Steam Deck games like Awakening
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Awakening (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
DDR: The Beginning
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Awakening.
Little Griffin is trapped in an ominous new world with his only friend, Birly the teddy bear. Solve clever puzzles and encounter terrifying creatures as the pair embark on a journey to discover what lurks beyond their nightmares.
- 2
Persona 3 Reload
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Awakening.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
- 3
Monster Sanctuary
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Awakening.
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
- 4
Kotama and Academy Citadel
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Awakening.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
- 5
CLeM
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Awakening.
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
- 6
Alwa's Legacy
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Awakening.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
- 7
Ghost Song
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Awakening.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
- 8
Infernax
Deck Verified alternative to Awakening — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Awakening.
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.