Steam Deck games like The Puppeteer
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to The Puppeteer (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
Worldless
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
Worldless is a stylised 2D platformer with a unique combat system and a mind-bending interpretative narrative. Players embark on a journey of self-growth and understanding, pushing the limits of their nature in a newly born and abstract universe.
- 2
Blasphemous 2
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
- 3
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
- 4
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
- 5
Salt and Sanctuary
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
- 6
Anomaly Agent
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
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!
- 7
Hollow Knight
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
- 8
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Deck Verified alternative to The Puppeteer — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.