Is Cuphead playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Cuphead runs great on the Steam Deck.
Cuphead runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 338 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Developer
- Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
- Publisher
- Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
- Release
- September 29, 2017
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 88
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 3.0GHz or higher
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Cuphead compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 338 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
Cuphead 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Cuphead on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Cuphead playable on Steam Deck?
Cuphead <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 338 reports.
›Is Cuphead Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Cuphead is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Cuphead get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Cuphead at 40–60 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 Cuphead on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 53m at 30 fps, 5h 53m at 40 fps, 5h 16m at 60 fps on Cuphead (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Cuphead multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Cuphead has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Cuphead on Steam Deck?
Yes. Cuphead runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Cuphead?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Cuphead at 40–60 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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