Steam Deck games like Otherworld Legends
Below are 13 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Otherworld Legends (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
- 1
Children of Morta
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
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Dead Cells
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
- 3
BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
- 4
Rogue Legacy
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
- 5
Wizard of Legend
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
- 6
Astral Ascent
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
- 7
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
- 8
Trinity Fusion
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
- 9
Warframe
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Otherworld Legends.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
- 10
Soulknight Survivor
Deck Playable alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Otherworld Legends.
Soulknight Survivor is a topdown action-roguelite game. Survive the waves of enemies to unlock new areas. Level up your character and loot equipment to gain power. Craft new powerful equipment and upgrade the buildings of your hometown. Follow your way to become the Soulknight.
- 11
The Binding of Isaac
Deck Playable alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
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- 12
Risk of Rain 2
Deck Playable alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
- 13
Nuclear Throne
Deck Verified alternative to Otherworld Legends — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Otherworld Legends.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?