Is Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time runs great on the Steam Deck.
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 30 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Toys for Bob, Beenox, Activision Shanghai, Hardsuit Labs, Iron Galaxy Studios
- Publisher
- Activision
- Release
- October 18, 2022
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10
- Processor: Intel® Core i3-4340/AMD FX-6300. ARM64 installation not recommended.
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660/AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10
- Processor: Intel® Core i5-2500k/AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. ARM64 installation not recommended.
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970/AMD R9 390
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Is Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 30 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
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~18 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time playable on Steam Deck?
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 30 reports.
›Is Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time 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 Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 48m at 60 fps on Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time on Steam Deck?
Yes. Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time 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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