Steam Deck games like Echoes
Below are 7 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Echoes (6 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
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Deck Verified alternative to Echoes — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
- 2
Expelled!
Deck Verified alternative to Echoes — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
- 3
The Darkest Files
Deck Verified alternative to Echoes — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
- 4
The Drifter
Deck Verified alternative to Echoes — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
- 5
IMMORTALITY
Deck Verified alternative to Echoes — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
- 6
TR-49
Deck Verified alternative to Echoes — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Echoes.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
- 7
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Deck Playable alternative to Echoes — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…