Is Dead Cells playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Dead Cells runs great on the Steam Deck.
Dead Cells runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 152 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Motion Twin
- Publisher
- Motion Twin
- Release
- August 6, 2018
- Price
- $12.49
- Metacritic
- 89
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7+
- Processor: Intel i5+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+
- OS *: Windows 7+
- Processor: Intel i5+
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+
Is Dead Cells compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 152 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
Dead Cells performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Dead Cells on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Dead Cells playable on Steam Deck?
Dead Cells <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 152 reports.
›Is Dead Cells Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Dead Cells is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Dead Cells get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Dead Cells at 60–90 fps (based on 3 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 Dead Cells on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 8h 20m at 40 fps, 7h 11m at 60 fps on Dead Cells (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Dead Cells on Steam Deck?
Yes. Dead Cells runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Dead Cells?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Dead Cells at 60–90 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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