Steam Deck games like Heave Ho
Below are 9 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Heave Ho (9 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
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.
- 2
Heave Ho 2
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
Get a grip, it’s Heave Ho 2! The insane 2-4 player party game sequel takes the couch co-op mayhem online for the first time. Grab what you can and swing to win!
- 3
Boomerang Fu
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
- 4
Gang Beasts
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heave Ho.
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.
- 5
Moving Out
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.
- 6
Move or Die
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
- 7
Party Animals
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
Fight your friends as puppies, kittens and other fuzzy creatures in PARTY ANIMALS! Paw it out with your friends remotely, or huddle together for chaotic fun on the same screen. Interact with the world under our realistic physics engine. Did I mention PUPPIES?
- 8
Unrailed!
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!
- 9
PICO PARK
Deck Verified alternative to Heave Ho — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Heave Ho.
PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.