Steam Deck games like Cattie
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Cattie (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
Gato Roboto
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
- 2
Celeste
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
- 3
Neon White
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
- 4
MagiCat
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
- 5
BZZZT
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
- 6
Tiny Thor
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
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Pix the Cat
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
Pix the Cat is a critically acclaimed intense arcade game that will challenge your reflexes and your wits, pitting you against your friends and the world in a race to the highest score!
- 8
VVVVVV
Deck Verified alternative to Cattie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cattie.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?