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.

Modern alternatives to classic games, with their Steam Deck rating and price.
Alternative Plays instead of Steam Deck Price
Alwa's Legacy Indie Ristar #185 Steam Deck Verified € 17,49
Freedom Planet Indie Ristar #185 Steam Deck Playable € 14,99
Kaze and the Wild Masks Indie Ristar #185 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
SEGA Genesis Classics Ristar #185 Steam Deck Verified € 29,99
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Indie Alex Kidd in Miracle World #186 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Indie Alex Kidd in Miracle World #186 Steam Deck Verified € 24,99
Toki Alex Kidd in Miracle World #186 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Indie Alex Kidd in Miracle World #186 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Astalon: Tears of the Earth Indie Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap #187 Steam Deck Playable € 19,50
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights Indie Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap #187 Steam Deck Verified € 24,99
Hollow Knight Indie Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap #187 Steam Deck Verified € 14,99
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Indie Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap #187 Steam Deck Playable € 39,99
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Indie Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap #187 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Chained Echoes Indie Phantasy Star #188 Steam Deck Verified € 24,99
Cosmic Star Heroine Indie Phantasy Star #188 Steam Deck Playable € 14,99
Dungeon Encounters Phantasy Star #188 Steam Deck Verified € 29,99
SEGA Genesis Classics Phantasy Star #188 Steam Deck Verified € 29,99
Star Traders: Frontiers Indie Phantasy Star #188 Steam Deck Playable € 14,79
Grapple Dog Indie Bonk's Adventure #189 Steam Deck Verified € 12,49
Kaze and the Wild Masks Indie Bonk's Adventure #189 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
New Super Lucky's Tale Bonk's Adventure #189 Steam Deck Verified € 29,99
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Indie Bonk's Adventure #189 Steam Deck Verified € 24,99
Tiny Thor Indie Bonk's Adventure #189 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Andro Dunos II Indie R-Type #190 Steam Deck Playable € 14,99
R-Type Dimensions EX R-Type #190 Steam Deck Verified € 14,99
R-Type Final 2 R-Type #190 Steam Deck Playable € 39,99
Steredenn Indie R-Type #190 Steam Deck Playable € 12,99
Blazing Chrome Indie Metal Slug #191 Steam Deck Verified € 16,99
Broforce Indie Metal Slug #191 Steam Deck Playable € 14,79
METAL SLUG (ACA NEOGEO) Metal Slug #191 Steam Deck Verified € 7,99
Metal Slug Tactics Indie Metal Slug #191 Steam Deck Playable € 24,99
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH The King of Fighters '98 #192 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match The King of Fighters '98 #192 Steam Deck Verified € 14,99
The King of Fighters XV The King of Fighters '98 #192 Steam Deck Verified € 59,99
Samurai Shodown (2019) Samurai Shodown #193 Steam Deck Playable € 49,99
SAMURAI SHODOWN (ACA NEOGEO) Samurai Shodown #193 Steam Deck Verified € 7,99
Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection Samurai Shodown #193 Steam Deck Verified € 39,99
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE Indie Samurai Shodown #193 Steam Deck Playable € 9,99
FATAL FURY: BATTLE ARCHIVES 1 Fatal Fury #194 Steam Deck Verified € 7,99
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Fatal Fury #194 Steam Deck Playable € 59,99
Garou: Mark of the Wolves Fatal Fury #194 Steam Deck Playable € 9,99
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers Fatal Fury #194 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Rivals of Aether Indie Fatal Fury #194 Steam Deck Verified € 14,99
Battletoads (2020) Battletoads #195 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Castle Crashers Indie Battletoads #195 Steam Deck Verified € 11,99
Fight'N Rage Indie Battletoads #195 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
River City Girls Indie Battletoads #195 Steam Deck Playable € 29,99
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game - Complete Edition Battletoads #195 Steam Deck Playable € 14,99
Deadly Days Indie Zombies Ate My Neighbors #196 Steam Deck Playable € 11,99
