Best Roguelike Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 6,842 Roguelike 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. Roguelike game rankings were last updated on 8/3/2025.

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1. Vampire Survivors

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.

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Vampire Survivors holds the #1 spot for "best Roguelike Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 251,961 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 248,066 positive reviews and 3,895 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 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 $4.99
Release Date 10/20/2022
Franchise poncle
Developer poncle
Publisher poncle
Steam App Id 1794680

2. Hades

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

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Hades has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 282,961 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 277,928 positive reviews and 5,033 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 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 $24.99
Release Date 9/17/2020
Franchise Supergiant Games
Developer Supergiant Games
Publisher Supergiant Games
Steam App Id 1145360

3. Balatro

The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

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Balatro has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 164,342 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 161,031 positive reviews and 3,311 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 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 $14.99
Release Date 2/20/2024
Franchise Playstack
Developer LocalThunk
Publishers
Steam App Id 2379780

4. Slay the Spire

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

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Slay the Spire has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 186,217 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 182,058 positive reviews and 4,159 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 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 $24.99
Release Date 1/23/2019
Developers
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Steam App Id 646570

5. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 350,705 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 341,102 positive reviews and 9,603 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 11/4/2014
Developers
Publisher Nicalis, Inc.
Steam App Id 250900

6. Dead Cells

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

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Dead Cells has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 171,048 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 166,034 positive reviews and 5,014 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 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 $24.99
Release Date 8/6/2018
Franchise Motion Twin
Developer Motion Twin
Publisher Motion Twin
Steam App Id 588650

7. Brotato

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

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Brotato has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 100,297 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 96,896 positive reviews and 3,401 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 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 $4.99
Release Date 6/23/2023
Franchise Blobfish Games
Developer Blobfish
Publisher Blobfish
Steam App Id 1942280

8. Baldi's Basics Plus

Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.

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Baldi's Basics Plus has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,856 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,671 positive reviews and 185 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 6/11/2020
Developer Basically Games
Publisher Basically Games, LLC
Steam App Id 1275890

9. Arrow a Row

Arrow a row is a game in which you shoot arrows (of course) in a row! or maybe two rows! (maybe three?) Choose your power-ups and defeat the Boss.

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Arrow a Row has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 16,347 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,823 positive reviews and 524 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free 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.

Release Date 8/20/2023
Developer Lonerangerix
Publisher Lonerangerix
Steam App Id 2495980

10. Mini Motorways

Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?

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Mini Motorways has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Roguelike Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,845 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,019 positive reviews and 826 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 7/20/2021
Developer Dinosaur Polo Club
Publisher Dinosaur Polo Club
Steam App Id 1127500

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Vampire Survivors steam charts
3,216
10/20/2022
97
$4.99
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Hades steam charts
3,465
9/17/2020
97
$24.99
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Balatro steam charts
11,026
2/20/2024
97
$14.99
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Slay the Spire steam charts
12,820
1/23/2019
97
$24.99
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth steam charts
15,576
11/4/2014
96
$14.99
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Dead Cells steam charts
2,726
8/6/2018
96
$24.99
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Brotato steam charts
5,521
6/23/2023
95
$4.99
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Baldi's Basics Plus steam charts
89
6/11/2020
94
$9.99
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Arrow a Row steam charts
71
8/20/2023
94
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Mini Motorways steam charts
453
7/20/2021
94
$9.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 1). Hades on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 1). Balatro on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 31). Slay the Spire on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 2). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 31). Dead Cells on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 1). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 10). Baldi's Basics Plus on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 25). Arrow a Row on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 31). Mini Motorways on Steam. Steam Store.

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