Steam Deck games like Paper Trail
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Paper Trail (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
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Trail.
A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!
- 2
Isles of Sea and Sky
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Trail.
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
- 3
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Trail.
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
- 4
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Trail.
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
- 5
Railbound
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Trail.
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world - now with a level editor!
- 6
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Trail.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
- 7
Please Fix The Road
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Trail.
Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!
- 8
Papetura
Deck Verified alternative to Paper Trail — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Trail.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.