Classic games you can play on Steam Deck
739 of the modern alternatives in this catalogue are Steam Deck Verified and 619 more are Playable, which together cover 1358 ways to play a classic on a Deck.
Verified means Valve has tested the game and it works out of the box: readable text, working controller defaults, no mid-game keyboard prompts. Playable means it runs but needs something from you, usually a controller-layout tweak or clicking through a launcher. Ratings come from Valve, not from our own testing, and they change as games are patched.
| Alternative | Plays instead of | Steam Deck | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grim Dawn Indie | Divine Divinity #367 | Steam Deck Playable | € 24,99 |
| The Sims 4 | The Sims 2 #368 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Cities: Skylines | SimCity 4 #369 | Steam Deck Playable | € 27,99 |
| Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Indie | SimCity 4 #369 | Steam Deck Playable | € 34,99 |
| Reus 2 Indie | Black & White #370 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| The Universim Indie | Black & White #370 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| No Man's Sky | Spore #371 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| The Universim Indie | Spore #371 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Let's Build a Zoo Indie | Zoo Tycoon #372 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Planet Zoo | Zoo Tycoon #372 | Steam Deck Playable | € 44,99 |
| Cities: Skylines | Tropico #373 | Steam Deck Playable | € 27,99 |
| Kingdoms Reborn Indie | Tropico #373 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Tropico 6 | Tropico #373 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Mashinky Indie | Railroad Tycoon 3 #374 | Steam Deck Playable | € 24,99 |
| Railway Empire 2 | Railroad Tycoon 3 #374 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Transport Fever 2 | Railroad Tycoon 3 #374 | Steam Deck Verified | € 34,99 |
| Transport Fever 2 | Chris Sawyer's Locomotion #375 | Steam Deck Verified | € 34,99 |
| IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles | IL-2 Sturmovik #376 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| War Thunder | IL-2 Sturmovik #376 | Steam Deck Verified | Free + in-app purchases |
| Game Dev Tycoon Indie | The Movies #377 | Steam Deck Playable | € 7,99 |
| Hollywood Animal Indie | The Movies #377 | Steam Deck Playable | € 34,99 |
| Two Point Hospital | The Movies #377 | Steam Deck Playable | € 34,99 |
| Humankind | Sid Meier's Civilization IV #378 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Old World Indie | Sid Meier's Civilization IV #378 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | Sid Meier's Civilization IV #378 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Old World Indie | Sid Meier's Civilization III #379 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | Sid Meier's Civilization III #379 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Endless Space 2 Indie | Galactic Civilizations II #380 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Stellaris | Galactic Civilizations II #380 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Age of Wonders 4 | Heroes of Might and Magic V #381 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Might & Magic Heroes VII | Heroes of Might and Magic V #381 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Songs of Conquest Indie | Heroes of Might and Magic V #381 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Crusader Kings III | Europa Universalis III #382 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Victoria 3 | Europa Universalis III #382 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Final Fantasy XIV Online | World of Warcraft #383 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Guild Wars 2 | World of Warcraft #383 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Elite Dangerous | EVE Online #384 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| EVE Online | EVE Online #384 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| X4: Foundations Indie | EVE Online #384 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Final Fantasy XIV Online | Guild Wars #385 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Guild Wars 2 | Guild Wars #385 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Champions Online | City of Heroes #386 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Brighter Shores Indie | RuneScape #387 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Old School RuneScape | RuneScape #387 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| RuneScape | RuneScape #387 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Halo Infinite | Halo 3 #388 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | Halo 3 #388 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Call of Duty: WWII | Call of Duty #389 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Enlisted | Call of Duty #389 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Hell Let Loose Indie | Call of Duty #389 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| BattleBit Remastered Indie | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare #390 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare #390 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 + in-app purchases |
| Hell Let Loose Indie | Battlefield 1942 #391 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| BattleBit Remastered Indie | Battlefield 2 #392 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Squad Indie | Battlefield 2 #392 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| CryoFall Indie | Far Cry #393 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Crysis Remastered | Far Cry #393 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Far Cry 6 | Far Cry #393 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Crysis Remastered Trilogy | Crysis #394 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Ghostrunner Indie | Crysis #394 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Trepang2 Indie | Crysis #394 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Metro Exodus | F.E.A.R. #395 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Selaco Indie | F.E.A.R. #395 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,50 |
| Trepang2 Indie | F.E.A.R. #395 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| El Paso, Elsewhere Indie | Max Payne #396 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Max Payne 3 | Max Payne #396 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| My Friend Pedro Indie | Max Payne #396 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| El Paso, Elsewhere Indie | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne #397 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Max Payne 3 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne #397 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| BioShock: The Collection | BioShock #398 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Mouthwashing Indie | BioShock #398 | Steam Deck Verified | € 12,79 |
| Prey (2017) | BioShock #398 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| DUSK Indie | Painkiller #399 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Prodeus Indie | Painkiller #399 | Steam Deck Playable | € 24,99 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | Painkiller #399 | Steam Deck Verified | € 21,99 |
| DUSK Indie | Serious Sam: The First Encounter #400 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| HROT Indie | Serious Sam: The First Encounter #400 | Steam Deck Playable | € 16,79 |
| Serious Sam 4 | Serious Sam: The First Encounter #400 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Enlisted | Return to Castle Wolfenstein #401 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | Return to Castle Wolfenstein #401 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| WRATH: Aeon of Ruin Indie | Return to Castle Wolfenstein #401 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Call of Duty: WWII | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault #402 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Hell Let Loose Indie | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault #402 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Metro Exodus | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl #403 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| ZERO Sievert Indie | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl #403 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Back 4 Blood | Left 4 Dead #404 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Deep Rock Galactic Indie | Left 4 Dead #404 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Left 4 Dead #404 | Steam Deck Verified | € 8,19 |
| Diabotical Rogue Indie | Team Fortress 2 #405 | Steam Deck Playable | Free |
| Deadlink Indie | Gears of War #406 | Steam Deck Playable | € 24,99 |
| Gears 5 | Gears of War #406 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Resistance: Fall of Man #407 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm Indie | Killzone #408 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Severed Steel Indie | Killzone #408 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| DUSK Indie | TimeSplitters #409 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | TimeSplitters #409 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| CINERIS SOMNIA Indie | Perfect Dark #410 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Perfect Dark #410 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Instruments of Destruction Indie | Red Faction #411 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered | Red Faction #411 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |