Steam Deck games like 3000th Duel
Below are 15 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to 3000th Duel (12 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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GRIME
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
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.
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Minoria
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
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.
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Foregone
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
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.
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HunterX
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
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HunterX: code name T
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
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Unworthy
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
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Afterimage
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
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UnEpic
Deck Playable alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with 3000th Duel.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Hollow Knight
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
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.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Deck Playable alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with 3000th Duel.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Deck Playable alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with 3000th Duel.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Deck Verified alternative to 3000th Duel — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with 3000th Duel.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.