Is Deponia playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Deponia runs great on the Steam Deck.
Deponia runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 9 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Publisher
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Release
- August 6, 2012
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 74
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Windows Vista/7
- Processor:2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core)
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended)
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:5 GB HDD space
- Sound:DirectX compatible
- OS *:Windows Vista/7
- Processor:2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core)
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended)
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:5 GB HDD space
- Sound:DirectX compatible
Is Deponia compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 9 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
Deponia performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Deponia yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Deponia on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Deponia playable on Steam Deck?
Deponia <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 9 reports.
›Is Deponia Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Deponia is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Deponia 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 Deponia 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 Deponia specifically.
›Can you play Deponia on Steam Deck?
Yes. Deponia runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Deponia?
Yes — Valve reports that Deponia performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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