Steam Deck games like Hotline Miami
Below are 15 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Hotline Miami (10 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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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
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Katana ZERO
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
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APE OUT
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
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ULTRAKILL
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
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My Friend Pedro
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
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RUINER
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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OTXO
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Hotline Miami.
Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.
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SUPERHOT
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
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Celeste
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Midnight Fight Express
Deck Verified alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.
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The Binding of Isaac
Deck Playable alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Party Hard
Deck Playable alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
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Ghostrunner
Deck Playable alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Hotline Miami.
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
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Police Stories
Deck Playable alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Deck Playable alternative to Hotline Miami — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hotline Miami.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.