Is Celeste playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Celeste runs great on the Steam Deck.
Celeste runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 262 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Maddy Makes Games Inc.
- Release
- January 25, 2018
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- 88
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i3 M380
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 1200 MB available space
Is Celeste compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 262 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
Celeste performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Celeste yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Celeste on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Celeste playable on Steam Deck?
Celeste <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 262 reports.
›Is Celeste Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Celeste is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Celeste 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 Celeste on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 3m at 60 fps on Celeste (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Celeste on Steam Deck?
Yes. Celeste runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Celeste?
Yes — Valve reports that Celeste performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
Similar action games on Steam Deck
Community configurations
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