Steam Deck games like HEART ABYSS
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to HEART ABYSS (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
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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with HEART ABYSS.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
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Cyber Shadow
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with HEART ABYSS.
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
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STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with HEART ABYSS.
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
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Laika: Aged Through Blood
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with HEART ABYSS.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
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Blasphemous 2
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with HEART ABYSS.
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.
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with HEART ABYSS.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
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KUNAI
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with HEART ABYSS.
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Deck Verified alternative to HEART ABYSS — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with HEART ABYSS.
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.