Is Kathy Rain: Director's Cut playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Kathy Rain: Director's Cut runs great on the Steam Deck.
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 14 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Clifftop Games
- Publisher
- Raw Fury
- Release
- October 26, 2021
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Version 9.0
- Additional Notes: Great detective skills are a bonus.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Kathy Rain: Director's Cut compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 14 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~5 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Kathy Rain: Director's Cut on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Kathy Rain: Director's Cut playable on Steam Deck?
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut <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 14 reports.
›Is Kathy Rain: Director's Cut Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Kathy Rain: Director's Cut get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Kathy Rain: Director's Cut 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 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 10h 0m at 60 fps on Kathy Rain: Director's Cut (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Kathy Rain: Director's Cut on Steam Deck?
Yes. Kathy Rain: Director's Cut runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Kathy Rain: Director's Cut?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Kathy Rain: Director's Cut 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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