Steam Deck games like Destroy Space Aliens
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Destroy Space Aliens (8 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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Hollow Knight
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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ANIMAL WELL
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Rogue Legacy 2
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
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Blasphemous
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
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Iconoclasts
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
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Owlboy
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
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.
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Constance
Deck Verified alternative to Destroy Space Aliens — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Destroy Space Aliens.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.