Here's the best games you can get for under ten bucks in the new Steam Summer Sale, and they're all Steam Deck friendly.
Ok, time to bust out your wallet. Steam's annual summer sale is now underway for the next two weeks.
This big, seasonal sale event started earlier today and will run through until Thursday, July 10th.
As ever, there's a slew of games discounted, including the likes of Balatro, Death Stranding, Lethal Company, UFO 50, and many many more. However, as is tradition — we're interested in the best bargains — so, we've dug through all of the offers and found the best games with a wallet-friendly sub ten bucks price tag.
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All of the games in the list below are also Steam Deck friendly, meaning they're either marked as Playable or Verified for Valve's handheld.
So, here's our picks for the best Steam Deck friendly games from the Steam Summer Sale 2025, all of which are under $10. Let's take a look!
🍉 Steam Summer Sale Bargains:
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - $3.99
🤑 Discount: 90% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
Three games fully remastered. The best of Crash platforming in one bundle. Good stuff, with a super deep discount.
‣ Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for Steam Deck
Jurassic World Evolution 2 - $2.99
🤑 Discount: 90% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
Sure, the sequel just came out, but if you don't fancy plopping down the big bucks then this is a way to give the dino management sim series a try on the cheap.
‣ Jurassic World Evolution 2 for Steam Deck
Soulstone Survivors - $9.74
🤑 Discount: 35% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Playable
A fast-paced fantasy action roguelite in which you "obliterate hordes of enemies, battle colossal bosses, and forge your path to godlike power".
‣ Soulstone Survivors for Steam Deck
Robocop: Rogue City - $4.99
🤑 Discount: 90% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Playable
The part man, part machine icon is tasked with serving up some FPS justice in the city of Old Detroit.
‣ Robocop: Rogue City for Steam Deck
Little Nightmares II - $2.99
🤑 Discount: 90% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
Pre-orders for the third game recently opened up, so it's a good time to visit this critically acclaimed entry in the dark horror adventure series.
‣ Little Nightmares II for Steam Deck
It Takes Two - $9.99
🤑 Discount: 75% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
A co-op adventure gem. You and a pal play as two humans-turned-dolls in a magical, fantastical world.
Far Cry 5 - $8.99
🤑 Discount: 85% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Playable
Another massive open-world romp from Ubisoft, this one set in Montana.
What Remains of Edith Finch - $4.99
🤑 Discount: 75% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
An emotional first-person narrative-focused exploration game about family, grief and moving on.
‣ What Remains of Edith Finch for Steam Deck
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - $5.99
🤑 Discount: 90% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
Fancied your hand at being a pilot? This immersive aerial combat game from Bando Namco offers us all a virtual stab at just that.
Citizen Sleeper - $5.99
🤑 Discount: 70% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Playable
A celebrated indie hit. This rich, deep, and well-crafted narrative sci-fi RPG is set onboard a lawless space station.
Venba - $5.99
🤑 Discount: 60% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
A charming narrative cooking game about a South Indian mother sharing tales of heritage through food and family.
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - $7.49
🤑 Discount: 75% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Playable
This is a superb 2D action platformer with beautiful hand-drawn animation and 15 hours of game to work through. Good stuff.
‣ Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam
House Flipper - $2.49
🤑 Discount: 90% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
You're a one-person renovation crew tasked with buying, sprucing up, and flipping homes for profit.
‣ House Flipper for Steam Deck
Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition - $2.99
🤑 Discount: 90% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
There's a demo available for this thought-provoking adventure, but it's also got a huge 90% discount right now, bringing it in under three bucks. You play a 'ferrymaster to the deceased', managing a boat as you care for your passengers as they make their journey onwards. It's an emotional one.
Enter The Gungeon - $4.49
🤑 Discount: 70% off
🎮 Steam Deck compatibility: Verified
A super fast-paced popular bullet-hell dungeon crawler featuring a gang of misfits, a lot of guns, and a lot of loot.
‣ Enter The Gungeon for Steam Deck
💵 More great bargains from the Steam Summer Sale:
Ok, there's a lot of great games on sale so here's a quick look at even more Steam Deck friendly titles that are well worth a look:
- Undertale — $2.49 (75% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- Dunk Dunk — $5.94 (15% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor — $9.09 (30% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Crypt of the NecroDancer — $1.49 (90% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- STEINS;GATE — $2.99 (90% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- Haiku, the Robot — $6.79 (66% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Oxygen Not Included — $7.49 (70% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- GRIS — $1.49 (90% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of War — $4.99 (90% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Titanfall 2 — $4.49 (85% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- R.E.P.O — $7.99 (20% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- Metro Exodus— $5.99 (80% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- L.A. Noire — $5.99 (70% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- The Talos Principle — $4.49 (85% off) | Steam Deck Playable
- Two Point Campus — $7.49 (75% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Slay the Spire — $6.24 (75% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- SteamWorld Dig 2 — $1.19 (94% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Hollow Knight — $7.49 (50% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Blasphemous — $2.49 (90% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Celeste — $4.99 (75% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 — $7.49 (85% off) | Steam Deck Verified
- Swordship — $0.99 (95% off) | Steam Deck Verified
That's a wrap! Hopefully you've found a game or two worth picking up. I've added a fair few to my Wishlist already.
We will continue to update this list with any additional finds, so if you have any suggestions please let us know, either in the comments, over on Bluesky, or the accompanying Reddit thread. ✌️
