Steam Deck games like Xenon Valkyrie
Below are 10 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Xenon Valkyrie (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
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Dead Cells
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Rogue Legacy
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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Metal Unit
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
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Flinthook
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
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.
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ScourgeBringer
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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Trinity Fusion
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
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A Robot Named Fight!
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
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Spelunky
Deck Verified alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
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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Riddled Corpses
Deck Playable alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!