Is Contrast playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

Yes — Contrast runs great on the Steam Deck.

Contrast runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 25 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Adventure, Indie
Developer: Compulsion Games
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Release: November 15, 2013
Price: $9.99
Metacritic: 62

System requirements

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

Minimum:

OS *: WINDOWS XP SP2/WINDOWS VISTA SP1/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.3 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB VRAM, COMPATIBLE DIRECTX 9.0C AND SHADER MODEL 3.0, AMD RADEON X2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900 GTX
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE
Additional Notes: The Original Soundtrack and the Programme (Artwork, Dev. Diary) will be placed in your CONTRAST folder in the Steam Directory: ...\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Steam\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\SteamApps\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\common\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Contrast\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\CONTRAST_Programme-OST

Steam Deck compatibility

Does it run?

Valve rating: Verified
…on SteamOS in general: Playable

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 primary player

Contrast performance & FPS on Steam Deck

~60 fpsreported by players

Based on 1 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

5h 33mat 60 fps

Recommended preset: default
Typical power draw: ~9 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6

Tips for playing Contrast on Steam Deck

•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Contrast playable on Steam Deck?

Contrast runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 25 reports.

›Is Contrast Steam Deck Verified?

Yes. Contrast is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.

›How many FPS does Contrast get on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players most often report playing Contrast at ~60 fps (based on 1 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 Contrast on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 33m at 60 fps on Contrast (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.