Steam Deck games like Flying Shark
Below are 7 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Flying Shark (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
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Fire Shark
Deck Verified alternative to Flying Shark — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
- 2
Waves
Deck Verified alternative to Flying Shark — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
- 3
Sky Force Anniversary
Deck Verified alternative to Flying Shark — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.
- 4
Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Deck Verified alternative to Flying Shark — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
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Swarmlake
Deck Verified alternative to Flying Shark — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
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Chippy
Deck Verified alternative to Flying Shark — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Deck Playable alternative to Flying Shark — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!