Steam Deck games like Creaks
Below are 11 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Creaks (11 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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Samorost 3
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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Pilgrims
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
- 3
Machinarium
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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CHUCHEL
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
- 5
Botanicula
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
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ANIMAL WELL
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
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.
- 7
Ynglet
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
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The Bridge
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
- 9
Toki Tori 2+
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.
- 10
Mini Metro
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Creaks.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
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The Room
Deck Verified alternative to Creaks — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Creaks.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.