Steam Deck games like DIY Dadish
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to DIY Dadish (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
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DIY Dadish.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
- 2
Planet of Lana II
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DIY Dadish.
As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.
- 3
Celeste
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DIY Dadish.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
- 4
BZZZT
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DIY Dadish.
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!
- 5
Grapple Dog
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DIY Dadish.
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
- 6
Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with DIY Dadish.
Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.
- 7
Drill Bird
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DIY Dadish.
Drill Bird is a cozy-yet-tense digging platformer where every trip underground counts. Play as a bird fallen from the sky, in search for powerful ores to hatch your Egg. Get home before night falls, upgrade abilities, grow stronger, and unfold a sincere bird story about survival, care and purpose.
- 8
Olija
Deck Verified alternative to DIY Dadish — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DIY Dadish.
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.