Enter the Gungeon Indie Zombies Ate My Neighbors #196 Steam Deck Verified € 14,99
Nobody Saves the World Indie Zombies Ate My Neighbors #196 Steam Deck Verified € 24,99
Ravenswatch Indie Zombies Ate My Neighbors #196 Steam Deck Playable € 49,99
Lonely Mountains: Downhill Indie Excitebike #197 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Trials Fusion Excitebike #197 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Indie Planescape: Torment #198 Steam Deck Verified € 39,99
Pathfinder: Kingmaker Planescape: Torment #198 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition Planescape: Torment #198 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Torment: Tides of Numenera Planescape: Torment #198 Steam Deck Playable € 29,99
Tyranny Planescape: Torment #198 Steam Deck Playable € 29,99
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn #199 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn #199 Steam Deck Playable € 19,50
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn #199 Steam Deck Playable € 49,99
Solasta: Crown of the Magister Indie Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn #199 Steam Deck Playable € 39,99
Broken Roads Indie Fallout 2 #200 Steam Deck Playable € 33,99
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG Indie Fallout 2 #200 Steam Deck Playable € 29,99
Wasteland 3 Fallout 2 #200 Steam Deck Playable € 39,99
Arx Fatalis Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss #201 Steam Deck Playable € 4,99
Delver Indie Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss #201 Steam Deck Playable € 14,99
Underworld Ascendant Indie Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss #201 Steam Deck Playable € 24,99
Lunacid Indie Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven #202 Steam Deck Verified € 13,79
Might & Magic X: Legacy Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven #202 Steam Deck Playable € 24,99
Operencia: The Stolen Sun Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven #202 Steam Deck Playable € 24,99
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Indie Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven #202 Steam Deck Playable € 34,99
Knights of the Chalice 2 Indie Betrayal at Krondor #203 Steam Deck Playable € 39,99
Legend of Grimrock 2 Indie Betrayal at Krondor #203 Steam Deck Verified € 18,99
The Age of Decadence Indie Betrayal at Krondor #203 Steam Deck Playable € 13,99
Vaporum Indie Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos #204 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Legend of Grimrock 2 Indie Eye of the Beholder #205 Steam Deck Verified € 23,52
Vaporum: Lockdown Indie Eye of the Beholder #205 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Diablo IV Diablo #206 Steam Deck Verified € 69,99
Halls of Torment Indie Diablo #206 Steam Deck Verified € 6,66
Path of Exile Indie Diablo #206 Steam Deck Playable Free + in-app purchases
Torchlight II Indie Diablo #206 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
Outward Definitive Edition Indie The Elder Scrolls: Arena #207 Steam Deck Verified € 39,99
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant #208 Steam Deck Verified € 49,99
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant #208 Steam Deck Playable € 49,99
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Icewind Dale #209 Steam Deck Verified € 39,99
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition Icewind Dale #209 Steam Deck Verified € 19,99
Pillars of Eternity Icewind Dale #209 Steam Deck Playable € 29,99
Solasta: Crown of the Magister Indie Icewind Dale #209 Steam Deck Playable € 39,99
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Icewind Dale #209 Steam Deck Verified € 49,99
Caves of Qud Indie Ultima VI: The False Prophet #210 Steam Deck Verified € 30,49
Moonring Indie Ultima VI: The False Prophet #210 Steam Deck Verified Free
UnderRail Indie Ultima VI: The False Prophet #210 Steam Deck Playable € 14,99
Anachronox Albion #211 Steam Deck Playable € 6,99
Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game Indie Albion #211 Steam Deck Playable € 39,99
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition Albion #211 Steam Deck Playable € 19,99
UnderRail Indie Albion #211 Steam Deck Playable € 14,99
Blackguards 2 Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny #212 Steam Deck Playable € 9,99
Drakensang: The Dark Eye Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny #212 Steam Deck Playable € 9,99