Steam Deck games like Abscission
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Abscission (5 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
Post Mortem
Deck Verified alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
- 2
Back to the Dawn
Deck Verified alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
- 3
Paradise Killer
Deck Verified alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
- 4
Strange Horticulture
Deck Verified alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
- 5
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Deck Verified alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
- 6
The Dark Rites of Arkham
Deck Playable alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
- 7
Chinatown Detective Agency
Deck Playable alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
- 8
Kathy Rain
Deck Playable alternative to Abscission — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.