Steam Deck games like League of Evil
Below are 9 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to League of Evil (9 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
Katana ZERO
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
- 2
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
- 3
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
- 4
Blasphemous
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
- 5
The Messenger
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
- 6
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
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The End Is Nigh
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
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VVVVVV
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with League of Evil.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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Super Meat Boy
Deck Verified alternative to League of Evil — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with League of Evil.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!