Is EMPTY SHELL playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — EMPTY SHELL runs great on the Steam Deck.
EMPTY SHELL runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 7 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- CC ARTS
- Publisher
- Hyperstrange
- Release
- October 16, 2023
- Price
- $11.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Graphics HD 2GB or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 290 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard audio is enough
- OS: Windows 10 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050 or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 290 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard audio is enough
Is EMPTY SHELL compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 7 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
EMPTY SHELL performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for EMPTY SHELL yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing EMPTY SHELL on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is EMPTY SHELL playable on Steam Deck?
EMPTY SHELL <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 7 reports.
›Is EMPTY SHELL Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. EMPTY SHELL is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does EMPTY SHELL 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 EMPTY SHELL 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 EMPTY SHELL specifically.
›Can you play EMPTY SHELL on Steam Deck?
Yes. EMPTY SHELL runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run EMPTY SHELL?
Yes — Valve reports that EMPTY SHELL performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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