Is Baba Is You playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Baba Is You runs great on the Steam Deck.
Baba Is You runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 47 reports. As a indie game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Indie
- Developer
- Hempuli Oy
- Publisher
- Hempuli Oy
- Release
- March 13, 2019
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 2.0 GHz+, 32-bit
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon X1300/NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT/Intel HD 3000 or better
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card: Intel High Definition Audio
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Is Baba Is You compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 47 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
Baba Is You performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Baba Is You yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~6 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Baba Is You on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Baba Is You playable on Steam Deck?
Baba Is You <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 47 reports.
›Is Baba Is You Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Baba Is You is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Baba Is You 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 Baba Is You on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 8h 12m at 60 fps on Baba Is You (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Baba Is You on Steam Deck?
Yes. Baba Is You runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Baba Is You?
Yes — Valve reports that Baba Is You performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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