Is King's Bounty: The Legend playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — King's Bounty: The Legend runs great on the Steam Deck.
King's Bounty: The Legend runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 38 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Fulqrum Publishing
- Publisher
- Fulqrum Publishing
- Release
- May 1, 2009
- Price
- $6.99
- Metacritic
- 79
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows® XP/Vista™ 32-bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium® 4 2.6 GHz or Athlon 64 +2800 (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or Athlon 64 +3200 recommended)
- Memory: 1 GB RAM under XP and 2 GB RAM under Vista (2GB recommended)
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 256MB or ATI Radeon X800 256MB or better (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 512MB or ATI Radeon X1900 512MB or better recommended)
- Sound: DirectX version 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Hard Drive: 5.5 GB
- DirectX®: DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher
- Input Devices: OS-supported keyboard and mouse
Is King's Bounty: The Legend compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 38 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Good performance with default settings
King's Bounty: The Legend 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 King's Bounty: The Legend on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is King's Bounty: The Legend playable on Steam Deck?
King's Bounty: The Legend <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 38 reports.
›Is King's Bounty: The Legend Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates King's Bounty: The Legend as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does King's Bounty: The Legend get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing King's Bounty: The Legend at ~60 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 King's Bounty: The Legend 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 King's Bounty: The Legend specifically.
›Can you play King's Bounty: The Legend on Steam Deck?
Yes. King's Bounty: The Legend runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run King's Bounty: The Legend?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running King's Bounty: The Legend at ~60 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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