Steam Deck games like LOVE
Below are 10 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to LOVE (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
- 1
LOVE 2: kuso
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.
- 2
VVVVVV
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
- 3
They Bleed Pixels
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
- 4
140
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
- 5
LOVE 3
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
LOVE 3 is a precision platformer with minimalistic pixel graphics and tight controls. Face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and place custom checkpoints after you overcome each new danger.
- 6
Duet
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.
- 7
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
- 8
BZZZT
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
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!
- 9
You Have to Win the Game
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
- 10
Super Win the Game
Deck Playable alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!