Is Hades playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hades runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hades runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 743 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Supergiant Games
- Publisher
- Supergiant Games
- Release
- September 17, 2020
- Price
- $6.24
- Metacritic
- 93
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1
- Processor: Dual Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support
- Storage: 15 GB available space
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1
- Processor: Dual Core 3.0 GHz+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Is Hades compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 743 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
Hades performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 5 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
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: Hades locks to 60 fps on the default preset drawing only ~8–9W; a ~5W TDP limit still holds 60 fps for excellent battery. Note it has no 16:10 support, so you'll see black bars.
Tips for playing Hades on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hades playable on Steam Deck?
Hades <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 743 reports.
›Is Hades Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Hades is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Hades get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Hades at 60–90 fps (based on 5 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 Hades on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 17m at 30 fps, 3h 34m at 40 fps, 4h 28m at 60 fps on Hades (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Hades on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hades runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hades?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Hades at 60–90 fps, based on 5 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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