Steam Deck games like Tetris® Effect: Connected
Below are 14 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Tetris® Effect: Connected (14 Verified, the rest Playable), ranked by player overlap. Every pick has Valve's compat stamp — Verified means full controller support and default settings just work; Playable means a small first-launch tweak (control remap or text size) gets you there. imho.run pulls compat status straight from Valve's own endpoint, refreshed daily.
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Ranked picks
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Lumines Arise
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
A mind-blowing, fiendishly addictive reinvention of the puzzle classic Lumines from the creators of Tetris® Effect: Connected, where sound pulses through your body, mind, and every block you place, triggering dazzling visuals synched to the driving beat of an infectious, eclectic soundtrack.
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Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Japan’s beloved puzzle game series Puyo Puyo and the world-renowned Tetris® game franchise have teamed up again to deliver even more Puyo-popping and Tetrimino-clearing fun in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.
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Tetris® Forever
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Celebrate 40 years of Tetris® with 15+ games, a new game, and documentary videos
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Rez Infinite
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
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Thumper
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
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Tricky Towers
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.
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Super Hexagon
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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Distance
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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GRIS
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
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Katamari Damacy REROLL
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
The beloved roll-em-up game returns with fully updated graphics, completely recreated cutscenes and in full HD!
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Sayonara Wild Hearts
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
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Mini Motorways
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
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Hidden Folks
Deck Verified alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!