Is BLACKTAIL playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — BLACKTAIL runs great on the Steam Deck.
BLACKTAIL runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 17 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- THE PARASIGHT
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Release
- December 15, 2022
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K / AMD FX-4300
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon RX 470
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 6 GB VRAM, GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER / Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 17 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 primary player
BLACKTAIL performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for BLACKTAIL yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-2 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing BLACKTAIL on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is BLACKTAIL playable on Steam Deck?
BLACKTAIL runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 17 reports.
›Is BLACKTAIL Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. BLACKTAIL is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does BLACKTAIL 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 BLACKTAIL on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 34m at 30 fps on BLACKTAIL (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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