Is Home playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Home runs great on the Steam Deck.
Home runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 11 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- BancyCo
- Publisher
- BancyCo
- Release
- August 31, 2012
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- 69
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card with 256 MB RAM
- Hard Drive: 50 MB HD space
- Sound: Soundblaster or equivalent
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Core 2 Duo or above
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card with 512 MB RAM
- Hard Drive: 100 MB HD space
- Sound: Soundblaster or equivalent
Is Home compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 11 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
Home performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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 Home on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Home playable on Steam Deck?
Home <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 11 reports.
›Is Home Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Home is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Home get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Home at ~30 fps (based on 1 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 Home 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 Home specifically.
›Can you play Home on Steam Deck?
Yes. Home runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Home?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Home at ~30 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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