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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infernax Indie | Super Castlevania IV #159 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Indie | Super Castlevania IV #159 | Steam Deck Playable | € 16,79 |
| Blasphemous Indie | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse #160 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Indie | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse #160 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Castlevania Anniversary Collection | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse #160 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Timespinner Indie | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse #160 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Vampire Survivors Indie | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse #160 | Steam Deck Verified | € 4,99 |
| Cyber Shadow Indie | Ninja Gaiden #161 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Katana ZERO Indie | Ninja Gaiden #161 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,79 |
| Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | Ninja Gaiden #161 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| The Messenger Indie | Ninja Gaiden #161 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Punch a Bunch Indie | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! #162 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,79 |
| Undisputed | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! #162 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series | Kirby's Adventure #163 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Sackboy: A Big Adventure | Kirby's Adventure #163 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| Yoku's Island Express Indie | Kirby's Adventure #163 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Pizza Tower Indie | Kirby Super Star #164 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Rayman Origins | Kirby Super Star #164 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World | Kirby Super Star #164 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| DELTARUNE Indie | EarthBound #165 | Steam Deck Verified | € 23,99 |
| OMORI Indie | EarthBound #165 | Steam Deck Playable | € 16,79 |
| UNDERTALE Indie | EarthBound #165 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| YIIK: A Postmodern RPG Indie | EarthBound #165 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| CrossCode Indie | Secret of Mana #166 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Secret of Mana (2018) | Secret of Mana #166 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Trials of Mana | Secret of Mana #166 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Visions of Mana | Secret of Mana #166 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Chained Echoes Indie | Final Fantasy VI #167 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Live A Live | Final Fantasy VI #167 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Octopath Traveler II | Final Fantasy VI #167 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| Sea of Stars Indie | Final Fantasy VI #167 | Steam Deck Verified | € 34,99 |
| Disney Speedstorm | Super Mario Kart #168 | Steam Deck Verified | Free + in-app purchases |
| KartRider: Drift | Super Mario Kart #168 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| SpeedRunners Indie | Super Mario Kart #168 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Antigraviator Indie | F-Zero #169 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,50 |
| BallisticNG Indie | F-Zero #169 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Redout 2 Indie | F-Zero #169 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Redout: Enhanced Edition Indie | F-Zero #169 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Ex-Zodiac Indie | Star Fox #170 | Steam Deck Playable | € 10,99 |
| Sky Rogue Indie | Star Fox #170 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Whisker Squadron: Survivor Indie | Star Fox #170 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Kaze and the Wild Masks Indie | Donkey Kong Country #171 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Nikoderiko: The Magical World Indie | Donkey Kong Country #171 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Rayman Legends | Donkey Kong Country #171 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Indie | Donkey Kong Country #171 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| The Plucky Squire Indie | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island #172 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Tinykin Indie | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island #172 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,50 |
| Yoku's Island Express Indie | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island #172 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Rise to Ruins Indie | ActRaiser #173 | Steam Deck Playable | € 13,99 |
| Freedom Planet Indie | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 #174 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Freedom Planet 2 Indie | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 #174 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Sonic Frontiers | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 #174 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Sonic Mania | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 #174 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Sonic Superstars | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 #175 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| Sonic X Shadow Generations | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 #175 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Spark the Electric Jester 2 Indie | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 #175 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Spark the Electric Jester 3 Indie | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 #175 | Steam Deck Playable | € 20,99 |
| Fight'N Rage Indie | Streets of Rage 2 #176 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Final Vendetta Indie | Streets of Rage 2 #176 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Mother Russia Bleeds Indie | Streets of Rage 2 #176 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,79 |
| Streets of Rage 4 | Streets of Rage 2 #176 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | Golden Axe #177 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Battle Axe Indie | Golden Axe #177 | Steam Deck Verified | € 26,99 |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara | Golden Axe #177 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | Golden Axe #177 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Indie | Golden Axe #177 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Blazing Chrome Indie | Gunstar Heroes #178 | Steam Deck Verified | € 16,99 |
| Huntdown Indie | Gunstar Heroes #178 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | Gunstar Heroes #178 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Steel Assault Indie | Gunstar Heroes #178 | Steam Deck Playable | € 12,99 |
| Valfaris Indie | Gunstar Heroes #178 | Steam Deck Verified | € 20,99 |
| Cyber Shadow Indie | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master #179 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Nine Sols Indie | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master #179 | Steam Deck Verified | € 28,99 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master #179 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Shinobi: Art of Vengeance | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master #179 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| The Messenger Indie | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master #179 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Bloodroots Indie | Altered Beast #180 | Steam Deck Playable | € 16,79 |
| Fight'N Rage Indie | Altered Beast #180 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | Altered Beast #180 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Slave Zero X Indie | Altered Beast #180 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,50 |
| Streets of Rage 4 | Altered Beast #180 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Chained Echoes Indie | Phantasy Star IV #181 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Cosmic Star Heroine Indie | Phantasy Star IV #181 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | Phantasy Star IV #181 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Star Ocean The Second Story R | Phantasy Star IV #181 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Star Renegades Indie | Phantasy Star IV #181 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| ABZU Indie | Ecco the Dolphin #182 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Beyond Blue Indie | Ecco the Dolphin #182 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | Ecco the Dolphin #182 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Subnautica | Ecco the Dolphin #182 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Enter the Gungeon Indie | ToeJam & Earl #183 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Rogue Legacy 2 Indie | ToeJam & Earl #183 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,50 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | ToeJam & Earl #183 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Streets of Rogue Indie | ToeJam & Earl #183 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,50 |
| ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! Indie | ToeJam & Earl #183 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2 Indie | Comix Zone #184 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Fight'N Rage Indie | Comix Zone #184 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| River City Girls Indie | Comix Zone #184 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| SEGA Genesis Classics | Comix Zone #184 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Young Souls Indie | Comix Zone #184 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |