Best Real-Time Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 585 Real-Time 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. Real-Time game rankings were last updated on 11/26/2025.
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1. Age of Empires II (Retired)
Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
Age of Empires II (Retired) holds the #1 spot for "best Real-Time Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 94. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 102,217 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 97,937 positive reviews and 4,280 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 | 4/9/2013 |
| Franchise | Age of Empires Franchise |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Xbox Game Studios |
| Steam App Id | 221380 |
2. Omelet You Cook
The cozy chaotic cooking roguelike. Assemble omelets for quirky students using ingredients from a conveyor belt. Discover wacky combinations to satisfy the ever-demanding Principal Clucker.
Omelet You Cook has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 744 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 736 positive reviews and 8 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 | 2/8/2026 |
| Franchise | Gamersky Games |
| Developers | |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 3205380 |
3. Wand Wars
Ride brooms, cast spells and transform your enemies into chickens in this intense magical sport
Wand Wars has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 218 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 211 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 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 | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 4/13/2016 |
| Developer | Moonradish Inc. |
| Publisher | Moonradish Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 422110 |
4. Cavity Busters
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.
Cavity Busters has achieved a Player Score of 85, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 119 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 114 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.49 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 | $4.49 |
| Release Date | 3/18/2022 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | SpaceMyFriend |
| Steam App Id | 1084220 |
5. TFC: The Fertile Crescent
Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.
TFC: The Fertile Crescent has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 353 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 314 positive reviews and 39 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $10.99 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 | $10.99 |
| Release Date | 6/13/2024 |
| Developer | Wield Interactive |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1674820 |
6. Curse of the Dead Gods
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Curse of the Dead Gods has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,949 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,503 positive reviews and 1,446 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $3.99 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 | $3.99 |
| Release Date | 2/23/2021 |
| Developer | Passtech Games |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 1123770 |
7. Eggcelerate! to the Tropics
Eggcelerate! to the Tropics is a very challenging time-trial racing game with an egg on top of your motorcycle. Try over and over again to improve your time without dropping an egg.
Eggcelerate! to the Tropics has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 48 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 46 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 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 | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 3/30/2023 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Tyre Bytes LLC |
| Steam App Id | 1621320 |
8. Gem Miner TD
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Gem Miner TD has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 48 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 46 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "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 | 1/20/2026 |
| Developer | iFeral Games |
| Publisher | iFeral Games |
| Steam App Id | 2835780 |
9. Blast-off
Blast-off is a hardcore jumper/runner/shmup, where your alter ego will be a ball of anti-matter seeking to leave our Universe. Anti-matter is extremely difficult to exist in our universe, because when it contact with matter it annihilates.
Blast-off has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 416 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 363 positive reviews and 53 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 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 | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 1/22/2018 |
| Developer | quad games |
| Publisher | Quad-Games |
| Steam App Id | 391140 |
10. RAILGRADE
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
RAILGRADE has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,178 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,001 positive reviews and 177 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 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 | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 10/13/2023 |
| Franchise | Gamera Games |
| Developer | Minakata Dynamics |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1355090 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,165 | 4/9/2013 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 474 | 2/8/2026 | 92 | $9.89 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 4/13/2016 | 88 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/18/2022 | 85 | $4.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 6/13/2024 | 82 | $10.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 59 | 2/23/2021 | 82 | $3.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/30/2023 | 82 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 12 | 1/20/2026 | 82 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 1/22/2018 | 81 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 23 | 10/13/2023 | 81 | $29.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 9). Omelet You Cook on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 6). Wand Wars on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 28). Cavity Busters on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 5). TFC: The Fertile Crescent on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 22). Curse of the Dead Gods on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 6). Eggcelerate! to the Tropics on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 7). Gem Miner TD on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 6). Blast-off on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 25). RAILGRADE on Steam. Steam Store.