Recommended Steam Deck Games by the Community - October 2023 Edition

There are so many incredible games that have been coming out this year, it is becoming increasingly hard to choose our favorites. And with so many Steam Deck users, and a new OLED version on the way, there are going to be a lot of users curious about which games they should install on their devices! So, we asked the community on Twitter (X) what games they would recommend to new users, and there are a lot to try out!

There were some intriguing choices here. Of course, Vampire Survivors and Brotato are on the list, but there were definitely some newer ones I never knew about myself, including Lunacid, Tetris Effect, Thronefall, and Sonic Roboblast 2. And thank you to everyone who submitted a game here for us to showcase! So, if you are looking for a game to try on your new Deck, or just looking for a new experience in general, check out this list of best games to play on the Steam Deck.

Recommended Steam Deck Games by the Community

Alan Wake (Verified) - Recommended by @v4m0

Alice: Madness Returns (Playable) - Recommended by @Jakorrika

Aliens: Dark Descent (Unsupported) - Recommended by @Profer32000

Alien Isolation (Verified) - Recommended by @StevoTCS

ARMORED CORE™ VI (Verified) - Recommended by @EmperorBanda and @IsaacGuerreiro9

Baldur's Gate 3 (Verified) - Recommended by @freifechter

Batman: Arkham Knight (Verified) - Recommended by @mikeoi

Bio Prototype (Verified) - Recommended by @enochenns

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (Verified) - Recommended by @DadGoneDigital

Borderlands 3 (Playable) - Recommended by @Stoked4Good

Brotato (Verified) - Recommended by @StarACNH

Civilization V (Verified) - Recommended by @Cr0wbird

Conan Exile (Unsupported) - Recommended by @ebonie1977

Control Ultimate Edition (Verified) - Recommended by @der_herr_wahl and @wassollichhier

Cultic (Verified) - Recommended by @DosGrande

Cult of the Lamb (Verified) - Recommended by @LadyNaiky

Cyberpunk 2077 (Verified) - Recommended by @DeathLordStrong, @sammyBOIEEE, and @Wenadin

Days Gone (Verified) - Recommended by @Bonardalfin and @simonbelzile2

Dead Cells (Verified) - Recommended by @FFDPod

Devil May Cry 5 (Verified) - Recommended by @Tactical_Hound

Diablo 4 (Verified) - Recommended by @Chindogg21

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth (Unsupported) - Recommended by @kabrutusrambo

Dome Keeper (Verified) - Recommended by @JeffersonAtHome

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (Verified) - Recommended by @masunagavapors

Dredge (Verified) - Recommended by @NooKizzi

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Verified) - Recommended by @tompnewton

Fallout: New Vegas (Playable) (Modded) - Recommended by @ExplorerBoy_007 and @fryry__

Fallout 4 (Playable) - Recommended by @avmustafataha

Final Fantasy VII Remake (Verified) - Recommended by @TDnA6

Half life 2 (Verified) - Recommended by @JonPSindies

Halo: Master Chief Collection (Playable) - Recommended by @thewrightjeff

Humanity (Playable) - Recommended by @indomitable_r

Jusant (Verified) - Recommended by @Run_Ron_Ron

KeeperRL (Verified) - Recommended by @real_lnss

Lies of P (Playable) - Recommended by @Zero2Hero87

Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver 2 (Unsupported) - Recommended by @Mayal92

Lunacid (Verified) - Recommended by @Forrest_txt

Lunistice (Verified) - Recommended by @RetroBreezeYT

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered (Verified) - Recommended by @hailthegilbo

Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten (Verified) - Recommended by @dark1LTG

Moonlighter (Verified) - Recommended by @arqbel11

Mortal Kombat 11 (Verified) - Recommended by @GHUIBUL

NieR Replicant (Playable) - Recommended by @StickBrush

Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Verified) - Recommended by @ascabgaming

POSTAL 4: No Regerts (Verified) - Recommended by @ImC0ld

PRODEUS (Playable) - Recommended by @heavyshadowsnd

Red Dead Redemption 2 (Verified) - Recommended by @fairytales_phot and @Justice98405

Resident Evil 4 REMAKE (Verified) - Recommended by @hanky_blue

Rivals of Aether (Verified) - Recommended by @mateostech

Rollerdrome (Playable) - Recommended by @menson43849136

Ryse: Son of Rome (Verified) - Recommended by @MarcelGportal

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (Verified) - Recommended by @DOFGuy

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection (Verified) - Recommended by @TGGuyfromthe70s

Sonic Roboblast 2 (Discover Store) - Recommended by @machinemissary

Spyro Trilogy (Verified) - Recommended by @KateKan32045987

Stardew Valley (Verified) - Recommended by @givepatajob, @Joetheman36738, and @AngelusWannabe

Starfield (Unsupported) - Recommended by @Wizzerrd and @l3r4yden

Star Ocean The Second Story R (Verified) - Recommended by @DerrickSumerel

Streets of Rage 4 (Verified) - Recommended by @cutestuff112

Tetris Effect (Verified) - Recommended by @PantzForHire

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Verified) - Recommended by @Takurukin

The Messenger (Verified) - Recommended by @Lilyth_Kiske

The Orange Box (Verified) - Recommended by @circa_ad_1975

The Planet Crafter (Playable) - Recommended by @BahamutSin27

Thunder Goober's Personality Dungeon (Playable) - Recommended by the Developer (It is awesome)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Verified) - Recommended by @alex_de_tampa and @richard733

Titanfall® 2 (Playable) - Recommended by @Guybuddy12

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 (Playable) - Recommend by @peehole4

Thronefall (Playable) - Recommended by @JamesVoid5

World of Warcraft - Recommended by @ChrisBomar

Vampire Survivors (Verified) - Recommended by @Marsupial_Gamer, @MaximusPolyglot, and @19lukeyy94

Valheim (Verified) - Recommended by @UltimateOwnageX

Yakuza 0 (Verified) - Recommended by @Shrev64

Emulation (You can install emulators using our EmuDeck Guide)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) - Recommended by @uberstaking

NHL 94 (SNES) - Recommended by @IAmDukes

Phantasy Star Portable 1 and 2 (PSP) - Recommended by @NoSleepAdachi

And that's our list for the last month! We plan to have new recommendations posted every month, and with the end of the year coming up, it will be our special GOTY list next! Thank you again to everyone who commented on the Twitter (X) post and submitted an entry, until next month!

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