Is Murder by Numbers playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Murder by Numbers runs great on the Steam Deck.
Murder by Numbers runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 23 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Mediatonic
- Publisher
- The Irregular Corporation
- Release
- March 6, 2020
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 79
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 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or higher
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 (2048 MB) or Radeon R9 285 (2048 MB) - Integrated GPUs may work but are not supported.
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Murder by Numbers compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 23 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
Murder by Numbers performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Murder by Numbers yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Murder by Numbers on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Murder by Numbers playable on Steam Deck?
Murder by Numbers <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 23 reports.
›Is Murder by Numbers Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Murder by Numbers is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Murder by Numbers 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 Murder by Numbers 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 Murder by Numbers specifically.
›Can you play Murder by Numbers on Steam Deck?
Yes. Murder by Numbers runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Murder by Numbers?
Yes — Valve reports that Murder by Numbers performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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