Is Day of the Tentacle Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Day of the Tentacle Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 21 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developer
- Double Fine Productions, Shiny Shoe
- Publisher
- Double Fine Productions
- Release
- March 21, 2016
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 3000 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3000 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3. Some users may need to disable the Steam overlay
Is Day of the Tentacle Remastered compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 21 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓The Deck's native resolution isn't supported
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Day of the Tentacle Remastered performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Day of the Tentacle Remastered yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Day of the Tentacle Remastered on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Day of the Tentacle Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
Day of the Tentacle Remastered <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 21 reports.
›Is Day of the Tentacle Remastered Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Day of the Tentacle Remastered as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Day of the Tentacle Remastered 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 Day of the Tentacle Remastered on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Day of the Tentacle Remastered specifically.
›Can you play Day of the Tentacle Remastered on Steam Deck?
Yes. Day of the Tentacle Remastered runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Day of the Tentacle Remastered?
Yes — Valve reports that Day of the Tentacle Remastered performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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