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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Metro Exodus | F.E.A.R. #395 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Max Payne 3 | Max Payne #396 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Max Payne 3 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne #397 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Prodeus Indie | Painkiller #399 | Steam Deck Playable | € 24,99 |
| HROT Indie | Serious Sam: The First Encounter #400 | Steam Deck Playable | € 16,79 |
| Enlisted | Return to Castle Wolfenstein #401 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm Indie | Killzone #408 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| 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 |
| Ground Branch Indie | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon #412 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Metal: Hellsinger Indie | Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening #414 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Dead Space (2023) | Dead Space #416 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Saints Row IV | inFamous #418 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Intravenous 2 Indie | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell #420 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell #420 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Hitman World of Assassination | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory #421 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Hitman World of Assassination | Hitman: Codename 47 #422 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Intravenous 2 Indie | Hitman: Codename 47 #422 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Hitman World of Assassination | Hitman: Blood Money #423 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Hitman World of Assassination | Manhunt #424 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Intravenous 2 Indie | Manhunt #424 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| El Hijo - A Wild West Tale Indie | Assassin's Creed #425 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Burnout Paradise Remastered | Burnout Paradise #426 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | Burnout Paradise #426 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Wreckreation Indie | Burnout Paradise #426 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| JDM: Japanese Drift Master Indie | Need for Speed: Underground #427 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Assetto Corsa Competizione | Forza Motorsport #429 | Steam Deck Playable | € 34,99 |
| KartKraft Indie | Forza Motorsport #429 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| eFootball | Pro Evolution Soccer #430 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| Super Arcade Soccer 2021 Indie | Pro Evolution Soccer #430 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Indie | Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow #438 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| NEO: The World Ends with You | The World Ends with You #444 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| The House of Da Vinci Indie | 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors #445 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| The Turing Test Indie | Portal 2 #450 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Peggle Deluxe | Peggle #452 | Steam Deck Playable | € 4,99 |
| Gems of War Indie | Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords #457 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |
| The Talos Principle Indie | The Witness #458 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| The Entropy Centre Indie | The Talos Principle #459 | Steam Deck Playable | € 24,99 |
| Luxor Evolved Indie | Zuma #460 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Sparkle 2 Indie | Zuma #460 | Steam Deck Playable | € 4,99 |
| Patrick's Parabox Indie | Baba Is You #461 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Stephen's Sausage Roll Indie | Baba Is You #461 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Catherine: Full Body | Catherine #462 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Infinifactory Indie | SpaceChem #463 | Steam Deck Playable | € 24,99 |
| Opus Magnum Indie | SpaceChem #463 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Poly Bridge 2 Indie | World of Goo #465 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Dadish Indie | VVVVVV #473 | Steam Deck Playable | € 2,99 |
| FTL: Faster Than Light Indie | FTL: Faster Than Light #474 | Steam Deck Playable | € 8,99 |
| Not Tonight Indie | Papers, Please #477 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Pinball FX | Pinball Fantasies #480 | Steam Deck Playable | Free + in-app purchases |