Is Hardspace: Shipbreaker playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hardspace: Shipbreaker runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hardspace: Shipbreaker runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 221 reports. As a simulation game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Simulation
- Developer
- Blackbird Interactive
- Publisher
- Blackbird Interactive
- Release
- May 24, 2022
- Price
- $10.49
- Metacritic
- 83
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM, GeForce GTX 770 / Radeon R9 380
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 30 FPS in 1920x1080.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 6 GB VRAM, GeForce GTX 980 Ti / Radeon RX Vega 56
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 60 FPS in 1920x1080.
Is Hardspace: Shipbreaker compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 221 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
Hardspace: Shipbreaker performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 6 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~24 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-4 Steamos version 3.3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Hardspace: Shipbreaker on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hardspace: Shipbreaker playable on Steam Deck?
Hardspace: Shipbreaker <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 221 reports.
›Is Hardspace: Shipbreaker Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Hardspace: Shipbreaker is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Hardspace: Shipbreaker get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Hardspace: Shipbreaker at 40–60 fps (based on 6 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 Hardspace: Shipbreaker on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 32m at 40 fps, 2h 4m at 60 fps on Hardspace: Shipbreaker (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Hardspace: Shipbreaker on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hardspace: Shipbreaker runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hardspace: Shipbreaker?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Hardspace: Shipbreaker at 40–60 fps, based on 6 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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