Palworld is enjoying a nice resurgence after the release of the Feybreak major update with a huge increase in players. Going from around a regular 45,000 players online to around 200,000 concurrent players. However, Valve have dropped the rating the Steam Deck Unsupported.
Its less that they’re leanient and more that there’s no clearly-defined criteria for meeting it. Especially in terms of graphical fidelity or FPS.