Steam Deck games like Kingdom of the Dragon
Below are 12 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Kingdom of the Dragon (10 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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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
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Timespinner
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Infernax
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
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Monster Sanctuary
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
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Chasm
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
- 7
Hyper Light Drifter
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
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.
- 9
Apotheon
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Deck Verified alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
- 11
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Deck Playable alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
- 12
Castle of Vania
Deck Playable alternative to Kingdom of the Dragon — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Kingdom of the Dragon.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.