Steam Deck games like The Island of Crossed Destinies
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to The Island of Crossed Destinies (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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Pentiment
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Expelled!
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
- 4
The Séance of Blake Manor
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
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Strange Antiquities
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Overboard!
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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The Darkest Files
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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BROK the InvestiGator
Deck Verified alternative to The Island of Crossed Destinies — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Island of Crossed Destinies.
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?