Best Documentary Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 158 Documentary games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Documentary game rankings were last updated on 3/20/2024.
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1. That Dragon, Cancer
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
That Dragon, Cancer holds the #1 spot for "best Documentary Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 86. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,401 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,262 positive reviews and 139 negative reviews — making it "Very 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.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 1/11/2016 |
| Developer | Numinous Games |
| Publisher | Numinous Games |
| Steam App Id | 419460 |
2. Amnesia Fortnight
Amnesia Fortnight is a two week game jam during which anyone at Double Fine can pitch an idea and, if it’s selected, lead a team to turn it from concept to working prototype. This documentary series is the ultimate record of that event, as project leads succeed or fail to bring their games to life.
Amnesia Fortnight has achieved a Player Score of 64, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Documentary Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews — making it "2 user reviews" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.00 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.
| Release Date | 5/26/2017 |
| Developers | |
| Steam App Id | 625230 |
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 | 1 | 1/11/2016 | 86 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 5/26/2017 | 64 | ??? | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 20). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 20). That Dragon, Cancer on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 16). Amnesia Fortnight on Steam. Steam Store.