Steam Deck games like Vision Soft Reset
Below are 10 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Vision Soft Reset (10 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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Moonlight Pulse
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
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Axiom Verge 2
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
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Timespinner
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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La-Mulana 2
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
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ANIMAL WELL
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Rebel Transmute
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
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Alwa's Legacy
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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Leap Year
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Outer Wilds
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Vision Soft Reset.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Hollow Knight
Deck Verified alternative to Vision Soft Reset — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vision Soft Reset.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.