Best Word Game Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 1,514 Word Game 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. Word Game game rankings were last updated on 1/19/2026.
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1. Chants of Sennaar
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Chants of Sennaar holds the #1 spot for "best Word Game Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 27,506 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 27,039 positive reviews and 467 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 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 | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 9/5/2023 |
| Franchise | Focus Entertainment |
| Developer | Rundisc |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 1931770 |
2. The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 57,153 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 54,243 positive reviews and 2,910 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 | 4/22/2024 |
| Franchise | 2P Games |
| Developer | 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) |
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| Steam App Id | 2593370 |
3. 枝江往事
在枝江市这座繁华的城市，A-Soul五个女孩为了自己的梦想努力奋斗，为了朋友，为了梦想，为了一切未来所希望获得的东西的互相扶持走向前方，最终和粉丝们一同走向明天的励志故事。
枝江往事 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,877 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,724 positive reviews and 153 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free 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.
| Release Date | 6/11/2021 |
| Developer | A-SOUL GameMaker Project |
| Publisher | A-SOUL GameMaker Project |
| Steam App Id | 1641270 |
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 Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,838 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,666 positive reviews and 172 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. Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,745 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,456 positive reviews and 289 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $13.99 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 | $13.99 |
| Release Date | 10/21/2021 |
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| Steam App Id | 1506980 |
6. daydream 白日夢
This is a campus daily galgame, I hope you like it. 这是一款校园日常galgame，希望大家能喜欢。 これは日常系&学園モノのギャルゲーです。皆さん楽しんでいただけたら幸いです。
daydream 白日夢 has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,172 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,151 positive reviews and 21 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 | 3/2/2022 |
| Developer | Alright Peaches Studio |
| Publisher | Alright Peaches Studio |
| Steam App Id | 1903370 |
7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
The NOexistenceN of you AND me has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,240 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,120 positive reviews and 1,120 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $1.99 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 | $1.99 |
| Release Date | 12/16/2024 |
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| Publisher | Nino Games |
| Steam App Id | 2873080 |
8. The Séance of Blake Manor
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
The Séance of Blake Manor has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,006 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,928 positive reviews and 78 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 Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 10/27/2025 |
| Franchise | Raw Fury Games |
| Developer | Spooky Doorway |
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| Steam App Id | 1395520 |
9. LOK Digital
Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.
LOK Digital has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 477 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 472 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $10.49 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 | $10.49 |
| Release Date | 12/11/2024 |
| Franchise | Draknek & Friends |
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| Steam App Id | 2207440 |
10. WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界
Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.
WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界 has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Word Game Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,432 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,033 positive reviews and 399 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 | 6/6/2017 |
| Developer | WMY Studio |
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| Steam App Id | 588040 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 237 | 9/5/2023 | 96 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 148 | 4/22/2024 | 93 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 6/11/2021 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 66 | 10/14/2020 | 93 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 10/21/2021 | 92 | $13.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/2/2022 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 176 | 12/16/2024 | 92 | $1.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 321 | 10/27/2025 | 91 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 6 | 12/11/2024 | 91 | $10.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 6/6/2017 | 89 | $14.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 19). Chants of Sennaar on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 13). The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 1). 枝江往事 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 6). The Jackbox Party Pack 7 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 2). Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 23). daydream 白日夢 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 20). The NOexistenceN of you AND me on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 20). The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 18). LOK Digital on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 6). WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界 on Steam. Steam Store.