Is Black Skylands playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Black Skylands runs great on the Steam Deck.
Black Skylands runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 22 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Hungry Couch Games
- Publisher
- tinyBuild
- Release
- August 15, 2023
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i3 2125 3.30 GHz or later
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GT 750M
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated
Is Black Skylands compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 22 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Black Skylands performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Black Skylands yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Black Skylands on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Black Skylands playable on Steam Deck?
Black Skylands <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 22 reports.
›Is Black Skylands Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Black Skylands is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Black Skylands 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 Black Skylands 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 Black Skylands specifically.
›Can you play Black Skylands on Steam Deck?
Yes. Black Skylands runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Black Skylands?
Yes — Valve reports that Black Skylands performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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