Is Detention playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Detention runs great on the Steam Deck.
Detention runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 16 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- RedCandleGames
- Publisher
- RedCandleGames
- Release
- January 12, 2017
- Price
- $11.99
- Metacritic
- 83
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Is Detention compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 16 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓No cross-platform cloud saves
Detention performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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.
Tips for playing Detention on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Detention playable on Steam Deck?
Detention <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>Silver</strong> on ProtonDB across 16 reports.
›Is Detention Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Detention is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Detention get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Detention at ~40 fps (based on 1 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 Detention 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 Detention specifically.
›Can you play Detention on Steam Deck?
Yes. Detention runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Detention?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Detention at ~40 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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