Best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 5,747 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 3/31/2026.
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1. 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 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 25,906 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,445 positive reviews and 461 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 | 12/6/2025 |
| Franchise | 7th Beat Games |
| Developer | 7th Beat Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 774181 |
2. 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 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 116,853 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 113,540 positive reviews and 3,313 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 |
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 72,379 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 70,362 positive reviews and 2,017 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.49 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 | $4.49 |
| 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 25,077 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24,485 positive reviews and 592 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. 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 #5 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 33,254 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 32,337 positive reviews and 917 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $16.24 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 | $16.24 |
| Release Date | 9/18/2025 |
| Developer | RubberBandGames |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1211020 |
6. 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 #6 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,715 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 14,383 positive reviews and 332 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 |
7. 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 #7 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 16,688 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 16,250 positive reviews and 438 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 |
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 18,232 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,725 positive reviews and 507 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. 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 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Local Multiplayer Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 24,932 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24,118 positive reviews and 814 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 |
10. It Takes Two
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
It Takes Two 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 256,389 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 244,620 positive reviews and 11,769 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 | 3/26/2021 |
| Franchise | Hazelight Studios |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Steam App Id | 1426210 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 185 | 12/6/2025 | 96 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 12,366 | 3/6/2025 | 96 | $49.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 93 | 5/15/2014 | 96 | $4.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 71 | 5/31/2018 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 0 | 9/18/2025 | 95 | $16.24 | Steam Charts | |
| 290 | 2/15/2024 | 95 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 120 | 10/8/2015 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 13 | 8/5/2014 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 139 | 11/12/2009 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 26,436 | 3/26/2021 | 94 | $39.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 26). Split Fiction on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 31). BattleBlock Theater® on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 31). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 22). Wobbly Life on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 29). Goat Simulator 3 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 26). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 27). The Expendabros on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 28). It Takes Two on Steam. Steam Store.