Is Flower playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Flower runs great on the Steam Deck.
Flower runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 52 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual
- Developer
- thatgamecompany
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive
- Release
- February 14, 2019
- Price
- $6.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2125 or AMD A8-5600K
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 580 or GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon R7
- DirectX: Version 11
- Additional Notes: Must support AVX Instruction Set.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti or Radeon R9 270
- DirectX: Version 11
Is Flower compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 52 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
Flower 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.
Tips for playing Flower on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Flower playable on Steam Deck?
Flower <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 52 reports.
›Is Flower Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Flower is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Flower get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Flower 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 Flower 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 Flower specifically.
›Can you play Flower on Steam Deck?
Yes. Flower runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Flower?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Flower at ~60 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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