Steam Deck games like TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
Below are 14 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children (11 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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The Last Spell
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
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Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
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STRANGER SAGA -Stranger Bach and Iskiyeld's Ambition-
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
"STRANGER SAGA" is a turn-based SRPG where you lead a resistance army against a mighty enemy force. Raise citizens into elite warriors and conquer challenging strategy battles!
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Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
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Those Who Rule
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?
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Disgaea 5 Complete
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
The nefarious Overlord Void Dark seeks to enslave countless Netherworlds...and only the young demon Killia can stop him! Assemble your tenacious army of rebels and unleash vengeance in this hell-raising adventure! The stakes are high, the damage cap is higher, and the destruction is limitless!
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XCOM® 2
Deck Playable alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
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THE LONGING
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
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Kapital: Sparks of Revolution
Deck Playable alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
Sandbox economic simulation game about class struggle. European country is in a deep crisis. You are the mayor of the capital. Social unrest is inevitable. What price will you pay to save your people from anarchy?
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World of Witchcraft
Deck Playable alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
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Phoenix Point
Deck Verified alternative to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!