Since its 2022 launch, the Steam Deck has consistently ranked among Steam’s highest‑revenue products, with any excursion outside the top ten regarded as noteworthy. Recent figures, however, indicate that the handheld’s sales have fallen sharply since the system’s price was raised in May.
Linux‑centric gaming site Boiling Steam has dissected the historical sales data, showing that the deck’s chart position slipped from fifth place immediately after orders resumed in late May to 14th place for two consecutive weeks in early July. In the latest edition of the charts, the device sits at 12th.
This downturn stands in stark contrast to 2025, when the Steam Deck never dropped below seventh on the bestseller rankings and infrequently fell outside the Top 5. Valve had earlier warned of “intermittent shortages” beginning in February, which led to several weeks of lower chart positions devemos until the Deck became fully unavailable until May.
Using a rough back‑of‑the‑envelope model, Boiling Steam estimates that weekly unit sales may have declined by roughly 80 percent—from a 2025 baseline of approximately 11,000–18,000 units per week to a current range of just 1,400–3,000 units per week. Although the figures are approximate, even the lower end would represent a dramatic slowdown for a handheld that sold an estimated four million units in its first three years.
