Steam Deck games like Only an Alien Going Up!
Below are 7 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Only an Alien Going Up! (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
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Grow Home
Deck Verified alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
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Big Hops
Deck Verified alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
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A Webbing Journey
Deck Verified alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.
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Demon Tides
Deck Verified alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
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Jusant
Deck Verified alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.
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Only Down!
Deck Playable alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Have game developers often forced you to climb somewhere with no purpose? This time, your goal is to hit rock bottom and nothing else. It should be simple enough, good luck to everyone.
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Deck Playable alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
You are a young teenage Jackie from the ghetto who wants to get out of poverty and embark on a journey of learning about the world and yourself. The world has definitely gone crazy, though it has never been normal, but maybe now is the chance for you. Crisis is a time for action and decisive steps...