Is Blade of Darkness playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Blade of Darkness runs great on the Steam Deck.
Blade of Darkness runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 16 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, RPG
- Developer
- Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade
- Publisher
- SNEG
- Release
- October 7, 2021
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 75
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, 8.1, 10
- Processor: Dual Core 2Ghz Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible for 1920x1080
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 950 / Radeon R7 370 for 4K
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 16 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
Blade of Darkness 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Blade of Darkness on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Blade of Darkness playable on Steam Deck?
Blade of Darkness runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 16 reports.
›Is Blade of Darkness Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Blade of Darkness is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Blade of Darkness get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Blade of Darkness 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 Blade of Darkness on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 6m at 60 fps on Blade of Darkness (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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