Best Real-Time Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 515 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 8/29/2024.
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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 100,395 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 96,147 positive reviews and 4,248 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. 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 86, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 219 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 208 positive reviews and 11 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 |
3. 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 84, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 107 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 102 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 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 | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 3/18/2022 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | SpaceMyFriend |
| Steam App Id | 1084220 |
4. 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 #4 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,129 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,860 positive reviews and 1,269 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 | 2/23/2021 |
| Developer | Passtech Games |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 1123770 |
5. 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 #5 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 |
6. 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 82, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 410 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 360 positive reviews and 50 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 |
7. 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 79, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 885 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 742 positive reviews and 143 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 |
8. The Excrawlers
Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.
The Excrawlers has achieved a Player Score of 79, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 83 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 74 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 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 | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 2/27/2023 |
| Franchise | Game Dynasty Studio |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Game Dynasty |
| Steam App Id | 1598910 |
9. The World Next Door
An addictive mix of lightning-fast puzzle battles, powerful storytelling and immersive visual novel elements, The World Next Door follows Jun, a rebellious teen girl trapped in a parallel realm inhabited by magical creatures, who must find her way home before time runs out.
The World Next Door has achieved a Player Score of 76, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 316 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 258 positive reviews and 58 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 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 | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 3/28/2019 |
| Franchise | Rose City Games |
| Developer | Rose City Games |
| Publisher | VIZ Media |
| Steam App Id | 755470 |
10. The Spatials
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
The Spatials has achieved a Player Score of 67, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Real-Time Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 327 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 229 positive reviews and 98 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 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 | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 3/30/2015 |
| Developer | Weird and Wry |
| Publisher | Weird and Wry |
| Steam App Id | 346420 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 2,299 | 4/9/2013 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 4/13/2016 | 86 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/18/2022 | 84 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 64 | 2/23/2021 | 82 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/30/2023 | 82 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 1/22/2018 | 82 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 24 | 10/13/2023 | 79 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 2/27/2023 | 79 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 3/28/2019 | 76 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/30/2015 | 67 | $9.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 17). Cavity Busters on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 17). Curse of the Dead Gods on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 31). Eggcelerate! to the Tropics on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). Blast-off on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 7). RAILGRADE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 9). The Excrawlers on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 26). The World Next Door on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). The Spatials on Steam. Steam Store.