Best Kickstarter Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 296 Kickstarter 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. Kickstarter game rankings were last updated on 4/2/2026.

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1. A Hat in Time

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

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A Hat in Time holds the #1 spot for "best Kickstarter Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 52,999 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 51,846 positive reviews and 1,153 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 10/5/2017
Developer Gears for Breakfast
Publishers
Steam App Id 253230

2. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 16,592 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,868 positive reviews and 724 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $39.99 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 $39.99
Release Date 6/26/2014
Franchise Shovel Knight
Developer Yacht Club Games
Publisher Yacht Club Games
Steam App Id 250760

3. NEKOPARA Extra

About half a year before the opening of the patisserie, La Soleil where the catgirls work with Kashou. Back when Chocola and Vanilla were still kittens when they first arrived at the Minaduki household and before they opened up to the other catgirls.

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NEKOPARA Extra has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,000 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,880 positive reviews and 120 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 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 $4.99
Release Date 7/27/2018
Developer NEKO WORKs
Publisher Sekai Project
Steam App Id 899970

4. Muv-Luv Alternative

Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.

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Muv-Luv Alternative has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,608 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,464 positive reviews and 144 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $17.99 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 $17.99
Release Date 2/28/2018
Franchise aNCHOR Inc.
Developer aNCHOR Inc.
Publisher aNCHOR Inc.
Steam App Id 802890

5. A Tiny Sticker Tale

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

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A Tiny Sticker Tale has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 607 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 592 positive reviews and 15 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 10/4/2023
Franchise Ogre Pixel
Developer Ogre Pixel
Publisher Ogre Pixel
Steam App Id 2322180

6. Darkest Dungeon®

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

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Darkest Dungeon® has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 158,853 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 145,676 positive reviews and 13,177 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 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 $24.99
Release Date 1/19/2016
Franchise Red Hook Studios
Developer Red Hook Studios
Publisher Red Hook Studios
Steam App Id 262060

7. Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!

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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,760 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,590 positive reviews and 170 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $17.99 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 $17.99
Release Date 6/2/2025
Franchise Trese Brothers
Developer Trese Brothers
Publisher Trese Brothers
Steam App Id 1021210

8. SUPERHOT

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

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SUPERHOT has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 40,076 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 36,657 positive reviews and 3,419 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 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 $24.99
Release Date 2/25/2016
Franchise SUPERHOT & Co.
Developer SUPERHOT Team
Publisher SUPERHOT Team
Steam App Id 322500

9. Muv-Luv

One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.

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Muv-Luv has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,954 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,828 positive reviews and 126 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 2/28/2018
Franchise aNCHOR Inc.
Developer aNCHOR Inc.
Publisher aNCHOR Inc.
Steam App Id 802880

10. Isles of Sea and Sky

A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.

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Isles of Sea and Sky has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Kickstarter Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,458 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,355 positive reviews and 103 negative reviews — making it "Very 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.

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A Hat in Time steam charts
87
10/5/2017
96
$29.99
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove steam charts
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6/26/2014
93
$39.99
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NEKOPARA Extra steam charts
8
7/27/2018
93
$4.99
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Muv-Luv Alternative steam charts
20
2/28/2018
92
$17.99
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A Tiny Sticker Tale steam charts
1
10/4/2023
91
$9.99
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Darkest Dungeon® steam charts
2,948
1/19/2016
91
$24.99
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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint steam charts
105
6/2/2025
90
$17.99
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SUPERHOT steam charts
40
2/25/2016
90
$24.99
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Muv-Luv steam charts
41
2/28/2018
89
$11.99
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Isles of Sea and Sky steam charts
58
5/22/2024
88
$19.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 2). A Hat in Time on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, March 30). Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 30). NEKOPARA Extra on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 18). Muv-Luv Alternative on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 21). A Tiny Sticker Tale on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 17). Darkest Dungeon® on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 26). Cyber Knights: Flashpoint on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 16). SUPERHOT on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 18). Muv-Luv on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2026, April 28). Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam. Steam Store.

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