Steam Deck games like Rising Heat
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Rising Heat (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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Noobs Are Coming
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Heat.
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
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Brotato
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Heat.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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#KILLALLZOMBIES
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Heat.
#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.
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Shape Shifter: Formations
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rising Heat.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
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Chippy
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Heat.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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Patch Quest
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Heat.
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
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Survivor Mercs
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Heat.
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
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Mega City Force
Deck Verified alternative to Rising Heat — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Heat.
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle