Is Moonlighter playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Moonlighter runs great on the Steam Deck.
Moonlighter runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 43 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Digital Sun
- Publisher
- 11 bit studios
- Release
- May 29, 2018
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 74
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 660
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Is Moonlighter compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 43 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
Moonlighter 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
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Moonlighter on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Moonlighter playable on Steam Deck?
Moonlighter <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 43 reports.
›Is Moonlighter Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Moonlighter is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Moonlighter get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Moonlighter 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 Moonlighter on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 10m at 60 fps on Moonlighter (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Moonlighter on Steam Deck?
Yes. Moonlighter runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Moonlighter?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Moonlighter 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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