Is Battle Brothers playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Battle Brothers runs great on the Steam Deck.
Battle Brothers runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 59 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG, Simulation, Strategy
- Developer
- Overhype Studios
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse, Overhype Studios
- Release
- March 24, 2017
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB) / Intel® HD Graphics 4000
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: GPU requires OpenGL 3.3 support
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2400 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-4300 (quad-core)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6670 (1 GB)
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: GPU requires OpenGL 3.3 support
Is Battle Brothers compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 59 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Battle Brothers performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Battle Brothers yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Battle Brothers on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Battle Brothers playable on Steam Deck?
Battle Brothers <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 59 reports.
›Is Battle Brothers Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Battle Brothers as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Battle Brothers 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 Battle Brothers on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 9m at 40 fps on Battle Brothers (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Battle Brothers on Steam Deck?
Yes. Battle Brothers runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Battle Brothers?
Yes — Valve reports that Battle Brothers performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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