Steam Deck games like Ricko's Island
Below are 6 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Ricko's Island (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
Big Hops
Deck Verified alternative to Ricko's Island — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
- 2
Gwen The Hen 64
Deck Verified alternative to Ricko's Island — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.
- 3
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2
Deck Verified alternative to Ricko's Island — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
STREWTH! It's time to go back Down Under with this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue. Rang, bite, smash and glide your way around the Australian Outback and stop the evil machinations of the diabolical BOSS CASS in this open world adventure.
- 4
Mr. Sleepy Man
Deck Verified alternative to Ricko's Island — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Mr. Sleepy Man is up way past his bedtime and out of control! Make a mess of everything you find and turn Bedtime Town against you! This sandbox adventure is filled with comical hijinks, outrageous characters, and platforming action!
- 5
Cirno! Lifts a Boulder
Deck Verified alternative to Ricko's Island — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength.
- 6
Yooka-Laylee
Deck Verified alternative to Ricko's Island — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!