Steam Deck games like Freedom Planet
Below are 9 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Freedom Planet (9 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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Freedom Planet 2
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
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Sonic Mania
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
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Mighty No. 9
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
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Super Meat Boy
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Freedom Planet.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
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Yooka-Laylee
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
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Sonic Generations Collection
Deck Verified alternative to Freedom Planet — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!