Best Action Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 64,307 Action games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Action game rankings were last updated on 12/13/2024.

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1. Portal 2

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

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Portal 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Action Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 98. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 416,113 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 410,686 positive reviews and 5,427 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 4/18/2011
Franchise Valve
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 620

2. Vampire Survivors

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.

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Vampire Survivors has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 243,659 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 240,006 positive reviews and 3,653 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 10/20/2022
Developer poncle
Publisher poncle
Steam App Id 1794680

3. Hades

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

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Hades has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 271,604 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 266,961 positive reviews and 4,643 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 9/17/2020
Franchise Supergiant Games
Developer Supergiant Games
Publisher Supergiant Games
Steam App Id 1145360

4. Portal

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

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Portal has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 169,237 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 166,639 positive reviews and 2,598 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 10/10/2007
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 400

5. Terraria

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

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Terraria has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,354,900 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,321,228 positive reviews and 33,672 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 5/16/2011
Developer Re-Logic
Publisher Re-Logic
Steam App Id 105600

6. Left 4 Dead 2

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

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Left 4 Dead 2 has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 921,247 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 898,523 positive reviews and 22,724 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 11/16/2009
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 550

7. The Henry Stickmin Collection

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

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The Henry Stickmin Collection has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 47,581 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 46,942 positive reviews and 639 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $5.99
Release Date 8/7/2020
Franchise Innersloth
Developer PuffballsUnited
Publisher Innersloth
Steam App Id 1089980

8. Pizza Tower

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

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Pizza Tower has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 63,192 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 62,195 positive reviews and 997 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 1/26/2023
Developer Tour De Pizza
Publisher Tour De Pizza
Steam App Id 2231450

9. ULTRAKILL

ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultraviolent retro FPS combining the skill-based style scoring from character action games with unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weapons and shower in their blood to regain your health.

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ULTRAKILL has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 137,979 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 135,037 positive reviews and 2,942 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 9/3/2020
Franchise New Blood Interactive
Developer Arsi "Hakita" Patala
Publisher New Blood Interactive
Steam App Id 1229490

10. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 130,253 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 127,427 positive reviews and 2,826 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.79 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $6.79
Release Date 4/1/2021
Franchise Landfall Games
Developer Landfall
Publisher Landfall
Steam App Id 508440

More Action Steam Deck Verified Games

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Portal 2 steam charts
2,613
4/18/2011
98
$9.99
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Vampire Survivors steam charts
5,315
10/20/2022
97
$4.99
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Hades steam charts
6,160
9/17/2020
97
$9.99
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Portal steam charts
711
10/10/2007
97
$9.99
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Terraria steam charts
39,369
5/16/2011
97
$9.99
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Left 4 Dead 2 steam charts
32,376
11/16/2009
97
$9.99
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The Henry Stickmin Collection steam charts
142
8/7/2020
97
$5.99
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Pizza Tower steam charts
300
1/26/2023
97
$19.99
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ULTRAKILL steam charts
1,798
9/3/2020
97
$24.99
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator steam charts
2,189
4/1/2021
96
$6.79
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Terraria on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 6). The Henry Stickmin Collection on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Pizza Tower on Steam. Steam Store.
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Totally Accurate Battle Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.

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