Is Cats and the Other Lives playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

Yes — Cats and the Other Lives runs great on the Steam Deck.

Cats and the Other Lives runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 7 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Adventure
Developer: Cultic Games
Publisher: Cultic Games, Maple Whispering Limited
Release: November 21, 2022
Price: $19.99
Metacritic: —

System requirements

Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7+
Processor: Intel i5+
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX900 Series or Higher
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10+
Processor: Intel i7+
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX1000 Series or Higher
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 3 GB available space

Steam Deck compatibility

Does it run?

Valve rating: Playable

Does it run well?

Runs well with the default settings.

✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
✓Full controller support out of the box
✓Interface text is legible
✓Good performance with default settings

Cats and the Other Lives performance & FPS on Steam Deck

We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Cats and the Other Lives yet. Runs well with the default settings.

Battery & recommended settings

Estimated battery life

6h 15mat 60 fps

Recommended preset: default
Typical power draw: ~8 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-4 Steamos version 3.7

Tips for playing Cats and the Other Lives on Steam Deck

•Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Cats and the Other Lives playable on Steam Deck?

Cats and the Other Lives runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 7 reports.

›Is Cats and the Other Lives Steam Deck Verified?

Not Verified, but Valve rates Cats and the Other Lives as Playable on the Steam Deck.

›How many FPS does Cats and the Other Lives 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 Cats and the Other Lives on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 15m at 60 fps on Cats and the Other Lives (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.