Is Dear Esther: Landmark Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Dear Esther: Landmark Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 72 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
- Developer
- The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
- Publisher
- Secret Mode
- Release
- February 14, 2017
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2 * 2400), AMD Athlon X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT (256 MB), AMD Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB)
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (2 * 2660), AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 MB), AMD Radeon HD7770 (1024 MB)
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Is Dear Esther: Landmark Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 72 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
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Dear Esther: Landmark Edition yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Dear Esther: Landmark Edition on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Dear Esther: Landmark Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition <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 72 reports.
›Is Dear Esther: Landmark Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Dear Esther: Landmark Edition 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 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition 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 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition specifically.
›Can you play Dear Esther: Landmark Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Dear Esther: Landmark Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Dear Esther: Landmark Edition?
Yes — Valve reports that Dear Esther: Landmark Edition performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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