Is Hollow Knight playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hollow Knight runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hollow Knight runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 370 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Team Cherry
- Publisher
- Team Cherry
- Release
- February 24, 2017
- Price
- $7.49
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 9 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 9 GB available space
Is Hollow Knight compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 370 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
Hollow Knight performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: Hollow Knight is perfectly optimized for the Deck: 60 fps at default settings with only ~6–7W draw, giving 5–6 hours of battery. Drop a 5W TDP limit and it still holds 60 fps. One of the best handheld experiences you can have — the 16:10 screen fits the game's art beautifully.
Tips for playing Hollow Knight on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hollow Knight playable on Steam Deck?
Hollow Knight <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 370 reports.
›Is Hollow Knight Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Hollow Knight is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Hollow Knight get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Hollow Knight at 60–90 fps (based on 3 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 Hollow Knight on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 10h 0m at 30 fps, 8h 10m at 40 fps, 6h 0m at 60 fps on Hollow Knight (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Hollow Knight on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hollow Knight runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hollow Knight?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Hollow Knight at 60–90 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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