Latest Switch 2 update improves backward compatibility
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The July 14 update is just the third-ever Switch 2 update since the console launched in early June. There was a day-one update adding many features and then an update on June 18 adding system stability improvements. This newest update arrives just days before Nintendo's next big release, Donkey Kong Bananza, releases on July 17.
For 14 years, there’s been no change in the most popular game on Steam, but Portal 2 has finally been dethroned - but not by a new title.
Stardew Valley overtakes Portal 2 as Steam’s highest-rated game, here’s how a solo indie developer made history after 14 years.
As of 9th July 2025, faming sim Stardew Valley has officially become the highest-rated game on Steam250, racking up a score of 8.87, narrowly overtaking Portal 2's 8.85.
Stardew Valley may be nine years old, but it's not done breaking records. The title got to wrap up Q2 of 2025 by knocking Portal 2 out of its fourteen year
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Stardew Valley has surpassed Valve’s Portal 2 to become the top-rated game on Steam, nearly a decade after its release. The cosy farming simulator, created by solo developer ConcernedApe, was first released almost ten years ago and continues to attract a large and active community.
The farming life sim game Stardew Valley is officially Steam’s hightest-rated game of all time, according to Steam250. The website, which uses its own algorithm to rank Steam games by order of popularity and ratings, was recently updated to reveal that Portal 2 had been dethroned as Steam’s highest-rated video game.