Steam Deck games like SHOVELBOY
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to SHOVELBOY (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
- 1
Tiny Thor
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
- 2
Downwell
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
- 3
Super Meat Boy
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
- 4
Super Magbot
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
- 5
BZZZT
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
- 6
VVVVVV
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
- 7
Celeste
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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.
- 8
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Deck Verified alternative to SHOVELBOY — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.