Steam Deck games like The Bench
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to The Bench (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
Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
The premier first-person destructive house cat simulator is back with a vengeance! Play as a mischievous cat, swat your human's possessions onto the floor, scratch up curtains, smash precious keepsakes, and show your owner who's boss.
- 2
Koira
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.
- 3
Donut County
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
- 4
Rain on Your Parade
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
Travel the world as a cute cardboard cloud and ruin everybody's day! Unlock new methods of mischief in over 50 levels, each with unique setting and objectives. This is an adorable schadenfreude simulator!
- 5
Backfirewall_
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!
- 6
iDigging
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
In iDigging, you’ll balance treasure hunting, home improvement, and the strategy of hiding from curious neighbors and authorities. Upgrade, dig, and create your best life despite all the challenges!
- 7
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
- 8
Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
Deck Verified alternative to The Bench — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bench.
A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!