Is Call of Cthulhu® playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Call of Cthulhu® runs great on the Steam Deck.
Call of Cthulhu® runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 84 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Cyanide Studio
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Release
- October 29, 2018
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz)/AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 390
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION
Is Call of Cthulhu® compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 84 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
Call of Cthulhu® performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Call of Cthulhu® yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~17 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 10.0-1 Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Call of Cthulhu® on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Call of Cthulhu® playable on Steam Deck?
Call of Cthulhu® <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 84 reports.
›Is Call of Cthulhu® Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Call of Cthulhu® is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Call of Cthulhu® 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 Call of Cthulhu® on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 56m at 60 fps on Call of Cthulhu® (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Call of Cthulhu® on Steam Deck?
Yes. Call of Cthulhu® runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Call of Cthulhu®?
Yes — Valve reports that Call of Cthulhu® performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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