Is Bejeweled® 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Bejeweled® 3 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Bejeweled® 3 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 103 reports. As a casual game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Casual, Strategy
- Developer
- PopCap Games, Inc.
- Publisher
- PopCap Games, Inc., Electronic Arts
- Release
- December 7, 2010
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- 82
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP SP2/Vista/7
- Processor: 1.2+GHz processor
- Memory: 1+GB of RAM
- Graphics: 128+MB of video memory (256+MB recommended)
- DirectX®: 9.0c or higher
- Hard Drive: 320+MB of free hard drive space
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c or higher sound
Is Bejeweled® 3 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 103 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓The Deck's native resolution isn't supported
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Bejeweled® 3 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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 Bejeweled® 3 on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •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 Bejeweled® 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Bejeweled® 3 <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 103 reports.
›Is Bejeweled® 3 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Bejeweled® 3 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Bejeweled® 3 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Bejeweled® 3 at ~40 fps (based on 1 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 Bejeweled® 3 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 Bejeweled® 3 specifically.
›Can you play Bejeweled® 3 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Bejeweled® 3 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Bejeweled® 3?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Bejeweled® 3 at ~40 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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