Steam Deck games like Aeterna Noctis
Below are 13 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Aeterna Noctis (13 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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Afterimage
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
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.
- 2
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Aeterna Noctis.
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
- 3
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
- 4
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
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.
- 5
Blasphemous 2
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
- 6
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
- 7
GRIME
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
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.
- 8
La-Mulana 2
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
- 9
Hollow Knight
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
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.
- 10
Celeste
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
- 11
Ori and the Blind Forest
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Aeterna Noctis.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
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Nine Sols
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
- 13
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Deck Verified alternative to Aeterna Noctis — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aeterna Noctis.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.