Steam Deck games like Lament
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Lament (6 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
Cuphead
Deck Verified alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
- 2
Sonic Mania
Deck Verified alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
- 3
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Deck Verified alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
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
The Messenger
Deck Verified alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
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.
- 5
Gravity Circuit
Deck Verified alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
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Owlboy
Deck Verified alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
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.
- 7
Broforce
Deck Playable alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Duck Game
Deck Playable alternative to Lament — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lament.
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.