Is Bully: Scholarship Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Bully: Scholarship Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Bully: Scholarship Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 117 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Rockstar New England
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Release
- October 21, 2008
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 72
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 (3+ GHZ) / AMD Athlon 3000+
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c Shader 3.0 supported, Nvidia 6800 or 7300 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 4.7 GB free space
- Sound Card: DX9-compatible
- Input: Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox 360 Controller supported
Is Bully: Scholarship Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 117 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓The Deck's native resolution isn't supported
- ✓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
Bully: Scholarship Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 4 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~6 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version GE 7-18 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Bully: Scholarship Edition on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Bully: Scholarship Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Bully: Scholarship Edition <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 117 reports.
›Is Bully: Scholarship Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Bully: Scholarship Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Bully: Scholarship Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Bully: Scholarship Edition at ~30 fps (based on 4 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 Bully: Scholarship Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 8h 33m at 30 fps on Bully: Scholarship Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Bully: Scholarship Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Bully: Scholarship Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Bully: Scholarship Edition?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Bully: Scholarship Edition at ~30 fps, based on 4 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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