Is Contrast playable on Steam Deck?
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.
- 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
Is Contrast compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 25 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
Contrast performance & FPS on Steam Deck
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
- 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 <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 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.
›Can you play Contrast on Steam Deck?
Yes. Contrast runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Contrast?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Contrast at ~60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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