Is Escape Goat playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Escape Goat runs great on the Steam Deck.
Escape Goat runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Pending on ProtonDB across 4 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Developer
- MagicalTimeBean
- Publisher
- MagicalTimeBean
- Release
- October 9, 2013
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Processor: Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Is Escape Goat compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 4 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
Escape Goat performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Escape Goat yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Escape Goat on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Escape Goat playable on Steam Deck?
Escape Goat <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>Pending</strong> on ProtonDB across 4 reports.
›Is Escape Goat Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Escape Goat is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Escape Goat 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 Escape Goat 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 Escape Goat specifically.
›Can you play Escape Goat on Steam Deck?
Yes. Escape Goat runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Escape Goat?
Yes — Valve reports that Escape Goat performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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