Steam Deck games like Fractus
Below are 5 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Fractus (5 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
Waves
Deck Verified alternative to Fractus — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Fractus.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
- 2
Bleed 2
Deck Verified alternative to Fractus — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Fractus.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
- 3
Chippy
Deck Verified alternative to Fractus — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Fractus.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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NeverAwake
Deck Verified alternative to Fractus — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Fractus.
A girl who never wakes up. She has been fighting monsters in her dreams... "NeverAwake" is a nightmarish twin-stick shooter with a unique worldview and original game rules.
- 5
Crimsonland
Deck Verified alternative to Fractus — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Fractus.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.