Is Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic runs great on the Steam Deck.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 15 reports. As a indie game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Indie
- Developer
- Steel Wool Studios
- Publisher
- ScottGames
- Release
- June 13, 2025
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X / Intel i5-8400
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / AMD RX Vega 56 8GB
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- VR Support: Valve Index, and Meta Quest 2/3/Pro through SteamVR and Steam Link
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 15 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
Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic 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
- Recommended preset
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~10 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-4 Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic playable on Steam Deck?
Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic <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 15 reports.
›Is Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic at ~50 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 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic 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 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic specifically.
›Can you play Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic on Steam Deck?
Yes. Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic at ~50 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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