Between 2025-09-27 and 2025-10-04 we selected 5 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting our own specific criteria in terms of user ratings. Not a lot in this past week, but there’s high profile titles like the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster, and Lego Party. It seems like the FF Tactics remake was kind of rebuilt from scratch since they did not have access to the original source code. Sucks if that’s true!

Here’s the whole list below.

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - THE IVALICE CHRONICLES

Released on Sep 30, 2025, developed by Square Enix, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: RPG, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 90.5 % Positive (out of 1203 total reviews)

About the game: Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.

LEGO® PARTY!

Released on Sep 30, 2025, developed by SMG Studio and published by Fictions. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Casual

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 90.2 % Positive (out of 174 total reviews)

About the game: LEGO® Party! is a 4-player party game that’s built different! Compete against your friends in wacky Challenge Zones and 60 hilarious minigames from across your favorite LEGO sets like Pirates, Space, NINJAGO® and more. Play your way! Join your friends no matter their platform locally or online!

ALIEN: ROGUE INCURSION EVOLVED EDITION

Released on 30 Sep, 2025, developed by Survios, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 76.5 % Positive (out of 153 total reviews)

About the game: A new action-horror story set in the iconic Alien universe. Play as rogue Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks, sent to investigate a blacksite on Purdan. Fight and survive using your skill, reflexes, and determination against a deadly Xenomorph incursion in this gripping first chapter of a two-part saga.

GENOKIDS

Released on Oct 2, 2025, developed by Nukefist, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 100 % Positive (out of 41 total reviews)

About the game: A bizarre music band named Genokids is rocking one of their best concerts to date when The Infinite Empire of Zenodia decides to invade Earth and assimilate mankind, landing right on top of the band and ruining both their concert and mood.

MIND DIVER

Released on 28 Sep, 2025, developed by Indoor Sunglasses and published by PLAYISM. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Indie

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 96.3 % Positive (out of 54 total reviews)

About the game: Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.

Not to your taste?

You should check our past week’s report for the Steam Deck as well, since we featured Sonic Racing Crossworlds, Mars First Logistics and Silent Hill f.