Steam Deck games like Tartapolis
Below are 7 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Tartapolis (6 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
- 1
Aeterna Noctis
Deck Verified alternative to Tartapolis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
- 2
GRIME
Deck Verified alternative to Tartapolis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
- 3
Hollow Knight
Deck Verified alternative to Tartapolis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
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.
- 4
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Deck Verified alternative to Tartapolis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
- 5
Foregone
Deck Verified alternative to Tartapolis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
- 6
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified alternative to Tartapolis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
- 7
Deepening Fire
Deck Playable alternative to Tartapolis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle