Is Aground playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Aground runs great on the Steam Deck.
Aground runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 7 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Fancy Fish Games, SnöBox Studio
- Publisher
- Fancy Fish Games, Whitethorn Games
- Release
- April 17, 2020
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 with ARB or EXT Framebuffer Objects
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Is Aground compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 7 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
Aground performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Aground yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Aground on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Aground playable on Steam Deck?
Aground <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 7 reports.
›Is Aground Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Aground is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Aground get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Aground 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 Aground specifically.
›Can you play Aground multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Aground has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Aground on Steam Deck?
Yes. Aground runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Aground?
Yes — Valve reports that Aground performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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