Is Hollow Knight: Silksong playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hollow Knight: Silksong runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hollow Knight: Silksong runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 338 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
- September 4, 2025
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 90
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: 8 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: 8 GB available space
Is Hollow Knight: Silksong compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 338 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: Silksong 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.
Tips for playing Hollow Knight: Silksong on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hollow Knight: Silksong playable on Steam Deck?
Hollow Knight: Silksong <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 338 reports.
›Is Hollow Knight: Silksong Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Hollow Knight: Silksong is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Hollow Knight: Silksong get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Hollow Knight: Silksong at ~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 Hollow Knight: Silksong 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 Hollow Knight: Silksong specifically.
›Can you play Hollow Knight: Silksong on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hollow Knight: Silksong runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hollow Knight: Silksong?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Hollow Knight: Silksong at ~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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