Best Escape Room Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 498 Escape Room 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. Escape Room game rankings were last updated on 2/11/2025.

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1. The Room

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.

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The Room holds the #1 spot for "best Escape Room Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 28,154 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 27,540 positive reviews and 614 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 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 $0.99
Release Date 7/28/2014
Developer Fireproof Games
Publisher Fireproof Games
Steam App Id 288160

2. Cube Escape Collection

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.

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Cube Escape Collection has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,457 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,348 positive reviews and 109 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 10/14/2020
Franchise Rusty Lake
Developer Rusty Lake
Publisher Rusty Lake
Steam App Id 1292940

3. Underground Blossom

Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.

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Underground Blossom has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,879 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,780 positive reviews and 99 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 9/27/2023
Franchise Rusty Lake
Developer Rusty Lake
Publisher Rusty Lake
Steam App Id 2291850

4. Samsara Room

You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

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Samsara Room has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,894 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,658 positive reviews and 236 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free 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.

Release Date 4/29/2020
Franchise Rusty Lake
Developer Rusty Lake
Publisher Rusty Lake
Steam App Id 1281800

5. Rusty Lake: Roots

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

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Rusty Lake: Roots has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,373 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,132 positive reviews and 241 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 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 $3.99
Release Date 10/20/2016
Franchise Rusty Lake
Developer Rusty Lake
Publisher Rusty Lake
Steam App Id 532110

6. The Past Within

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

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The Past Within has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,587 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,818 positive reviews and 769 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.99 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 $2.99
Release Date 11/2/2022
Franchise Rusty Lake
Developer Rusty Lake
Publisher Rusty Lake
Steam App Id 1515210

7. Escape Simulator

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

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Escape Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 16,684 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,711 positive reviews and 973 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 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 $19.99
Release Date 10/19/2021
Franchise Pine Studio
Developer Pine Studio
Publisher Pine Studio
Steam App Id 1435790

8. Pools

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping towards at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

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Pools has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,035 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,840 positive reviews and 195 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.79 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 $9.79
Release Date 4/26/2024
Franchise UNIKAT Label
Developer Tensori
Publishers
Steam App Id 2663530

9. Is this game trying to kill me?

An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

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Is this game trying to kill me? has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 874 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 839 positive reviews and 35 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 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 $14.99
Release Date 11/13/2024
Franchise Stately Snail Games
Developer Stately Snail
Publisher Stately Snail
Steam App Id 2658470

10. Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface

This is a small free prequel to the Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?. An old cabin deep in the dense forest, a strange computer, and a game that's trying to kill you!

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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Escape Room Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 166 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 166 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free 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.

Release Date 5/16/2024
Franchise Stately Snail Games
Developer Stately Snail
Publisher Stately Snail
Steam App Id 2875280

More Escape Room Steam Deck Verified Games

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The Room steam charts
104
7/28/2014
96
$0.99
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Cube Escape Collection steam charts
84
10/14/2020
95
$4.99
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Underground Blossom steam charts
33
9/27/2023
95
$4.99
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Samsara Room steam charts
75
4/29/2020
94
Free
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Rusty Lake: Roots steam charts
92
10/20/2016
94
$3.99
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The Past Within steam charts
118
11/2/2022
92
$2.99
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Escape Simulator steam charts
663
10/19/2021
92
$19.99
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Pools steam charts
17
4/26/2024
91
$9.79
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Is this game trying to kill me? steam charts
17
11/13/2024
90
$14.99
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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface steam charts
1
5/16/2024
89
Free
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, February 11). The Room on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 8). Cube Escape Collection on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Underground Blossom on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). Samsara Room on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, February 9). Rusty Lake: Roots on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, February 11). The Past Within on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, February 7). Escape Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, February 7). Pools on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, February 11). Is this game trying to kill me? on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, February 3). Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface on Steam. Steam Store.

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