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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 | Tetris #1 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Tetris Effect: Connected | Tetris #1 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Tricky Towers Indie | Tetris #1 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Celeste Indie | Super Mario Bros. #2 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Pizza Tower Indie | Super Mario Bros. #2 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 | Pac-Man #3 | Steam Deck Verified | € 12,99 |
| Pac-Man World Re-Pac | Pac-Man #3 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Vampire Survivors Indie | Pac-Man #3 | Steam Deck Verified | € 4,99 |
| Solitairica Indie | Microsoft Solitaire (Klondike) #5 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| Doom (2016) | Doom #6 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Doom + Doom II (2024 re-release) | Doom #6 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| DUSK Indie | Doom #6 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Tiny Life Indie | The Sims #7 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Space Invaders Extreme | Space Invaders #8 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Cassette Beasts Indie | Pokémon Red and Blue #9 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Coromon Indie | Pokémon Red and Blue #9 | Steam Deck Verified | € 18,49 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | Counter-Strike #10 | Steam Deck Verified | Free + in-app purchases |
| Death's Door Indie | The Legend of Zelda #11 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Tunic Indie | The Legend of Zelda #11 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| A Hat in Time Indie | Super Mario 64 #12 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Penny's Big Breakaway Indie | Super Mario 64 #12 | Steam Deck Verified | € 27,99 |
| Black Mesa | Half-Life #13 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Half-Life 2 | Half-Life #13 | Steam Deck Verified | Free |
| Selaco Indie | Half-Life #13 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| American Fugitive Indie | Grand Theft Auto #14 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Retro City Rampage DX Indie | Grand Theft Auto #14 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Sonic Mania | Sonic the Hedgehog #15 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Sonic Origins Plus | Sonic the Hedgehog #15 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Sonic Superstars | Sonic the Hedgehog #15 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Last Epoch Indie | Diablo II #17 | Steam Deck Verified | € 34,99 |
| Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Final Fantasy VII #18 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Final Fantasy VII (remaster) | Final Fantasy VII #18 | Steam Deck Verified | € 11,99 |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Final Fantasy VII #18 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Sea of Stars Indie | Final Fantasy VII #18 | Steam Deck Verified | € 34,99 |
| Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Age of Empires II #19 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Spelunky 2 Indie | Donkey Kong #20 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Capcom Fighting Collection | Street Fighter II #21 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Rivals of Aether Indie | Street Fighter II #21 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Street Fighter 6 | Street Fighter II #21 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 + in-app purchases |
| Them's Fightin' Herds Indie | Street Fighter II #21 | Steam Deck Verified | € 16,79 |
| Mortal Kombat 11 | Mortal Kombat #22 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 + in-app purchases |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | Tomb Raider #23 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Tomb Raider I-III Remastered | Tomb Raider #23 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered | Tomb Raider #23 | Steam Deck Verified | € 28,99 |
| Crow Country Indie | Resident Evil #24 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Resident Evil 2 (2019) | Resident Evil #24 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Resident Evil 4 (2023 remake) | Resident Evil #24 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| Resident Evil Village | Resident Evil #24 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Indie | Metal Gear Solid #25 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| UnMetal Indie | Metal Gear Solid #25 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Trepang2 Indie | GoldenEye 007 #26 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time | Crash Bandicoot #27 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy | Crash Bandicoot #27 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Demon Turf Indie | Crash Bandicoot #27 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Kao the Kangaroo | Crash Bandicoot #27 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| OlliOlli World Indie | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater #29 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Session: Skate Sim | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater #29 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Skater XL | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater #29 | Steam Deck Verified | € 33,99 |
| AMID EVIL Indie | Quake #30 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,49 |
| Quake II (2023 remaster) | Quake #30 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| WRATH: Aeon of Ruin Indie | Quake #30 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Project Warlock Indie | Wolfenstein 3D #32 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Wolfenstein 3D #32 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | Wolfenstein 3D #32 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Blasphemous 2 Indie | Prince of Persia #34 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Prince of Persia #34 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| The Messenger Indie | Prince of Persia #34 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| The Rogue Prince of Persia | Prince of Persia #34 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Cities: Skylines | SimCity #36 | Steam Deck Verified | € 27,99 + in-app purchases |
| Worms Armageddon | Worms #38 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Humanity Indie | Lemmings #39 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Unrailed! Indie | Frogger #40 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Riven (2024 remake) | Myst #42 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Return to Monkey Island | The Secret of Monkey Island #43 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | The Secret of Monkey Island #43 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| Thimbleweed Park Indie | The Secret of Monkey Island #43 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Chained Echoes Indie | Chrono Trigger #44 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition | Chrono Trigger #44 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Chrono Trigger | Chrono Trigger #44 | Steam Deck Verified | € 14,99 |
| Corn Kidz 64 Indie | Spyro the Dragon #45 | Steam Deck Verified | € 9,99 |
| Lil Gator Game Indie | Spyro the Dragon #45 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| New Super Lucky's Tale | Spyro the Dragon #45 | Steam Deck Verified | € 27,99 |
| Spyro Reignited Trilogy | Spyro the Dragon #45 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour | Duke Nukem 3D #46 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Ion Fury | Duke Nukem 3D #46 | Steam Deck Verified | € 24,99 |
| Postal: Brain Damaged Indie | Duke Nukem 3D #46 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Turbo Overkill Indie | Duke Nukem 3D #46 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,50 |
| Fallout 4 | Fallout #49 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 + in-app purchases |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Baldur's Gate #50 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Deus Ex #51 | Steam Deck Verified | € 59,99 |
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Deus Ex #51 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Gloomwood Indie | Deus Ex #51 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| Dread Delusion Indie | The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall #52 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall #52 | Steam Deck Verified | € 54,99 |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall #52 | Steam Deck Verified | € 39,99 |
| Hero's Hour Indie | Heroes of Might and Magic III #53 | Steam Deck Verified | € 15,99 |
| Songs of Conquest | Heroes of Might and Magic III #53 | Steam Deck Verified | € 29,99 |
| Cities: Skylines | SimCity 2000 #54 | Steam Deck Verified | € 27,99 |
| Cities: Skylines II | SimCity 2000 #54 | Steam Deck Verified | € 49,99 |
| Urbek City Builder Indie | SimCity 2000 #54 | Steam Deck Verified | € 19,99 |