Is Cult of the Lamb playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Cult of the Lamb runs great on the Steam Deck.
Cult of the Lamb runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 253 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy
- Developer
- Massive Monster
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
- Release
- August 11, 2022
- Price
- $12.49
- Metacritic
- 82
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400); AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 VRAM); Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2048 VRAM); Radeon R9 380 (2048 VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Is Cult of the Lamb compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 253 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
Cult of the Lamb performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 11 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 Cult of the Lamb on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Cult of the Lamb playable on Steam Deck?
Cult of the Lamb <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 253 reports.
›Is Cult of the Lamb Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Cult of the Lamb is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Cult of the Lamb get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Cult of the Lamb at 40–60 fps (based on 11 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 Cult of the Lamb on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 54m at 30 fps, 2h 53m at 40 fps, 2h 48m at 60 fps on Cult of the Lamb (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Cult of the Lamb multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Cult of the Lamb has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Cult of the Lamb on Steam Deck?
Yes. Cult of the Lamb runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Cult of the Lamb?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Cult of the Lamb at 40–60 fps, based on 11 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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