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
1 Screen Platformer
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
- 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
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.
- 4
Super Meat Boy
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with LOVE.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
- 5
Electronic Super Joy
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
- 6
Downwell
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
- 7
E.Z
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with LOVE.
E.Z is a simple hardcore platformer game the goal being get across to the other side of each of the 100 levels while each death throws you back to the previous levels.
- 8
Super Magbot
Deck Verified alternative to LOVE — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
- 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!!