Is Carto playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Carto runs great on the Steam Deck.
Carto runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 48 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Sunhead Games
- Publisher
- Balor Games, XD
- Release
- October 27, 2020
- 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 SP1+
- Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD 5670
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Carto compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 48 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
Carto performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Carto yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Carto on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Carto playable on Steam Deck?
Carto <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 48 reports.
›Is Carto Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Carto is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Carto 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 Carto 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 Carto specifically.
›Can you play Carto on Steam Deck?
Yes. Carto runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Carto?
Yes — Valve reports that Carto performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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