New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter - 2026-09-19 Edition

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Between 2026-09-12 and 2026-09-19 we selected 14 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. This time Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter stands out in the list, with a very well executed remake that makes the original look like an amateurish title. It works very well on the Steam Deck as well.

Trails in the Sky Second Chapter works great on the Steam Deck

Full details below as well as other games we selected:

TRAILS IN THE SKY 2ND CHAPTER

Released on 16 Sep, 2026, developed by Nihon Falcom and self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 97.3 % Positive (out of 185 total reviews)

About the game: Turn the page on the explosive 2nd chapter of Nihon Falcom’s legendary Trails saga! Estelle Bright sets out on a new journey across Liberl to uncover the truth behind Joshua’s disappearance and defeat the sinister Ouroboros organization.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players are overwhelmingly enthusiastic, calling it a masterpiece remake that amplifies the original story’s emotional impact with full voice acting during key moments and a vibrant anime aesthetic. The hybrid combat blending real time field action with turn based tactical battles, new features like Brave Rush, and expanded Quartz and Orbment systems are praised for making fights feel fresh while keeping classic mechanics intact. Estelle’s character growth and the faithful music are repeatedly highlighted as reasons fans consider it GOTY material. Common criticisms mention voice acting choices in the remake compared to the original cast, some long repetitive dungeon layouts that retain old patterns, a sense of deja vu revisiting areas from First Chapter, regional pricing complaints for SEA, and frustration about segmented DLC updates.

EMBERWARD

Released on 17 Sep, 2026, developed by Refic Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, Strategy, Free To Play

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 97.2 % Positive (out of 2529 total reviews)

About the game: Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

Steam Reviews Summary: Reviewers call Emberward the archetype of a tower defense game, praising the dual system of building mazes with tetromino cards and placing varied towers on top of them. The freedom to shape enemy paths, wide tower variety with different upgrades, and roguelite progression are described as polished and highly replayable. Many note it is easy to learn but has a high skill ceiling and strong sense of accomplishment per run. Criticisms include that veteran TD players may have seen most ideas before, meta progression feels tacked on, late game can become repetitive with too many blocks and money, enemy design sometimes does not change strategy, and some wish for more maps or less grind. One reviewer specifically notes it runs perfectly on Steam Deck.

WOODO

Released on 16 sept. 2026, developed by Tiny Monks Tales and published by Daedalic Entertainment. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Occasionnel, Indépendant

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 96.9 % Positive (out of 161 total reviews)

About the game: Woodo ressemble à un livre de coloriage en 3D qui ne demande qu’à être manipulé afin de raconter son histoire à travers d’adorables dioramas en bois. Pas de pression ! L’univers accueillant qui vous attend vous reconnectera aux douces sensations de l’enfance.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players describe Woodo as a warm, cozy hug of a game with stunning wooden dioramas, soothing music and ASMR like sound design. The simple puzzle of assembling pieces to bring scenes to life is praised for its tactile feel, heartfelt storytelling about childhood summer friendship, and beautiful art direction. Many call it relaxing, perfect for unwinding, and emotionally moving at the end. Common notes are that the game is short around 4 hours, very easy with hints available, and more a narrative experience than a challenging puzzle game.

ROLLOUT INLINE

Released on 15 Sep, 2026, developed by MLMEDIA, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, Simulation, Sports, Early Access

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 95 % Positive (out of 219 total reviews)

About the game: Rollout Inline is a brand new Aggressive Inline game created by a solo dev who is passionate about the sport. This game aims to scratch the itch for those who have been craving a new, modern, and intuitive inline skating game!

Steam Reviews Summary: Rollerbladers praise Rollout Inline as the long awaited sim that captures flow and physics of aggressive inline skating. Movement feels good with controller, tricks are satisfying to land once learned, and solo dev passion is evident. Early Access positives include solid foundations, smooth performance and a promising feel similar to Session or Skater XL. Criticisms focus on limited content at launch with only three maps and little customization, controls can be messy and hard to grasp without hours of practice, unwanted auto wall ride behavior, bugs like trick misregistration, and price versus amount of content for Early Access. One reviewer notes it runs at 90 fps on Steam Deck with no frame drops.

