Is Forever Skies playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Forever Skies runs great on the Steam Deck.
Forever Skies runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 33 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Developer
- Far From Home
- Publisher
- Far From Home
- Release
- April 14, 2025
- Price
- $14.99
- 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: Intel Core i5-7600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: RX 580 8GB VRAM / GeForce GTX 1060 6GB VRAM / Intel Arc A750
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 31 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Additional Notes: System requirements may change during the development of the game.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3800X or better
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: RX 5700-XT / GeForce RTX 2070 / Intel Arc A770 or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 31 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Additional Notes: System requirements may change during the development of the game.
Is Forever Skies compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 33 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
Forever Skies performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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 Forever Skies on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Forever Skies playable on Steam Deck?
Forever Skies <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 33 reports.
›Is Forever Skies Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Forever Skies is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Forever Skies get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Forever Skies at 25–30 fps (based on 2 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 Forever Skies 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 Forever Skies specifically.
›Can you play Forever Skies multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Forever Skies has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Forever Skies on Steam Deck?
Yes. Forever Skies runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Forever Skies?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Forever Skies at 25–30 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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