New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Far Far West, Die in the Dungeon and a Lot More! 2026-05-02 Edition
Between 2026-04-25 and 2026-05-02 we selected 23 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. This is an awesome week, with a really high number of games that actually sound interesting to play, as well as some that take existing genres and tweak them with a cool twist. The obvious highlight of the past week of Far Far West, a co-op shooter that’s really well done.
Don’t miss the whole list below - a lot of hidden gems in there.
LIBRARIAN: TIDY UP THE ARCANE LIBRARY!
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by ArtRising, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 98.9 % Positive (out of 182 total reviews)
About the game: Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! is a single-player simulation. You need return scattered books to proper places in an Arcane Library. As completed rows of bookshelves, you can learn ability to improve your efficiency. Use your skills and strategies to shelve 3,072 books as quick as you can.
FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by Grey Alien Games, and published by Night Signal Entertainment, . [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Indie, Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 98.6 % Positive (out of 288 total reviews)
About the game: Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
BAZOOKA: RHYTHM GAME
Released on 27 Apr, 2026, developed by Gregory Seguru, and published by Codrin Bradea. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Casual, Indie
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 98 % Positive (out of 345 total reviews)
About the game: Hear that thunder? Neither do I ‘cause it’s THE SUNNIEST DAY OF THEM ALL! Romania’s most chaotic and unpredictable hip-hop duo has FINALLY released their passion project. Master the rhythm, unlock medals, and crush the leaderboards across 29+ (and more incoming) tracks. GET IN THERE ALREADY!
MAGICAL PRINCESS
Released on 27 Apr, 2026, developed by Neotro Inc., and published by MAGI Inc.. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Steam Deck Rating: Playable
User Reviews: 97.9 % Positive (out of 243 total reviews)
About the game: Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world’s cutest princess depends on you!
FAR FAR WEST
Released on 28 Apr, 2026, developed by Evil Raptor and published by Fireshine Games. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 97.6 % Positive (out of 7031 total reviews)
About the game: Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.
BOBO BAY
Released on 29 Apr, 2026, developed by NewFutureKids, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Casual, Indie, Racing, Simulation, Sports
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 97.4 % Positive (out of 274 total reviews)
About the game: Bobo Bay is a pet simulation game where you collect, mash(breed), accessorize, and train little creatures to compete in races and other competitions.
ROGUE VOLTAGE
Released on 1 May, 2026, developed by Horizont Computergrafik and published by Horizont Computergrafik, . [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 96.3 % Positive (out of 327 total reviews)
About the game: The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.
WALK OF LIFE
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by Porcelain Fortress, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 96.3 % Positive (out of 191 total reviews)
About the game: Walk of Life is a competitive life simulator for up to 6 players! Choose from a cast of unique roles and duke it out with your friends, bots, or by yourself, in this wacky and ever-surprising party game!
SCOOTERFLOW
Released on 29 Apr, 2026, developed by UncannyKiwi Limited, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Sports
Steam Deck Rating: Playable
User Reviews: 94 % Positive (out of 1408 total reviews)
About the game: The world’s most realistic freestyle scooter game is finally here. Ride the skatepark, hit the streets, boost the mega ramp, fully customize your scooter & throw down all of the real life trick combinations you could dream of within this physics based scooter game.
DIE IN THE DUNGEON
Released on 1 May, 2026, developed by ATICO and published by HypeTrain Digital, . [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 93.7 % Positive (out of 1556 total reviews)
About the game: Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don’t use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
DUNGEON CLAWLER
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by Stray Fawn Studio and published by Stray Fawn Publishing. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Action, Casual, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 92.6 % Positive (out of 2052 total reviews)
About the game: Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC: OLDEN ERA
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by Unfrozen and published by Hooded Horse. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Strategy, Multiplayer, Management
Steam Deck Rating: Playable
User Reviews: 90.2 % Positive (out of 1482 total reviews)
About the game: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
THE SPELL BRIGADE
Released on 29 Apr, 2026, developed by Bolt Blaster Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Action, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 88.6 % Positive (out of 4103 total reviews)
About the game: Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
THE LAST GAS STATION
Released on 28 Apr, 2026, developed by Alawar, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 86.5 % Positive (out of 141 total reviews)
About the game: In a world where electric cars reign supreme, you are now the owner of an old gas station out in the wilderness. Establish trade, develop your business and uncover the secret of this strange place in the compact gas station simulator.
