The most impressive story-focused games I got on Steam Deck are
Wolfenstein 2: New Order
Looks amazing on Steam Deck and runs really well, more story focused FPS though it has a mixed tone, it’s $5 for a grey-market steam key from G2A. It’s also available through a DODI repack on 1337x.to or Fitgirl
CW: Very dark and very violent despite its mixed tone, does not sanitize Nazi violence against queers and other enemies of fascists, has story sequences from POV of child abuse and forced animal abuse
Red Dead Redemption 2
One of the best looking games ever and runs well on Steam Deck. Haven’t gotten too far into the story yet but it’s really good.
Atom RPG
Steam Deck verified, haven’t tried it yet because I want a full week to get really immersed. It’s a classic Fallout style game set in the Soviet Union and it’s written by communists
Death Stranding
You play as Norman Reedus doing sci-fi mutual aid to rebuild America through infrastructure by Hideo Kojima
Metro Exodus
Soviet FPS Fallout with survival horror elements, semi-open zones, story-driven, for train lovers and people that love the post-apocalyptic Soviet setting. You are incentivized to avoid combat when possible. Characters made positive comments about Mao and you are more or less part of a small commune, beautiful communist imagery and natural setting. (Doesn’t support Steam Cloud Saves, requires manual backup)
Fallout New Vegas
It’s Fallout New Vegas
Alan Wake
Third person horror shooter inspired by classics like Twin Peaks and The Shining, made by Remedy, kind of reminds me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other 90s cheese
Aperture Desk Job
This is the pack-in game for Steam Deck by Valve, but does not come pre-installed, teaches you about Steam Deck controls
Resident Evil 2 / 3 / Village
The newer Resident Evil games run really well on Steam Deck and have more emphasis on their story and cutscenes
Cyberpunk 2077
Takes some level of tinkering, low-medium settings with XESS enabled in the game settings to good 40fps performance but looks really impressive on Steam Deck
The themes are a miss but the cinematography and acting in this game is phenomenal
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Side scrolling animated adventure, uses some gorgeous and innovative 2d animation systems, lots of eye candy I think it’s like a Metroidvania somewhat
Prey
First person sci-fi immersive sim like classic Deus Ex, haven’t tried it but it’s a niche classic
Fallout 1 / 2
Classic Fallout is available and playable, may take some tinkering with setting and controller settings
LA Noire
You play a 1930s New York Detective solving murders, by Rockstar Games
Prince of Persia original trilogy
It’s kind of like Zelda and the only really good games Ubisoft ever made, first game is like a fairy tale, later ones become more edgy
The most impressive story-focused games I got on Steam Deck are
Looks amazing on Steam Deck and runs really well, more story focused FPS though it has a mixed tone, it’s $5 for a grey-market steam key from G2A. It’s also available through a DODI repack on 1337x.to or Fitgirl
CW: Very dark and very violent despite its mixed tone, does not sanitize Nazi violence against queers and other enemies of fascists, has story sequences from POV of child abuse and forced animal abuse
One of the best looking games ever and runs well on Steam Deck. Haven’t gotten too far into the story yet but it’s really good.
Steam Deck verified, haven’t tried it yet because I want a full week to get really immersed. It’s a classic Fallout style game set in the Soviet Union and it’s written by communists
You play as Norman Reedus doing sci-fi mutual aid to rebuild America through infrastructure by Hideo Kojima
Soviet FPS Fallout with survival horror elements, semi-open zones, story-driven, for train lovers and people that love the post-apocalyptic Soviet setting. You are incentivized to avoid combat when possible. Characters made positive comments about Mao and you are more or less part of a small commune, beautiful communist imagery and natural setting. (Doesn’t support Steam Cloud Saves, requires manual backup)
It’s Fallout New Vegas
Third person horror shooter inspired by classics like Twin Peaks and The Shining, made by Remedy, kind of reminds me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other 90s cheese
This is the pack-in game for Steam Deck by Valve, but does not come pre-installed, teaches you about Steam Deck controls
The newer Resident Evil games run really well on Steam Deck and have more emphasis on their story and cutscenes
Takes some level of tinkering, low-medium settings with XESS enabled in the game settings to good 40fps performance but looks really impressive on Steam Deck
The themes are a miss but the cinematography and acting in this game is phenomenal
Side scrolling animated adventure, uses some gorgeous and innovative 2d animation systems, lots of eye candy I think it’s like a Metroidvania somewhat
First person sci-fi immersive sim like classic Deus Ex, haven’t tried it but it’s a niche classic
Classic Fallout is available and playable, may take some tinkering with setting and controller settings
You play a 1930s New York Detective solving murders, by Rockstar Games
It’s kind of like Zelda and the only really good games Ubisoft ever made, first game is like a fairy tale, later ones become more edgy
Fitgirl repacks on https://fitgirl-repacks.site/
DODI repacks on https://1337x.to/