Steam Deck games like PaperKlay
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to PaperKlay (8 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
Yooka-Laylee
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with PaperKlay.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
- 2
New Super Lucky's Tale
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with PaperKlay.
Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!
- 3
Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with PaperKlay.
You're hungry. For a schnitzel. The problem is: you have to get it!
- 4
Kao the Kangaroo
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with PaperKlay.
Inspired by the golden age of 3D Platformers, Kao The Kangaroo returns in a whole new adventure! Embark on an epic journey, master magical gloves, explore lush environments and take Kao through his most grand tale yet!
- 5
Big Hops
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with PaperKlay.
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
- 6
Lil Gator Game
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with PaperKlay.
Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!
- 7
Yooka-Replaylee
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with PaperKlay.
Embark on an epic 3D platforming collectathon adventure with Yooka and Laylee! Yooka-Replaylee is packed with new moves, more story, exciting challenges, hidden secrets, and more than double the collectibles to uncover. Can you help them rescue the world’s biggest treasure?
- 8
The Plucky Squire
Deck Verified alternative to PaperKlay — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with PaperKlay.
Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.