RIG RIOT

Released on 14 Sep, 2026, developed by Sage Boatman, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 94.5 % Positive (out of 238 total reviews)

About the game: RIG Riot is a roguelike third-person mech-action shooter. Fight increasingly difficult enemies while completing objectives, level up, and choose the Weapons and Volatile Mods that will let you return from your raids victorious. Discover thousands of permanent parts, and build a RIG unlike any other.

Steam Reviews Summary: Fans love Rig Riot as an Armored Core like roguelike with fast movement and strong AC4/AC6 feel. The game is praised for snappy combat, near infinite customization through procedural parts and volatile mods, and the joy of building unique RIGs. Many reviewers say it scratches the AC itch and has great replayability. Common complaints are uneven difficulty where some missions are trivial and others one shot you, repetitive objectives with same map locations back to back, RNG heavy part drops making builds inconsistent, poor UI readability and missing info in garage comparisons, large empty maps causing long travel times, and that as a full release the content feels early access for the price.

GLADIO MORI

Released on 16 Sep, 2026, developed by Plebeian Studio and published by Bonus Stage Publishing. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 83.7 % Positive (out of 682 total reviews)

About the game: Gladio Mori is a physics-driven gladiator fighting game with no health bars. Stab on arteries, pierce vital organs and cut off limbs. Build your own movesets, paint your fighter and battle friends online with cross-play.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players call it a unique physics dueling sim that is hilarious to play with friends and offers deep moveset creation. The custom animation editor and the way hits feel physical are widely praised, with many comparing it favorably to Mordhau/Chivalry for its online arena fun. Long term fans highlight 1000+ hour playtime thanks to creative freedom across Classic/Creative/Limitless modes. Common gripes are multiplayer toxicity around demo versus full owners leading to kicks/bans, restricted movement and block heavy avoidance, controls that feel wonky at first, blunt weapons feeling weightless, a repetitive campaign, and frustration with vague update notes.

ENDLESS LEGEND™ 2

Released on 17 Sep, 2026, developed by AMPLITUDE Studios and published by Hooded Horse. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: RPG, Simulation, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 82.9 % Positive (out of 1621 total reviews)

About the game: Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players praise Endless Legend 2 for its asymmetric faction design, the Tidefall mechanic that reveals new land over time, improved combat with active skills and heroes, strong art direction and story. Many say it feels like a cohesive polished evolution from Early Access and appreciate Amplitude listening to feedback. Criticisms focus on occasional imbalance, AI decision making still rough, lingering bugs, slow update cadence, and some reviewers finding the resource system shallow or bloated with too many improvements and a repetitive tech tree.

RUNESCAPE: DRAGONWILDS

Released on 15 Sep, 2026, developed by Jagex Ltd, self published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 82.1 % Positive (out of 23215 total reviews)

About the game: On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players love the RuneScape nostalgia translated into a cozy survival crafting loop, with good base building, combat variety and quality of life like auto storage. Many say it sits nicely between Valheim and Enshrouded and feels like coming home for long time members. Common complaints are solo play requiring online services which can crash when Steam goes down, grindy single player balance, XP boosting food/potions dominating builds, farming bugs and long cooldowns, and some feeling the world is empty with no settlements.

IRACING® STUDIOS NASCAR 26

Released on 17 Sep, 2026, developed by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Racing, Simulation, Sports

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 80.5 % Positive (out of 154 total reviews)

About the game: The official game of NASCAR is back and better than ever with NASCAR 26! Battle your way through all four NASCAR National Series in Career, Quick Race, Championship, Multiplayer, or our all new mode featuring The Chase!

Steam Reviews Summary: Opinion is mixed but leans positive. Fans praise the graphics overhaul, improved force feedback and car feel on wheel, dynamic track wear, better menus and crossplay. Several reviewers note it runs playable on Steam Deck with frame limiting. Critics say it feels like a reskin of NASCAR 25 with little new content, AI pit logic remains bad, back markers are too slow, no DLSS/HDR/triple screen support or FOV adjustment, damage is too sensitive and career mode is largely copy paste.

