Best Action Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 67,365 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 3/21/2025.
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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!
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 429,040 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 423,427 positive reviews and 5,613 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.
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.
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 248,033 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 244,260 positive reviews and 3,773 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.
3. 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.
Portal 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 175,339 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 172,649 positive reviews and 2,690 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.
4. 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.
Hades 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 277,804 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 272,972 positive reviews and 4,832 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 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 | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 9/17/2020 |
| Franchise | Supergiant Games |
| Developer | Supergiant Games |
| Publisher | Supergiant Games |
| Steam App Id | 1145360 |
5. Terraria
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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 1,391,143 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,356,245 positive reviews and 34,898 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.
6. The Henry Stickmin Collection
A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.
The Henry Stickmin Collection 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 49,729 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 49,064 positive reviews and 665 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 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 | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 8/7/2020 |
| Franchise | Innersloth |
| Developer | PuffballsUnited |
| Publisher | Innersloth |
| Steam App Id | 1089980 |
7. 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.
Left 4 Dead 2 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 951,128 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 927,700 positive reviews and 23,428 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.
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.
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 65,693 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 64,629 positive reviews and 1,064 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. Half-Life 2
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Half-Life 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Action Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 240,885 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 235,108 positive reviews and 5,777 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.
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.
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 133,980 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 131,064 positive reviews and 2,916 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 |
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Explore even more rankings for the 10 best Action games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 1,768 | 4/18/2011 | 98 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3,399 | 10/20/2022 | 97 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 372 | 10/10/2007 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3,743 | 9/17/2020 | 97 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 31,476 | 5/16/2011 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 80 | 8/7/2020 | 97 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 22,398 | 11/16/2009 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 187 | 1/26/2023 | 97 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2,136 | 11/16/2004 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,800 | 4/1/2021 | 96 | $6.79 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Hades on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Terraria on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 30). The Henry Stickmin Collection on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). Pizza Tower on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Half-Life 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 31). Totally Accurate Battle Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.