Steam Deck games like Goodnight Universe
Below are 9 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Goodnight Universe (6 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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As Long As You're Here
Deck Verified alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
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SEASON: A letter to the future
Deck Verified alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
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Heaven's Vault
Deck Verified alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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South of the Circle
Deck Verified alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.
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The Berlin Apartment
Deck Verified alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
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Twelve Minutes
Deck Verified alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
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Last Stop
Deck Playable alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
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Closer the Distance
Deck Playable alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Goodnight Universe.
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
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Before Your Eyes
Deck Playable alternative to Goodnight Universe — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Goodnight Universe.
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.