Is Dust: An Elysian Tail playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Dust: An Elysian Tail runs great on the Steam Deck.
Dust: An Elysian Tail runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 31 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Humble Hearts LLC
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- May 24, 2013
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
- Direct X®: 10, Windows Media Player
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space
- Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Input: Keyboard
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better
- Direct X®: 10, Windows Media Player
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space
- Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Input: Mouse and Keyboard or XInput-compatible Gamepad
Is Dust: An Elysian Tail compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 31 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
Dust: An Elysian Tail 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Dust: An Elysian Tail on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Dust: An Elysian Tail playable on Steam Deck?
Dust: An Elysian Tail <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 31 reports.
›Is Dust: An Elysian Tail Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Dust: An Elysian Tail is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Dust: An Elysian Tail get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Dust: An Elysian Tail at ~60 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 Dust: An Elysian Tail on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 42m at 60 fps on Dust: An Elysian Tail (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Dust: An Elysian Tail on Steam Deck?
Yes. Dust: An Elysian Tail runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Dust: An Elysian Tail?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Dust: An Elysian Tail at ~60 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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