INKONBINI: ONE STORE. MANY STORIES
Released on Apr 30, 2026, developed by Nagai Industries and published by Nagai Industries, . [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 85.1 % Positive (out of 114 total reviews)
About the game: inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into meaningful stories.
MOOMINTROLL: WINTER’S WARMTH
Released on 27 Apr, 2026, developed by Hyper Games and published by Hyper Games, . [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 100 % Positive (out of 61 total reviews)
About the game: From the creators of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley comes a heartwarming new adventure inspired by the beloved Moomin stories by Tove Jansson. This time, join Moomintroll himself on a charming but cold winter journey.
TWIN SHOT DELUXE
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by Nitrome Limited, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 98.6 % Positive (out of 71 total reviews)
About the game: The Angel Cats are back! Twin Shot Deluxe is a platform arcade shooter where players defend their homeland using bow and arrows. Take aim at 200+ brand new levels set across four worlds. Play solo or with a friends in local co-op (1-4 players) or competitively to see who will be crowned champion.
CROPDECK
Released on 28 Apr, 2026, developed by Piotrek and published by Mad Head Bump. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Playable
User Reviews: 98.6 % Positive (out of 73 total reviews)
About the game: Plant, grow, and harvest in this farming roguelite deckbuilder. Craft a powerful deck of plants and combine quirky scarecrows with passive effects for wild synergies. Pay taxes. Strategic, satisfying, and delightfully wholesome.
ELEMENTALLIS
Released on 28 Apr, 2026, developed by AnKae Games and published by Top Hat Studios, Inc.. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 92.7 % Positive (out of 41 total reviews)
About the game: Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
ADORABLE ADVENTURES
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by Wild Sheep Studio and published by PQube. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Steam Deck Rating: Playable
User Reviews: 92.3 % Positive (out of 39 total reviews)
About the game: Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.
CUBIC COSMOS
Released on 28 Apr, 2026, developed by Inkstone Atelier and published by Lilith Games. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Playable
User Reviews: 92.1 % Positive (out of 76 total reviews)
About the game: Cubic Cosmos is a thrilling fast-paced roguelike card game. You have been trapped in a deadly game. One wrong move could see you reduced to a plaything of the goddess. Can you free yourself from the endless cycle and escape your fate?
GAMBONANZA
Released on 1 мая. 2026 г., developed by Blukulélé and published by Sidekick Publishing, . [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Казуальные игры, Симуляторы, Стратегии
Steam Deck Rating: Playable
User Reviews: 88.6 % Positive (out of 79 total reviews)
About the game: Gambonanza — пошаговый шахматный рогалик с крошечной доской и высокими ставками. Оттачивайте тактику, тратьте выигрыш с умом и открывайте сочетания гамбитов, клеток и фигур. Сражайтесь с могучими боссами и нарушайте привычные правила бесчисленными способами!
MONSTER CROWN: SIN EATER
Released on 30 Apr, 2026, developed by Studio Aurum, self-published. [Steam Store Page]
Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Steam Deck Rating: Verified
User Reviews: 86.1 % Positive (out of 36 total reviews)
About the game: Hand-craft your team of perfect Monsters and wage a one-man war against fate and the world in the Crown Nation! With a True Crossbreeding system, every Monster is entirely your own!
More Steam Games for the Deck From the Past Weeks
You can also check our previous entries in the series for the New Steam Games released with Playable rating for the Steam Deck. We have them every week:
- New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Shapez 2 Factory and Vampire Crawlers - 2026-04-25 Edition
- New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Pragmata and Opus: Prism Peak - 2026-04-18 Edition
- New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Sol Cesto and People of Note - 2026-04-11 Edition
- New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Super Meat Boy 3D - 2026-04-04 Edition