Best Strategy Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 33,450 Strategy 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. Strategy game rankings were last updated on 10/30/2024.

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1. RimWorld

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

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RimWorld holds the #1 spot for "best Strategy Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 195,761 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 191,812 positive reviews and 3,949 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $34.99 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 $34.99
Release Date 10/17/2018
Developer Ludeon Studios
Publisher Ludeon Studios
Steam App Id 294100

2. 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 #2 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 167,228 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 163,631 positive reviews and 3,597 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
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Steam App Id 646570

3. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 128,898 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 126,106 positive reviews and 2,792 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 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 $19.99
Release Date 4/1/2021
Franchise Landfall Games
Developer Landfall
Publisher Landfall
Steam App Id 508440

4. Factorio

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

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Factorio has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 189,888 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 184,617 positive reviews and 5,271 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $35.00 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 $35.00
Release Date 8/14/2020
Developer Wube Software LTD.
Publisher Wube Software LTD.
Steam App Id 427520

5. Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

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Baldur's Gate 3 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 668,720 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 647,379 positive reviews and 21,341 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $59.99 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 $59.99
Release Date 8/3/2023
Franchise Larian Studios
Developer Larian Studios
Publisher Larian Studios
Steam App Id 1086940

6. The WereCleaner

Kyle is a Janitor. He's also a Werewolf. And now he's got the night shift. Try not to kill anyone while working to get your paycheck - in a stealth-comedy game with surprises around every corner.

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The WereCleaner has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,235 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,207 positive reviews and 28 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 5/7/2024
Developer Howlin' Hugs
Publisher USC Games
Steam App Id 2795000

7. 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 96, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 52,821 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 51,487 positive reviews and 1,334 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $13.49 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 $13.49
Release Date 2/20/2024
Franchise Playstack
Developer LocalThunk
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Steam App Id 2379780

8. Papers, Please

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

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Papers, Please has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,007 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,058 positive reviews and 1,949 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 8/8/2013
Developer Lucas Pope
Publisher 3909
Steam App Id 239030

9. Persona 4 Golden

A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

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Persona 4 Golden has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 72,932 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 70,789 positive reviews and 2,143 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 6/13/2020
Franchise ATLUS
Developer ATLUS
Publisher SEGA
Steam App Id 1113000

10. Baba Is You

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

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Baba Is You has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Strategy Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,779 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,321 positive reviews and 458 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 3/13/2019
Developer Hempuli Oy
Publisher Hempuli Oy
Steam App Id 736260

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RimWorld steam charts
20,138
10/17/2018
97
$34.99
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Slay the Spire steam charts
13,985
1/23/2019
97
$8.49
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator steam charts
1,953
4/1/2021
96
$19.99
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Factorio steam charts
56,255
8/14/2020
96
$35.00
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Baldur's Gate 3 steam charts
39,534
8/3/2023
96
$59.99
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The WereCleaner steam charts
58
5/7/2024
96
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Balatro steam charts
4,952
2/20/2024
96
$13.49
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Papers, Please steam charts
335
8/8/2013
96
$9.99
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Persona 4 Golden steam charts
1,140
6/13/2020
95
$19.99
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Baba Is You steam charts
134
3/13/2019
95
$14.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 21). Slay the Spire on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 1). Totally Accurate Battle Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 1). Factorio on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 1). Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 25). The WereCleaner on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 24). Balatro on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 4). Papers, Please on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 29). Persona 4 Golden on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, September 30). Baba Is You on Steam. Steam Store.

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