FLAMECRAFT

Released on 17 Sep, 2026, developed by Monster Couch, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

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

About the game: Flamecraft is a 1-5 player cozy strategy game filled with magic. Become a Flamekeeper and help adorable dragon artisans find the perfect home. Enchant the town’s stores and fill them with dragon cards as you watch the whimsical shopping district come to life.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players are universally enthusiastic about the gorgeous art, animations and music, calling it a flawless digital adaptation of the board game. The cozy competitive loop with public shops and enchantments is praised as relaxing yet strategic, with good solo campaign score attack and smooth online play. Minor notes mention UI can feel busy at first, tutorial information density overwhelms some newcomers, and wishes for more content such as extra dragons, a bestiary or additional campaign chapters.

CLOUDSCRAPERS

Released on 14 Sep, 2026, developed by Nementic Games and published by Curve Games. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 98.2 % Positive (out of 56 total reviews)

About the game: Cloudscrapers is a minimalist strategy game with a relaxing atmosphere. Build your tower, manage resources, unlock new tools, and uncover the secrets hidden in the sky.

Steam Reviews Summary: Reviewers call it charming, addictive and well polished for its price, praising the minimalist art style, soothing music and satisfying build loop. Building higher with limited materials feels rewarding, permanent upgrades make failures feel fair and the recap video of your tower is a favorite touch. Common gripes are that the main story is short with only three chapters and little content beyond that, difficulty spikes in chapter two making it feel more roguelike than relaxing, and some players want more building materials or difficulty options. One reviewer notes it works on Steam Deck.

ANIMALY BAR: NO HUMANITY!

Released on 13 Sep, 2026, developed by Domnaier, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

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

About the game: Run your bar as a gorilla and hunt down the humans in animal costumes hiding among your customers. Observe them closely, spot the clues that give their disguises away, test their slogans, and blow the imposters away with your shotgun. Choose your targets wisely… or become the hunted.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players enjoy the absurd premise and social deduction core, describing it as funny, short and worth the price for a couple of hours. The bar management mixed with spotting humans under animal masks creates tension, and multiple endings give some replay value. Criticisms focus on length, about 1.5 to 2 hours to finish, feeling more like a demo than a full game, scripted events with little randomness, and the looting/defend sections being boring or frustrating since enemies often get through anyway. Several reviews say content is only slightly larger than the demo and wish for an endless mode. A detailed review notes Steam Deck Playable status with controller mapping compromises and small text.

THE PLANT SHOP

Released on 16 Sep, 2026, developed by Tori, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 94.4 % Positive (out of 54 total reviews)

About the game: A cozy horror game where you craft plants for late-night customers while you manage a small plant shop. Expand your plant collection, upgrade your shop & grow your business.

Steam Reviews Summary: Reviewers like the cozy horror mix and the satisfying plant crafting mechanics, calling it short sweet fun with good value for price and several endings to chase. The meme heavy customers and PS1 style visuals are praised, and endless mode plus a leaderboard extend playtime after story. Horror fans note jumpscares exist but are cheap or predictable and overall scares are mild, screen darkness hurts visibility especially in the time limit final event, and story is thin with some endings feeling rushed.

SUBLIGHT

Released on 15 Sep, 2026, developed by CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie, Early Access

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 93 % Positive (out of 43 total reviews)

About the game: Sublight is a space bullet heaven roguelike, where you captain a powerful warship and carve through escalating waves of enemies. Upgrade your arsenal, unlock new ships, and experiment with countless builds to dominate the battlefield.

Steam Reviews Summary: Players describe it as addictive bullet heaven with great ship customization and satisfying combat, comparing it to Vampire Survivors in space. Builds are diverse, weapons feel weighty and sound good, and permanent unlocks give progression between runs. The dev is praised for being active on Discord and patching quickly. Criticisms include rough early access edges, zero onboarding, UI that could be more controller friendly, camera zoom feeling too tight, and some find the infinite enemy waves overwhelming without guidance.

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: