Steam Deck games like TripTrip
Below are 8 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to TripTrip (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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WAVESHAPER
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
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Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
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Hotline Miami
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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UFO 50
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
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.
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The Messenger
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
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VVVVVV
Deck Verified alternative to TripTrip — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TripTrip.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?