Steam Deck games like Runers
Below are 10 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Runers (7 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
One Deck Dungeon
Deck Verified alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
The hit roguelike adventure that captures all the fun of a dungeon crawl in a single deck of cards!
- 2
Ziggurat
Deck Verified alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
- 3
Hand of Fate 2
Deck Verified alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
- 4
Nuclear Throne
Deck Verified alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
- 5
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Deck Verified alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
- 6
Sharded World
Deck Playable alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
- 7
bit Dungeon II
Deck Playable alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
- 8
The Binding of Isaac
Deck Playable alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
- 9
Enter the Gungeon
Deck Verified alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Runers.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
- 10
Hades
Deck Verified alternative to Runers — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Runers.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.