Best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 4,677 Local Multiplayer 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 Multiplayer game rankings were last updated on 3/21/2025.
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1. Split Fiction
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
Split Fiction holds the #1 spot for "best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 47,463 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 46,531 positive reviews and 932 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 | 3/6/2025 |
| Franchise | Electronic Arts |
| Developer | Hazelight Studios |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Steam App Id | 2001120 |
2. 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.
Rhythm Doctor has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,977 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,650 positive reviews and 327 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.39 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 | $14.39 |
| Release Date | 2/26/2021 |
| Franchise | 7th Beat Games |
| Developer | 7th Beat Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 774181 |
3. 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.
BattleBlock Theater® has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,405 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,417 positive reviews and 1,988 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 |
4. 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.
Just Shapes & Beats has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,127 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,612 positive reviews and 515 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 |
5. 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.
Goat Simulator 3 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,397 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,208 positive reviews and 189 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.89 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 | $9.89 |
| Release Date | 2/15/2024 |
| Franchise | Coffee Stain |
| Developer | Coffee Stain North |
| Publisher | Coffee Stain Publishing |
| Steam App Id | 850190 |
6. 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!
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 15,501 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,105 positive reviews and 396 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 |
7. Wobbly Life
Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!
Wobbly Life has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 25,879 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,106 positive reviews and 773 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 | 7/8/2020 |
| Developer | RubberBandGames |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1211020 |
8. The Expendabros
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Expendabros has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,165 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,657 positive reviews and 508 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 | 8/5/2014 |
| Franchise | Free Lives |
| Developer | Free Lives |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 312990 |
9. Duck Game
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Duck Game has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 38,349 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 37,048 positive reviews and 1,301 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $12.99 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 | $12.99 |
| Release Date | 6/4/2015 |
| Developer | Landon Podbielski |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 312530 |
10. LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga
Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!
LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,456 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,680 positive reviews and 776 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 | 11/12/2009 |
| Developer | Traveller's Tales |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 32440 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 31,659 | 3/6/2025 | 96 | $49.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 44 | 2/26/2021 | 96 | $14.39 | Steam Charts | |
| 204 | 5/15/2014 | 96 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 93 | 5/31/2018 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 600 | 2/15/2024 | 95 | $9.89 | Steam Charts | |
| 286 | 10/8/2015 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 950 | 7/8/2020 | 95 | $17.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 25 | 8/5/2014 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 171 | 6/4/2015 | 95 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 277 | 11/12/2009 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 16). Rhythm Doctor on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 20). BattleBlock Theater® on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 20). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 20). Goat Simulator 3 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Wobbly Life on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). The Expendabros on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). Duck Game on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 17). LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga on Steam. Steam Store.