Steam Deck games like SteamWorld Dig 2
Below are 15 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to SteamWorld Dig 2 (15 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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SteamWorld Dig
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
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SteamWorld Heist
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
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Iconoclasts
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
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The Mobius Machine
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
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Ad Fundum
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
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Spelunky
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Owlboy
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Out There Somewhere
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
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Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.
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Heaven's Vault
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SteamWorld Dig 2.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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Everything
Deck Verified alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.