Best Hunting Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 737 Hunting 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. Hunting game rankings were last updated on 1/8/2026.
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1. WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition holds the #1 spot for "best Hunting Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,911 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,638 positive reviews and 273 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 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.
2. The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 351 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 344 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 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 | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 8/19/2021 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Falling Squirrel Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 989790 |
3. DYSMANTLE
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
DYSMANTLE has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,116 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 10,090 positive reviews and 1,026 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 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 | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 11/16/2021 |
| Franchise | 10tons |
| Developer | 10tons Ltd |
| Publisher | 10tons Ltd |
| Steam App Id | 846770 |
4. Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 126,948 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 111,658 positive reviews and 15,290 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.00 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 | 8/7/2020 |
| Franchise | PlayStation Studios™ |
| Developer | Guerrilla |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1151640 |
5. Monster Hunter Stories
Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.
Monster Hunter Stories has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,338 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,220 positive reviews and 118 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 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 | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 6/13/2024 |
| Franchise | Capcom |
| Developer | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Steam App Id | 2356560 |
6. Survivalist: Invisible Strain
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.
Survivalist: Invisible Strain has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,068 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,544 positive reviews and 524 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 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 | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 4/25/2025 |
| Franchise | Ginormocorp |
| Developer | Bob |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1054510 |
7. Stranded: Alien Dawn
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
Stranded: Alien Dawn has achieved a Player Score of 83, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 10,712 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,077 positive reviews and 1,635 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $34.99 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 | $34.99 |
| Release Date | 4/25/2023 |
| Franchise | Paradox Interactive - Official |
| Developer | Haemimont Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1324130 |
8. MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 118,761 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 98,259 positive reviews and 20,502 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $39.99 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 | $39.99 |
| Release Date | 1/12/2022 |
| Developer | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| Steam App Id | 1446780 |
9. LIVE A LIVE
The legend is alive! LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Steam! Experience this legendary RPG, brought alive in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER.
LIVE A LIVE has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 801 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 692 positive reviews and 109 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $49.99 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 | $49.99 |
| Release Date | 4/27/2023 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Steam App Id | 2014380 |
10. Cattle Country
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Cattle Country has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Hunting Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 319 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 281 positive reviews and 38 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $18.99 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 | $18.99 |
| Release Date | 5/27/2025 |
| Franchise | Playtonic Friends |
| Developer | Castle Pixel, LLC. |
| Publisher | Playtonic Friends |
| Steam App Id | 2818150 |
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| 580 | 7/22/2025 | 95 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 8/19/2021 | 90 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 253 | 11/16/2021 | 88 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,240 | 8/7/2020 | 87 | ??? | Steam Charts | |
| 421 | 6/13/2024 | 86 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 132 | 4/25/2025 | 84 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 858 | 4/25/2023 | 83 | $34.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 4,696 | 1/12/2022 | 82 | $39.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 24 | 4/27/2023 | 82 | $49.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 29 | 5/27/2025 | 81 | $18.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 1). The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 6). DYSMANTLE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 5). Monster Hunter Stories on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 11). Survivalist: Invisible Strain on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 6). Stranded: Alien Dawn on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 8). MONSTER HUNTER RISE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 15). LIVE A LIVE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 7). Cattle Country on Steam. Steam Store.