Best Local Co-Op Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 3,209 Local Co-Op 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. Local Co-Op game rankings were last updated on 1/8/2025.

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1. 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 holds the #1 spot for "best Local Co-Op Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 245,375 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 241,670 positive reviews and 3,705 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

2. 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 #2 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 931,014 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 908,072 positive reviews and 22,942 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

3. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 322,875 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 314,517 positive reviews and 8,358 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 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 $14.99
Release Date 11/4/2014
Developers
Publisher Nicalis, Inc.
Steam App Id 250900

4. Rhythm Doctor

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

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Rhythm Doctor has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,730 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,406 positive reviews and 324 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $15.99 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 $15.99
Release Date 2/26/2021
Franchise 7th Beat Games
Developer 7th Beat Games
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Steam App Id 774181

5. BattleBlock Theater®

Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

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BattleBlock Theater® has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,153 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,182 positive reviews and 1,971 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 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 $14.99
Release Date 5/15/2014
Franchise The Behemoth
Developer The Behemoth
Publisher The Behemoth
Steam App Id 238460

6. Brotato

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

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Brotato has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 91,395 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 88,437 positive reviews and 2,958 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 6/23/2023
Franchise Blobfish Games
Developer Blobfish
Publisher Blobfish
Steam App Id 1942280

7. Just Shapes & Beats

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

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Just Shapes & Beats has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,816 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,308 positive reviews and 508 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 5/31/2018
Developer Berzerk Studio
Publisher Berzerk Studio
Steam App Id 531510

8. Cuphead

Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

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Cuphead has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 176,309 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 169,798 positive reviews and 6,511 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 9/29/2017
Developer Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Publisher Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Steam App Id 268910

9. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 15,052 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 14,685 positive reviews and 367 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 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 $14.99
Release Date 10/8/2015
Developer Steel Crate Games
Publisher Steel Crate Games
Steam App Id 341800

10. Goat Simulator 3

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

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Goat Simulator 3 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Local Co-Op Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,688 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,512 positive reviews and 176 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 2/15/2024
Franchise Coffee Stain
Developer Coffee Stain North
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Steam App Id 850190

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Vampire Survivors steam charts
3,895
10/20/2022
97
$4.99
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Left 4 Dead 2 steam charts
26,957
11/16/2009
97
$9.99
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth steam charts
22,660
11/4/2014
96
$14.99
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Rhythm Doctor steam charts
64
2/26/2021
96
$15.99
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BattleBlock Theater® steam charts
133
5/15/2014
96
$14.99
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Brotato steam charts
6,811
6/23/2023
95
$4.99
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Just Shapes & Beats steam charts
57
5/31/2018
95
$19.99
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Cuphead steam charts
1,507
9/29/2017
95
$19.99
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes steam charts
324
10/8/2015
95
$14.99
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Goat Simulator 3 steam charts
288
2/15/2024
95
$29.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Rhythm Doctor on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 13). BattleBlock Theater® on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 14). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Cuphead on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 11). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). Goat Simulator 3 on Steam. Steam Store.

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