Is Idol Showdown playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Idol Showdown runs great on the Steam Deck.
Idol Showdown runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 29 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Developer
- Besto Game Team
- Publisher
- holo Indie
- Release
- May 5, 2023
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 10, 11
- Processor: Ryzen 5 Pro 2400GE, 3.2GHz / Intel Core i5-3450, 3.10 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon HD 6870, 1 GB / GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 1 GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Display Resolution 1280x720 is recommended for minimum spec.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Idol Showdown compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 29 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓The Deck's native resolution isn't the default
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Idol Showdown performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Idol Showdown yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Idol Showdown on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Idol Showdown playable on Steam Deck?
Idol Showdown <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 29 reports.
›Is Idol Showdown Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Idol Showdown as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Idol Showdown 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 Idol Showdown 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 Idol Showdown specifically.
›Can you play Idol Showdown multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Idol Showdown has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Idol Showdown on Steam Deck?
Yes. Idol Showdown runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Idol Showdown?
Yes — Valve reports that Idol Showdown performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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