Is Eldest Souls playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Eldest Souls runs great on the Steam Deck.
Eldest Souls runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 23 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
- Fallen Flag Studio
- Publisher
- United Label, CI Games
- Release
- July 29, 2021
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 76
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 960 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Is Eldest Souls compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 23 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
Eldest Souls performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Eldest Souls yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Eldest Souls on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Eldest Souls playable on Steam Deck?
Eldest Souls <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 23 reports.
›Is Eldest Souls Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Eldest Souls is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Eldest Souls 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 Eldest Souls 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 Eldest Souls specifically.
›Can you play Eldest Souls on Steam Deck?
Yes. Eldest Souls runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Eldest Souls?
Yes — Valve reports that Eldest Souls performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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