Is Deadlight: Director's Cut playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Deadlight: Director's Cut runs great on the Steam Deck.
Deadlight: Director's Cut runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 15 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Tequila Works, Abstraction Games
- Publisher
- Deep Silver
- Release
- June 21, 2016
- Price
- $11.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Microsoft® Windows 7/8/10 – 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2,4GHz+ or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB video card with Shader model 3.0 support
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Supports Microsoft® Xbox 360 controller
- OS *: Microsoft® Windows 7/8/10 – 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2,6GHz+ or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 550Ti or better, AMD Radeon HD7750 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Supports Microsoft® Xbox 360 controller
Is Deadlight: Director's Cut compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 15 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Minor display issues (not blocking)
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Deadlight: Director's Cut performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Deadlight: Director's Cut yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Deadlight: Director's Cut 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 Deadlight: Director's Cut playable on Steam Deck?
Deadlight: Director's Cut <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 15 reports.
›Is Deadlight: Director's Cut Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Deadlight: Director's Cut as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Deadlight: Director's Cut 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 Deadlight: Director's Cut 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 Deadlight: Director's Cut specifically.
›Can you play Deadlight: Director's Cut on Steam Deck?
Yes. Deadlight: Director's Cut runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Deadlight: Director's Cut?
Yes — Valve reports that Deadlight: Director's Cut performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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