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Best Indie games for the Steam Deck

The 5,464 Indie games we have a Steam Deck verdict for, best-running first — 1,789 of them run great. Valve's handheld — verdicts from each game's Deck-Verified status, with real measured FPS where the community has reported it.

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Satisfactory

Satisfactory

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie · Simulation

Rocket League

Rocket League

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie · Racing

Hades

Hades

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie · RPG

Brawlhalla

Brawlhalla

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie · Free To Play

Subnautica

Subnautica

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie

Ready or Not

Ready or Not

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Vampire Survivors

Vampire Survivors

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Casual · Indie

Balatro

Balatro

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Casual · Indie · Strategy

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · Simulation

Palworld

Palworld

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Terraria

Terraria

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Stray

Stray

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie

Noita

Noita

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

A Hat in Time

A Hat in Time

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie

Teardown

Teardown

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie · Simulation

ULTRAKILL

ULTRAKILL

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie · Early Access

PEAK

PEAK

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · RPG · Simulation

Cuphead

Cuphead

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Factorio

Factorio

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Casual · Indie · Simulation

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Valheim

Valheim

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Muse Dash

Muse Dash

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Casual · Indie

Gunfire Reborn

Gunfire Reborn

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Celeste

Celeste

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · RPG · Simulation

Cult of the Lamb

Cult of the Lamb

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

DELTARUNE

DELTARUNE

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · RPG

Stick Fight: The Game

Stick Fight: The Game

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Casual · Indie

Last Epoch

Last Epoch

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

GRIS

GRIS

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie

Wreckfest

Wreckfest

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie · Racing

Brotato

Brotato

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Casual · Indie

Hades II

Hades II

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie · RPG

7 Days to Die

7 Days to Die

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Slay the Spire

Slay the Spire

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · Strategy

Spelunky 2

Spelunky 2

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie

RimWorld

RimWorld

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · Simulation · Strategy

PC Building Simulator

PC Building Simulator

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · Simulation

Content Warning

Content Warning

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Slay the Spire 2

Slay the Spire 2

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · Strategy · Early Access

Subnautica: Below Zero

Subnautica: Below Zero

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie

100% Orange Juice

100% Orange Juice

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · Strategy

INSIDE

INSIDE

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Human Fall Flat

Human Fall Flat

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Casual · Indie

Mewgenics

Mewgenics

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie · RPG

Megabonk

Megabonk

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Casual · Indie

Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie

Dead Cells

Dead Cells

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Tetris Effect: Connected

Tetris Effect: Connected

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Casual · Indie

Dorfromantik

Dorfromantik

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Casual · Indie · Simulation

Temtem

Temtem

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie · Massively Multiplayer

Return of the Obra Dinn

Return of the Obra Dinn

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Adventure · Indie

American Truck Simulator

American Truck Simulator

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Indie · Simulation

Blasphemous

Blasphemous

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Adventure · Indie

Katana ZERO

Katana ZERO

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Action · Indie

PowerWash Simulator

PowerWash Simulator

Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested

Casual · Indie · Simulation

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