Is Battle Chasers: Nightwar playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Battle Chasers: Nightwar runs great on the Steam Deck.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 9 reports. As a indie game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Airship Syndicate
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Release
- October 3, 2017
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 78
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 bit
- Processor: 2.0 GHz CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit
- Processor: Intel i5 2.5 GHZ
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Is Battle Chasers: Nightwar compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 9 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓No cross-platform cloud saves
Battle Chasers: Nightwar performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Battle Chasers: Nightwar yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Battle Chasers: Nightwar on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Battle Chasers: Nightwar playable on Steam Deck?
Battle Chasers: Nightwar <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 9 reports.
›Is Battle Chasers: Nightwar Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Battle Chasers: Nightwar as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Battle Chasers: Nightwar 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 Chasers: Nightwar 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 Battle Chasers: Nightwar specifically.
›Can you play Battle Chasers: Nightwar on Steam Deck?
Yes. Battle Chasers: Nightwar runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Battle Chasers: Nightwar?
Yes — Valve reports that Battle Chasers: Nightwar performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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