Is A Plague Tale: Innocence playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — A Plague Tale: Innocence runs great on the Steam Deck.
A Plague Tale: Innocence runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 260 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Asobo Studio
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Release
- May 14, 2019
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 480
- Storage: 50 GB available space
Is A Plague Tale: Innocence compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 260 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Playable performance on the Deck.
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Default settings are not performant
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
A Plague Tale: Innocence performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 7 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Playable performance on the Deck.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
Frequently asked questions
›Is A Plague Tale: Innocence playable on Steam Deck?
A Plague Tale: Innocence <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 260 reports.
›Is A Plague Tale: Innocence Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates A Plague Tale: Innocence as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does A Plague Tale: Innocence get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing A Plague Tale: Innocence at 30–45 fps (based on 7 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 Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 30 fps, 3h 8m at 40 fps on A Plague Tale: Innocence (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam Deck?
Yes. A Plague Tale: Innocence runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run A Plague Tale: Innocence?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running A Plague Tale: Innocence at 30–45 fps, based on 7 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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