Steam Deck games like Red Pippy
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Red Pippy (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
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Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Red Pippy.
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
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ElecHead
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Red Pippy.
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Tiny Thor
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Red Pippy.
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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Downwell
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Red Pippy.
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.
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Alwa's Legacy
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Red Pippy.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Red Pippy.
Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.
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Super Magbot
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Red Pippy.
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.
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LUNARK
Deck Verified alternative to Red Pippy — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Red Pippy.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!