Steam Deck games like SongRunner
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to SongRunner (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
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
- 2
140
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
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.
- 3
Super Hexagon
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
- 4
MotionRec
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
- 5
BZZZT
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
- 6
INSIDE
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
- 7
LIMBO
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
- 8
Neva
Deck Verified alternative to SongRunner — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SongRunner.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.