Best Documentary Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 166 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 11/19/2024.

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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.

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That Dragon, Cancer holds the #1 spot for "best Documentary Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 85. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,441 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,296 positive reviews and 145 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.

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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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