Is Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy runs great on the Steam Deck.
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 219 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Vicarious Visions, Iron Galaxy Studios
- Publisher
- Activision
- Release
- June 29, 2018
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.4GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
Is Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 219 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
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy playable on Steam Deck?
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy <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 219 reports.
›Is Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy at 25–60 fps (based on 2 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™ N. Sane Trilogy on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 10m at 30 fps, 3h 20m at 60 fps on Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy on Steam Deck?
Yes. Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy at 25–60 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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