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Steam Deck games like Rubi: The Wayward Mira

Below are 7 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Rubi: The Wayward Mira (5 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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    Timespinner — Steam game cover

    Timespinner

    Deck Verified alternative to Rubi: The Wayward Mira — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rubi: The Wayward Mira.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam DeckSimilar games →
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    Gato Roboto — Steam game cover

    Gato Roboto

    Deck Verified alternative to Rubi: The Wayward Mira — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rubi: The Wayward Mira.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam DeckSimilar games →
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    Chasm — Steam game cover

    Chasm

    Deck Verified alternative to Rubi: The Wayward Mira — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rubi: The Wayward Mira.

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam DeckSimilar games →
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    Axiom Verge — Steam game cover

    Axiom Verge

    Deck Verified alternative to Rubi: The Wayward Mira — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rubi: The Wayward Mira.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam DeckSimilar games →
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    Alwa's Legacy — Steam game cover

    Alwa's Legacy

    Deck Verified alternative to Rubi: The Wayward Mira — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rubi: The Wayward Mira.

    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.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam DeckSimilar games →
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    FOX n FORESTS — Steam game cover

    FOX n FORESTS

    Deck Playable alternative to Rubi: The Wayward Mira — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rubi: The Wayward Mira.

    FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam DeckSimilar games →
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    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight — Steam game cover

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

    Deck Playable alternative to Rubi: The Wayward Mira — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rubi: The Wayward Mira.

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam DeckSimilar games →