Is Fear the Spotlight playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Fear the Spotlight runs great on the Steam Deck.
Fear the Spotlight runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 8 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Cozy Game Pals
- Publisher
- Blumhouse Games
- Release
- October 22, 2024
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel i5 @2.5 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 700 series
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel i5 @3.0 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 900 series or better
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 8 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
Fear the Spotlight 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
- ~15 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Fear the Spotlight on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Fear the Spotlight playable on Steam Deck?
Fear the Spotlight runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 8 reports.
›Is Fear the Spotlight Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Fear the Spotlight is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Fear the Spotlight get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Fear the Spotlight 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 Fear the Spotlight on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 20m at 60 fps on Fear the Spotlight (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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