Is A Juggler's Tale playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — A Juggler's Tale runs great on the Steam Deck.
A Juggler's Tale runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 17 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- kaleidoscube
- Publisher
- Assemble Entertainment
- Release
- September 29, 2021
- Price
- $17.99
- Metacritic
- 74
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7+ (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 / Radeon HD7870
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7+ (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 / Radeon 5300
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Is A Juggler's Tale compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 17 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
A Juggler's Tale performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~10 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing A Juggler's Tale on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is A Juggler's Tale playable on Steam Deck?
A Juggler's Tale <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 17 reports.
›Is A Juggler's Tale Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. A Juggler's Tale is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does A Juggler's Tale get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing A Juggler's Tale at 30–60 fps (based on 1 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing A Juggler's Tale on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 0m at 40 fps on A Juggler's Tale (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play A Juggler's Tale on Steam Deck?
Yes. A Juggler's Tale runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run A Juggler's Tale?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running A Juggler's Tale at 30–60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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