Steam Deck games like Blade of the Netherworld
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Blade of the Netherworld (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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Have a Nice Death
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
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Anomaly Agent
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
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Trinity Fusion
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
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Dead Cells
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Halls of Torment
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
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.
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Flinthook
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
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BELOW
Deck Verified alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.