Is A Plague Tale: Requiem playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — A Plague Tale: Requiem runs great on the Steam Deck.
A Plague Tale: Requiem runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 117 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
- October 17, 2022
- Price
- $49.99
- Metacritic
- 82
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (20H1 64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 55 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 30 FPS, 1920x1080 in low. DirectX 12 Feature Level 12 and Shader Model 6.0 are needed.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (20H1 64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K (3.7 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 GHz)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 8 GB, GeForce RTX 3070/Radeon RX 6800 XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 55 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 60 FPS, 1920x1080 in ultra. SSD storage is recommended.
Is A Plague Tale: Requiem compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 117 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem 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. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing A Plague Tale: Requiem on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is A Plague Tale: Requiem playable on Steam Deck?
A Plague Tale: Requiem <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 117 reports.
›Is A Plague Tale: Requiem Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. A Plague Tale: Requiem is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does A Plague Tale: Requiem get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing A Plague Tale: Requiem at 25–30 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: Requiem on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for A Plague Tale: Requiem specifically.
›Can you play A Plague Tale: Requiem on Steam Deck?
Yes. A Plague Tale: Requiem runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run A Plague Tale: Requiem?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running A Plague Tale: Requiem at 25–30 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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