Best Roguelike Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 6,435 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 5/28/2025.

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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 250,019 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 246,173 positive reviews and 3,846 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 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 $3.99
Release Date 10/20/2022
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 279,489 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 274,583 positive reviews and 4,906 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 152,055 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 149,050 positive reviews and 3,005 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 181,677 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 177,677 positive reviews and 4,000 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $8.49 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 $8.49
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 342,486 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 333,266 positive reviews and 9,220 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 167,999 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 163,104 positive reviews and 4,895 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.49 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 $12.49
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 97,500 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 94,236 positive reviews and 3,264 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 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 7,361 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,194 positive reviews and 167 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 6/12/2020
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 16,146 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,634 positive reviews and 512 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. The Void Rains Upon Her Heart

Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

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The Void Rains Upon Her Heart 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 1,654 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,642 positive reviews and 12 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 2/14/2018
Developer Veyeral Games
Publisher The Hidden Levels
Steam App Id 790060

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Vampire Survivors steam charts
3,207
10/20/2022
97
$3.99
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Hades steam charts
1,760
9/17/2020
97
$24.99
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Balatro steam charts
12,274
2/20/2024
97
$14.99
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Slay the Spire steam charts
12,371
1/23/2019
97
$8.49
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth steam charts
12,588
11/4/2014
96
$14.99
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Dead Cells steam charts
2,572
8/6/2018
96
$12.49
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Brotato steam charts
4,519
6/23/2023
95
$2.99
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Baldi's Basics Plus steam charts
76
6/12/2020
94
$9.99
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Arrow a Row steam charts
98
8/20/2023
94
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The Void Rains Upon Her Heart steam charts
6
2/14/2018
94
$12.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 24). Hades on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 28). Balatro on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 27). Slay the Spire on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 15). Dead Cells on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 28). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Baldi's Basics Plus on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 15). Arrow a Row on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 27). The Void Rains Upon Her Heart on Steam. Steam Store.

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