Steam Deck games like Aggelos
Below are 10 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Aggelos (7 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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Chasm
Deck Verified alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
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.
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Inexistence Rebirth
Deck Verified alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
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Alwa's Awakening
Deck Verified alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aggelos.
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
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Horace
Deck Verified alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
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Environmental Station Alpha
Deck Verified alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
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Castle In The Darkness
Deck Playable alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
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Cathedral
Deck Playable alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Deck Playable alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Aggelos.
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
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Celeste
Deck Verified alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Deck Verified alternative to Aggelos — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!