Is Heading Out playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Heading Out runs great on the Steam Deck.
Heading Out runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 8 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Racing, Strategy
- Developer
- Serious Sim, Crunching Koalas
- Publisher
- Crunching Koalas
- Release
- May 7, 2024
- Price
- $11.24
- Metacritic
- 76
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-10320 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 560
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070 Super or Radeon 5700 XT
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Is Heading Out compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 8 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
Heading Out performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Heading Out yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Heading Out on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Heading Out playable on Steam Deck?
Heading Out <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 8 reports.
›Is Heading Out Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Heading Out is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Heading Out get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Heading Out 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 Heading Out specifically.
›Can you play Heading Out on Steam Deck?
Yes. Heading Out runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Heading Out?
Yes — Valve reports that Heading Out performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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