Steam Deck games like Chronac: Escape
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Chronac: Escape (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
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Zombie Party
Deck Verified alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
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Spelunky 2
Deck Verified alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
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Move or Die
Deck Verified alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
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Super Hydorah
Deck Verified alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
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One Step From Eden
Deck Verified alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Nidhogg
Deck Verified alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Deck Playable alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
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Duck Game
Deck Playable alternative to Chronac: Escape — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chronac: Escape.
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.