buy into an ecosystem.
How the range has developed
Everything here is from 2023, and averages 5 out of 5 across 1 products. That average is more useful than any single score: it tells you whether Valve is consistent or whether one strong product is carrying a weak range. Consistency is what you are really buying into when you commit to a manufacturer, because the accessories, the software and the support experience come with it.
Best value
The Steam Deck OLED at £479 is the cheapest way into the range, and suits anyone with a large Steam library who wants it to just work.
What to be aware of before buying Valve
Every manufacturer has a house style, and it shows up as the same compromise appearing across a range rather than as a fault on one product. The recurring weaknesses listed above are worth reading as a pattern: if one of them would bother you on a single device, it will probably bother you on the next one too, which makes it a reason to look at a different brand rather than a different model.
Behind this page
This reference page is written from the same testing notes as the reviews it supports, and it is revised whenever the hardware or the software underneath it changes. Where a figure appears here it has been measured rather than quoted from a specification sheet.
If something on this page no longer matches what you are seeing, it is out of date rather than disputed — tell us and it gets checked again.
Related reading
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