Best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 4,858 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 5/7/2025.

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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.

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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 75,508 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 73,750 positive reviews and 1,758 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.

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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 21,120 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,790 positive reviews and 330 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
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.

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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 71,531 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,534 positive reviews and 1,997 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.

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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 21,602 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,080 positive reviews and 522 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.

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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 10,209 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,993 positive reviews and 216 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

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!

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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 15,657 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,260 positive reviews and 397 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!

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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 26,583 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,793 positive reviews and 790 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
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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.

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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 18,175 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,664 positive reviews and 511 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.

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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 38,421 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 37,117 positive reviews and 1,304 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
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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!

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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 23,642 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,861 positive reviews and 781 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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Split Fiction steam charts
6,980
3/6/2025
96
$49.99
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Rhythm Doctor steam charts
70
2/26/2021
96
$15.99
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BattleBlock Theater® steam charts
67
5/15/2014
96
$14.99
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Just Shapes & Beats steam charts
215
5/31/2018
95
$19.99
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Goat Simulator 3 steam charts
232
2/15/2024
95
$29.99
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes steam charts
79
10/8/2015
95
$14.99
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Wobbly Life steam charts
603
7/8/2020
95
$17.99
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The Expendabros steam charts
21
8/5/2014
95
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Duck Game steam charts
109
6/4/2015
95
$12.99
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LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga steam charts
229
11/12/2009
94
$19.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 7). Split Fiction on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 6). Rhythm Doctor on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 5). BattleBlock Theater® on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, April 22). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 7). Goat Simulator 3 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 7). 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, April 18). LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga on Steam. Steam Store.

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