Is Darkwood playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Darkwood runs great on the Steam Deck.
Darkwood runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 26 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Acid Wizard Studio
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse, Acid Wizard Studio
- Release
- August 17, 2017
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB)
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2400 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-4300 (quad-core)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 660 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2 GB)
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Is Darkwood compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 26 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
Darkwood performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Darkwood yet. 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 native Steamos version 3.3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Darkwood on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Darkwood playable on Steam Deck?
Darkwood <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 26 reports.
›Is Darkwood Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Darkwood is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Darkwood get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Darkwood on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 53m at 60 fps on Darkwood (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Darkwood on Steam Deck?
Yes. Darkwood runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Darkwood?
Yes — Valve reports that Darkwood performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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