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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition Indie | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers #213 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Kathy Rain Indie | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers #213 | Steam Deck Playable | € 11,99 |
| Sherlock Holmes The Awakened | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers #213 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| The Blackwell Legacy Indie | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers #213 | Steam Deck Verified | € 4,99 |
| Dreamfall Chapters Indie | The Longest Journey #214 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Dreamfall: The Longest Journey | The Longest Journey #214 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Syberia | The Longest Journey #214 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| The Longest Journey | The Longest Journey #214 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| Beyond a Steel Sky | Beneath a Steel Sky #215 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Primordia Indie | Beneath a Steel Sky #215 | Steam Deck Verified | € 11,99 |
| Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER Indie | Beneath a Steel Sky #215 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,79 |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis #216 | Steam Deck Verified | € 69,99 |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis #216 | Steam Deck Playable | € 5,89 |
| Syberia | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis #216 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge #217 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Nine Noir Lives Indie | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge #217 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Return to Monkey Island Indie | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge #217 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Tales of Monkey Island | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge #217 | Steam Deck Playable | € 12,49 |
| Thimbleweed Park Indie | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge #217 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Journey To The Savage Planet | The Dig #218 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Lifeless Planet Premier Edition Indie | The Dig #218 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Primordia Indie | The Dig #218 | Steam Deck Verified | € 11,99 |
| Technobabylon Indie | The Dig #218 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| The Dig | The Dig #218 | Steam Deck Playable | € 5,99 |
| Botanicula Indie | Loom #219 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| Creaks Indie | Loom #219 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Machinarium Indie | Loom #219 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Samorost 3 Indie | Loom #219 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Obduction | The 7th Guest #220 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Rusty Lake: Roots Indie | The 7th Guest #220 | Steam Deck Verified | € 2,99 |
| The 7th Guest | The 7th Guest #220 | Steam Deck Verified | € 4,99 |
| The House of Da Vinci Indie | The 7th Guest #220 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Firmament | Riven: The Sequel to Myst #221 | Steam Deck Verified | € 35,49 |
| Obduction | Riven: The Sequel to Myst #221 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Quern: Undying Thoughts Indie | Riven: The Sequel to Myst #221 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Riven Indie | Riven: The Sequel to Myst #221 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Armikrog Indie | The Neverhood #222 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| CHUCHEL Indie | The Neverhood #222 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Harold Halibut Indie | The Neverhood #222 | Steam Deck Verified | € 34,99 |
| Lumino City Indie | The Neverhood #222 | Steam Deck Playable | € 10,79 |
| Machinarium Indie | The Neverhood #222 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Deponia | Simon the Sorcerer #223 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Deponia Doomsday Indie | Simon the Sorcerer #223 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Indie | Simon the Sorcerer #223 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition | Blade Runner #224 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Gemini Rue Indie | Blade Runner #224 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| Observer: System Redux | Blade Runner #224 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Technobabylon Indie | Blade Runner #224 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Anodyne 2: Return to Dust Indie | Little Big Adventure #225 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Little Big Adventure - Twinsen's Quest Indie | Little Big Adventure #225 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Little Big Adventure: Relentless (Twinsen's Odyssey) | Little Big Adventure #225 | Steam Deck Playable | € 5,99 |
| Sable Indie | Little Big Adventure #225 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Tunic Indie | Little Big Adventure #225 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok Indie | Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero #226 | Steam Deck Playable | Free |
| The Crimson Diamond Indie | Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero #226 | Steam Deck Playable | € 12,49 |
| Vagrus - The Riven Realms Indie | Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero #226 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| 80 Days Indie | Zork: Grand Inquisitor #227 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| Roadwarden Indie | Zork: Grand Inquisitor #227 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| The Forgotten City Indie | Zork: Grand Inquisitor #227 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Her Story Indie | Phantasmagoria #228 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,75 |
| Late Shift | Phantasmagoria #228 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Simulacra Indie | Phantasmagoria #228 | Steam Deck Verified | € 11,99 |
| The Bunker | Phantasmagoria #228 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,79 |
| Broken Age Indie | Toonstruck #229 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Deponia: The Complete Journey Indie | Toonstruck #229 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Toonstruck | Toonstruck #229 | Steam Deck Playable | € 6,99 |
| Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town Indie | Toonstruck #229 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Zniw Adventure Indie | Toonstruck #229 | Steam Deck Playable | € 7,39 |
| Dominions 6 Indie | Master of Magic #230 | Steam Deck Playable | € 34,99 |
| Master of Magic (2022) | Master of Magic #230 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Terra Invicta Indie | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri #231 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Old World | Sid Meier's Civilization #232 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim Indie | Sid Meier's Civilization #232 | Steam Deck Playable | € 14,99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization V | Sid Meier's Civilization #232 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | Sid Meier's Civilization #232 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Anno 1800 | Sid Meier's Colonization #233 | Steam Deck Playable | € 59,99 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | Sid Meier's Colonization #233 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| The Colonists Indie | Sid Meier's Colonization #233 | Steam Deck Playable | € 22,99 |
| Distant Worlds 2 | Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares #234 | Steam Deck Playable | € 48,99 |
| Interstellar Space: Genesis Indie | Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares #234 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Master of Orion (2016) | Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares #234 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Planetary Annihilation: TITANS Indie | Total Annihilation #235 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Age of Wonders 4 | Age of Wonders #236 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Age of Wonders III | Age of Wonders #236 | Steam Deck Playable | € 29,99 |
| Songs of Conquest Indie | Age of Wonders #236 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Homeworld 3 | Homeworld #237 | Steam Deck Playable | € 49,99 |
| Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak | Homeworld #237 | Steam Deck Playable | € 45,99 |
| Sins of a Solar Empire II | Homeworld #237 | Steam Deck Playable | € 50,99 |
| Company of Heroes | Myth: The Fallen Lords #238 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Company of Heroes 3 | Myth: The Fallen Lords #238 | Steam Deck Playable | € 54,99 |
| Steel Division 2 | Myth: The Fallen Lords #238 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Tooth and Tail Indie | Myth: The Fallen Lords #238 | Steam Deck Playable | € 19,99 |
| Jagged Alliance 3 | Jagged Alliance 2 #239 | Steam Deck Playable | € 44,99 |
| Silent Storm Gold Edition | Jagged Alliance 2 #239 | Steam Deck Playable | € 9,99 |
| Wartales Indie | Jagged Alliance 2 #239 | Steam Deck Verified | € 34,99 |
| Aliens: Dark Descent | X-COM: Terror from the Deep #240 | Steam Deck Playable | € 39,99 |
| Xenonauts 2 Indie | X-COM: Terror from the Deep #240 | Steam Deck Playable | € 34,99 |
| Order of Battle: World War II | Panzer General #241 | Steam Deck Playable | Free |
| Unity of Command II | Panzer General #241 | Steam Deck Verified | € 28,99 |
| Songs of Conquest Indie | Warlords II #242 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |