Best Games for Steam Deck
The Steam Deck continues to delight players with its portability and convenience, while the library of compatible games keeps growing. Regardless of your preferences—shooters, RPGs, indie games, or cooperative games—there's plenty of quality content for Valve's device.
We have compiled a list of the best games for the Steam Deck that showcase excellent optimization and intuitive controls on the portable console. With the convenient support of SteamOS and graphic customization options, you can enjoy modern hits and classics on the go.
Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Online
February 2, 2021
VGTimes:
7.8/10
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
89/100
A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, building bases...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Adult game, Free game, Construction, Simulation
September 2, 2014
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
67/100
A simulator of social and public life, a continuation of the popular game series The Sims. The character creator will open new facets of creativity thanks to an...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure
April 20, 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
94/100
God of War is a continuation of Kratos's adventures in the slasher genre from a third-person perspective. The events unfold in the snowy mountainous region of...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world
November 9, 2015
Players:
8/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
86/100
A continuation of the iconic post-apocalyptic role-playing game series. The game features a completely redesigned character progression system and gameplay, changes...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie
April 14, 2026
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The game transports you to a dark cyberpunk metropolis, where neon reflects in puddles and human organs have become currency. The world is controlled by the...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world, Space, Exploration
August 9, 2016
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
December 5, 2017
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Complete Edition Horizon Zero Dawn, which includes the original game and the expansion The Frozen Wilds. You will have to immerse yourself in a world where you...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy
March 26, 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
87/100
The action takes place 50 years after the great disaster. The hunters are faced with a new and terrifying monster that is ready to plunge everything around into...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Casual game, Exploration
October 26, 2022
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Pixel sea adventure in the mysterious Blue Hole. Players dive deep into the Blue Hole to find the most exotic species of fish and create the best sushi in the...
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Dungeons, Construction
August 11, 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Cult of the Lamb is a dark action roguelike with base building and dungeon crawling. The main character is an possessed lamb who was once saved from death by a...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 2, 2024
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Remake Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Makoto Yuki transfers to a new school and discovers that the city she is in is overrun by terrifying monsters. The hero...
Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy, Online, Survival
September 27, 2022
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Simulation, Shooter, Stealth, Open world, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic
September 24, 2021
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
87/100
An expanded and updated version of Death Stranding. The game features even more storylines, new missions, and expanded locations. As you progress, you will be...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Online, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)
November 11, 2014
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a fantastic collection that includes updated versions of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4. You will be able to...
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