Is Hyper Light Drifter playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hyper Light Drifter runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hyper Light Drifter runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 26 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Heart Machine
- Publisher
- Heart Machine
- Release
- March 31, 2016
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- 84
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 and above
- Processor: 1.2 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 mb video memory
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Is Hyper Light Drifter compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 26 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
Hyper Light Drifter performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Hyper Light Drifter yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~8 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Hyper Light Drifter on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hyper Light Drifter playable on Steam Deck?
Hyper Light Drifter <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 26 reports.
›Is Hyper Light Drifter Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Hyper Light Drifter is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Hyper Light Drifter 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 Hyper Light Drifter on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 40m at 60 fps on Hyper Light Drifter (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Hyper Light Drifter multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Hyper Light Drifter has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Hyper Light Drifter on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hyper Light Drifter runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hyper Light Drifter?
Yes — Valve reports that Hyper Light Drifter performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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