Steam Deck games like Open World Game: the Open World Game
Below are 12 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Open World Game: the Open World Game (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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Crashlands
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Indie with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
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Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Indie with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
WARNING: This game contains puns, dad jokes, flappy-bird-like-arcade-minigames, breaking of the 4th wall and jabs directed at tryhard-overly-serious-RPGS. Do not play if you hate FUN or would not like to strap in for a Hilarious quest for The Legendary Villain-Beating Artifact™.
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The RPG
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
Minimalistic Skyrim + West of Loathing + Supraland. An RPG-lite adventure with intentionally twisted traditional role-playing games aspects, where your choices do matter.
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West of Loathing
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
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WHAT THE GOLF?
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Indie with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
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Above Snakes
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
Piece by piece, create your own world in this relaxing Wild West-inspired worldbuilder. Craft, farm, hunt, build your base, and explore.
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South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.
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Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Indie with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!
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World of Witchcraft
Deck Playable alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
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FINAL FANTASY
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
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Guild Wars 2®
Deck Playable alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!
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Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Deck Verified alternative to Open World Game: the Open World Game — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Open World Game: the Open World Game.
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.