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24 alternatives to Steam Deck

The most powerful, full-featured handheld gaming PC

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Steam Deck launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Steam Machine▲186
A tiny, powerful PC for big-screen gaming
Jun 2026 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
2
Steam Frame▲158
Your Steam library, now on a wearable PC
Sep 2026 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
3
Steam Machine▲10
Powerful PC gaming made easy
Nov 2025 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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A game where you build a GPU▲964
Thought the resources for GPU arch were lacking, so here we are
Apr 2026 · jaso1024.com · its alternatives →
5
Steamroll▲68
A steampunk adventure and puzzle game
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
6
Steam Controller▲89
Game with TMR sticks, dual haptic trackpads, + gyro controls
May 2026 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
7
Gameslab, a FPGA powered handheld game console▲406
Adventures in hardware hacking, low-level software, FPGAs, and more!
2019 · craigjb.com · its alternatives →
8
Wireframe Deck of Cards▲102
A physical way to build and revise website and app layouts
2018 · uxkits.com · its alternatives →
9
Power Vessel▲69
All-in-one gaming keyboard
2019 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
10
Oak▲225
Turn your table into an Augmented Reality playground
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
11
Framework Desktop▲184
The modular, mini PC for gaming and AI.
2025 · frame.work · its alternatives →
12
Steampunk Syndicate: Tower Defense▲63
A unique tower defense with collectible card games
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
BoilingSteam, My New Website Dedicated to Linux Gaming▲10
Linux Gaming, Steam Deck Gaming | Boiling Steam
2014 · boilingsteam.com · its alternatives →
14
A better PC builder for the US, more parts and Ryzen (Ask HN follow-up)▲66
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, , 16 GB Ram, ASRock X570 Taichi, AMD X570…
2017 · pc-kombo.de · its alternatives →
15
Faeria▲69
Strategy card game meets living board
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
16
Imgur Melee▲107
Discuss & watch gaming clips
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft▲138
A fast-paced strategy card game for everyone
2015 · hearthstone.blizzard.com · its alternatives →
18
Deck UI Kit by InVision▲213
A cross-platform UI kit for building card-based layouts
2018 · miro.com · its alternatives →
19
Steam Controller▲99
The precision of a mouse, the comfort of a controller
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
20
PocketDeck▲2
PocketDeck is a fast, optimized, game launcher for handhelds
Aug 2026 · pocketdeckapp.com · its alternatives →
21
FluidDocs Deck Builder▲105
Turn a prompt into a real HTML deck
Jun 2026 · share.fluiddocs.ai · its alternatives →
22
How Can I Play This Game?▲2
The only site to include GeForce Now, Switch and SteamDeck!
2025 · its alternatives →
23
A Deck of Cards by Hakushi▲77
Play any card games as if you had an actual deck of cards
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
24
Alienware Steam Machine▲56
Combines the awesome experience of console gaming with a PC.
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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