Anyone with a gaming handheld — Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go, ROG Xbox Ally, MSI Claw — knows how frustrating incompatible game purchases can be. For these portable PC users, incongruent key binds, clumsy controls, and keyboard reliance can make even the most anticipated game on your Steam wishlist a maddening experience.
As a handheld user, comfort and compatibility are fundamental. With Steam Deck-verified games, players don’t need to fret about performance or mechanics; you can kick back on the couch and settle in for a comfortable (and most importantly, uninterrupted) gaming sesh.
Wishlist and follow these new Steam Deck-compatible indie games now for a game guaranteed to perform on your device. No need to dig through uncanny, AI-generated “mommy simulators” to find something worthwhile. Ugh. Thank God.
Normal Golf Game
LOVE a good golf sim. Never held a club beyond what accompanies tiny pencils at putt-putt courses, but hey, I’m not letting that stop me.
In Normal Golf Game, independently developed by Fruit Ninja‘s Luke Muscat, gamers play through a traditional course the dev calls a “sadistically accurate recreation of the noble game of golf.”
“Use physics to manipulate the path of your club, while simultaneously managing your stance, direction, and the angle and path of the face.”
Normal Golf Game has garnered more than 1,250 positive reviews on Steam and holds an “Overwhelmingly Positive” average. Pick this hit up now for $9.99, but similar games in your library might qualify you for a modest bundle discount.
Doggy Don’t Care
“What does your dog get up to when you’re not home?” ask Doggy Don’t Care developers. In this casual puppy exploration game, players will “[u]nleash adorable chaos as a mischievous dog! Explore, collect, and smash your way through interactive worlds!” Lift your leg, solve puzzles, test boundaries, help others, or maybe mess it all up. Who’s to say what’ll happen later? The night is young!
Cartoony canine exploration game Doggy Don’t Care launched on Steam late last month and currently boasts a “Very Positive” (paws-itive) platform review average. Fetch Doggy Don’t Care on Steam now for less than $15. Good dog!
MONOWAVE
MONOWAVE is an award-nominated Animal Well-like platformer that sends players through several challenging, colorful courses. Control Mono, a quirky little guardian spirit able to harness unique powers based on four emotions: Happiness, Sorrow, Anxiety, and Anger. “Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.”
“Our emotions may be turbulent and unpredictable, but they are ultimately what make us human,” the game’s Steam description reads. “Uncover a heartfelt story about the complicated but meaningful ways different emotions manifest in our lives.” Steam Deck-verified adventure MONOWAVE is available now on Steam for $9.99.
Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional
Face the fury of powerful plugins, rogue web browser shortcuts, and Minesweeper-y explosions in Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional, a TRULY habit-forming roguelite bullet heaven that you’ll struggle to set down. Ask me how I know.
“The family computer is infected again and it’s your job to fend off waves of viruses and adware foes with an arsenal of nostalgic Y2K-inspired weapons. Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is a survivor-like auto-shooter filled with nods to the days when computers were actually fun.”
Download Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional on Steam now for $5.99, an already-affordable banger that’s well worth every cent.
RetroSpace
From developer The Wild Gentleman and publisher Kwalee comes RetroSpace, an “[i]Immersive, disco-punk, space horror where […] you try to survive on a space station swallowed by a black hole.” As the janitor aboard the Aurora 5, you weren’t exactly everyone’s first pick to save the universe. But in times like these, beggars can’t be choosers.
Your job? Slink through the haunting, interconnected halls of the space station, exterminating mutated monsters and other fearsome foes. Establish new pathways, locate secret ones, maybe clone yourself, and hide in the comparatively safe central HUB when you’ve had enough of the horrors that be.
RetroSpace normally retails for $19.99, but it’s available on Steam for $17.99 until Thursday, October 8.
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