Is Hidden Folks playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hidden Folks runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hidden Folks runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 18 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Developer
- Hidden Folks
- Publisher
- Hidden Folks
- Release
- February 15, 2017
- 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 7 SP1+ (64-bit)
- Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics: DX10 (shader model 4.0) or higher.
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 300 MB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Hidden Folks compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 18 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
Hidden Folks performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Hidden Folks yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Hidden Folks on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hidden Folks playable on Steam Deck?
Hidden Folks <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 18 reports.
›Is Hidden Folks Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Hidden Folks is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Hidden Folks 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 Hidden Folks 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 Hidden Folks specifically.
›Can you play Hidden Folks on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hidden Folks runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hidden Folks?
Yes — Valve reports that Hidden Folks performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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