Best Classic Steam Deck Games

1. Portal

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Portal holds the #1 spot for "best Classic Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 176,407 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 173,709 positive reviews and 2,698 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

2. The Henry Stickmin Collection

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

The Henry Stickmin Collection has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 50,278 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 49,606 positive reviews and 672 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

3. Half-Life 2

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Half-Life 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 243,252 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 237,422 positive reviews and 5,830 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

4. Resident Evil 2

A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.

Resident Evil 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 171,517 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 166,337 positive reviews and 5,180 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

5. POSTAL 2

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

POSTAL 2 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 114,793 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 111,181 positive reviews and 3,612 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

6. Half-Life

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

Half-Life has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 147,323 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 142,230 positive reviews and 5,093 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

7. Dishonored RHCP

Dishonored RHCP has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,966 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,679 positive reviews and 287 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.00 to play and is not available to play on Windows, Mac OS, or Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

8. Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Half-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions.

Half-Life 2: Episode Two has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 41,827 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 40,603 positive reviews and 1,224 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.00 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

9. DUSK

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

DUSK has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,335 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,706 positive reviews and 629 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

10. The Expendabros

The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

The Expendabros has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Classic Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,173 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,662 positive reviews and 511 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.