Is LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII runs great on the Steam Deck.
LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 30 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release
- December 10, 2015
- Price
- $7.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows® XP SP2 or later
- Processor: 2GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 1500 MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® 8800GT / ATI Radeon™ HD 4770 VRAM 512MB or later
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 22 GB available space
- Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectX® 9.0c
- Additional Notes:
- OS *: Windows® Vista/ 7/ 8
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad (2.66 GHz)/ AMD Phenom™ II X4 (2.8 GHz) processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX™ 460/ ATI Radeon™ HD 5770
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 22 GB available space
- Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectX® 9.0c
- Additional Notes:
- *Maximum supported frame rate: 60fps
- *Graphic Options
- *A game controller using Xinput is recomended for this game. (If using a DirectInput based controller, please use the driver side key configuration to adjust settings as required )
Is LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 30 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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 LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII playable on Steam Deck?
LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII <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 30 reports.
›Is LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII at ~30 fps (based on 3 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 LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII 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 LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII specifically.
›Can you play LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII on Steam Deck?
Yes. LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII at ~30 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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