Steam Deck games like Samorost 3
Below are 14 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Samorost 3 (14 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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Botanicula
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
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Machinarium
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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Samorost 2
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
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CHUCHEL
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
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Pilgrims
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
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Creaks
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
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Happy Game
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
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Papetura
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
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Phonopolis
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.
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Gorogoa
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
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Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
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Fran Bow
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
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Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samorost 3.
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Deck Verified alternative to Samorost 3 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Samorost 3.
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!