Steam Deck games like STRANGER THAN HEAVEN
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN (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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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
YAKUZA KIWAMI 3 is an extreme remake of the action-adventure beat 'em up Yakuza 3 featuring ex-yakuza Kazuma Kiryu's fight to protect those he loves. DARK TIES is a brand-new game featuring Yoshitaka Mine from Yakuza 3 included as a separate action-packed experience.
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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
Step into Japan's criminal underworld in this explosive action brawler starring legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, who is hellbent on unraveling the truth around his daughter's tragic accident.
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Yakuza 3 Remastered
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
Kazuma Kiryu has earned his retirement on the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But when a deadly power struggle arrives on his doorstep, he’ll have to walk the streets of Kamurocho to escape his past for good. Complete The Dragon of Dojima’s journey.
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Yakuza 5 Remastered
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
Get ready for a Yakuza experience of unprecedented scale! Follow five characters across five Japanese cities, each trying to achieve their dream. The connections between them bring them together, but the conflict that unfolds is nothing any of them could have predicted.
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Undercover
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
《对不起，我是警察》是一款由“小有内容”打造的硬核港风卧底题材互动影像。产品由全香港班底制作，金马奖影帝、金牌老戏骨重磅加盟，香港实地取景，力求还原黄金时代港片的质感。你将化身潜伏在黑暗深处的卧底，在回归前的香港街头，面对毒品、暴力与职场背叛。 这不只是一场关于生存的选择，更是一次关于“命运”的豪赌。
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Yakuza 0
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
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Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Legacy)
Deck Verified alternative to STRANGER THAN HEAVEN — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, must face the ambitious Ryuji Goda, the Dragon of Kansai, in an all-out war between two rival yakuza clans. An extreme recreation of one of Yakuza’s most beloved entries, now in stunning 4K and unlocked framerates. There can be only one dragon.