10 Best Survival Games To Play On Steam Deck

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Valve's handheld offers a great deal of versatility for PC gaming and gaming as a whole, and that freedom lends itself well to some of the best survival games available on . Survival games offer exciting open-ended gameplay loops when at their best, with many of them available on PC.

Thanks to the technical flexibility of the Deck and the community-driven support, games that aren't strictly labeled as Verified can run well on the handheld device. This means that whether a player is looking for a great indie game on Steam Deck or a full AAA experience, the Steam Deck is an excellent fit for a variety of beloved survival video games.

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There are few comeback stories as successful as the likes of developer Hello Games'. When the game initially launched in 2016, it was plagued by barebones gameplay features but, thanks to some lengthy post-launch support, it has been revolutionized to be a breathtaking and richly immersive sci-fi game.

Exploring countless procedurally-generated planets with their biomes is the biggest pull and the plethora of customization options allows players to make it as easy or challenging as they see fit. This combines to make its gameplay loop of exploration, trading, resource gathering, combat, base building, ship upgrades, etc. consistently engaging. These limitless possibilities and relatively low technical demand make it a thrilling adventure in the handheld form factor of the Steam Deck.

Open-world survival games, in particular, have a lot of room for invention given the sandboxes they play in, and developer Iron Gate Studio's is one such indie game that combines wonderfully bizarre concepts. The game blends Norse mythology with open-world survival to