Is Darkest Dungeon® playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Darkest Dungeon® runs great on the Steam Deck.
Darkest Dungeon® runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 90 reports. As a indie game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Indie, RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Red Hook Studios
- Publisher
- Red Hook Studios
- Release
- January 19, 2016
- Price
- $24.99
- Metacritic
- 84
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended
- OS *: Windows 7+
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended
Is Darkest Dungeon® compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 90 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
Darkest Dungeon® 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
- ~6 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Darkest Dungeon® on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Darkest Dungeon® playable on Steam Deck?
Darkest Dungeon® <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 90 reports.
›Is Darkest Dungeon® Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Darkest Dungeon® is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Darkest Dungeon® get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Darkest Dungeon® at ~45 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 Darkest Dungeon® on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 9h 37m at 40 fps, 9h 5m at 60 fps on Darkest Dungeon® (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Darkest Dungeon® on Steam Deck?
Yes. Darkest Dungeon® runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Darkest Dungeon®?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Darkest Dungeon® at ~45 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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