Best Team-Based Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 1,652 Team-Based 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. Team-Based game rankings were last updated on 5/26/2024.
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1. Left 4 Dead 2
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Left 4 Dead 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Team-Based Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 856,280 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 835,099 positive reviews and 21,181 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.
2. 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.
Baldur's Gate 3 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 612,546 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 592,845 positive reviews and 19,701 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 |
| Developer | Larian Studios |
| Publisher | Larian Studios |
| Steam App Id | 1086940 |
3. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,532 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,239 positive reviews and 293 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 | 10/8/2015 |
| Developer | Steel Crate Games |
| Publisher | Steel Crate Games |
| Steam App Id | 341800 |
4. The Jackbox Party Pack 7
Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!
The Jackbox Party Pack 7 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,320 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,179 positive reviews and 141 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 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 | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 10/14/2020 |
| Franchise | Official Jackbox Games |
| Developer | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| Publisher | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 1211630 |
5. Boomerang Fu
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
Boomerang Fu has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,968 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,888 positive reviews and 80 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly 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 | 8/13/2020 |
| Developer | Cranky Watermelon |
| Publisher | Cranky Watermelon |
| Steam App Id | 965680 |
6. We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Partner up with your friend online and test your friendship by solving puzzles together in an abandoned amusement park. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges in this standalone We Were Here experience.
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 19,483 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,908 positive reviews and 1,575 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 | 9/14/2023 |
| Franchise | Total Mayhem Games |
| Developer | Total Mayhem Games |
| Publisher | Total Mayhem Games |
| Steam App Id | 2296990 |
7. Toasterball
A ball, two goals and... toasters! Welcome to Toasterball. Play against your friends in this physics-based multiplayer sports game, where toasters are athletes, bread flies everywhere and the gameplay changes every time you score a goal!
Toasterball has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 244 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 240 positive reviews and 4 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 | 5/3/2023 |
| Developer | Les Crafteurs |
| Publisher | Les Crafteurs |
| Steam App Id | 1142810 |
8. PAYDAY 2
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
PAYDAY 2 has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 652,506 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 584,098 positive reviews and 68,408 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 Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 8/13/2013 |
| Developer | OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. |
| Publisher | Starbreeze Publishing AB |
| Steam App Id | 218620 |
9. Rocket League®
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
Rocket League® has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 571,767 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 506,441 positive reviews and 65,326 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.00 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 | 7/7/2015 |
| Developer | Psyonix LLC |
| Publisher | Psyonix LLC |
| Steam App Id | 252950 |
10. What The Dub?!
What The Dub?! is a multiplayer party game where each player overdubs missing dialogue from hilariously awful B-movies, outdated PSAs, and bizarre industrial films, with their own witty (or just plain stupid) dubs!
What The Dub?! has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Team-Based Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 305 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 287 positive reviews and 18 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.99 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 | $7.99 |
| Release Date | 4/8/2021 |
| Franchise | Wide Right Interactive |
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| Publisher | Wide Right Interactive |
| Steam App Id | 1495860 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 17,416 | 11/16/2009 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 63,900 | 8/3/2023 | 96 | $59.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 93 | 10/8/2015 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 105 | 10/14/2020 | 93 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 30 | 8/13/2020 | 91 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 81 | 9/14/2023 | 90 | $3.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 5/3/2023 | 89 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 24,197 | 8/13/2013 | 89 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 21,050 | 7/7/2015 | 88 | ??? | Steam Charts | |
 | 6 | 4/8/2021 | 86 | $7.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 24). The Jackbox Party Pack 7 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 28). Boomerang Fu on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 18). We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 5). Toasterball on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). PAYDAY 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Rocket League® on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 24). What The Dub?! on Steam. Steam Store.