Is Murdered: Soul Suspect playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Murdered: Soul Suspect runs great on the Steam Deck.
Murdered: Soul Suspect runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 60 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Airtight Games
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release
- June 3, 2014
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 59
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista 64bit with Platform Update for Windows Vista
- Processor: High-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ HD 3870 512MB RAM / Nvidia GeForce 8800GT
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- OS *: Windows 7 64bit / Windows 8 64bit
- Processor: AMD FX-8000 series or better / Intel Quad i7 Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ TM R9 270 or better / Nvidia GTX 660 series or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 12 GB available space
Is Murdered: Soul Suspect compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 60 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
Murdered: Soul Suspect performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Murdered: Soul Suspect on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Murdered: Soul Suspect playable on Steam Deck?
Murdered: Soul Suspect <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 60 reports.
›Is Murdered: Soul Suspect Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Murdered: Soul Suspect is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Murdered: Soul Suspect get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Murdered: Soul Suspect at 30–60 fps (based on 2 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 Murdered: Soul Suspect on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 39m at 30 fps on Murdered: Soul Suspect (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Murdered: Soul Suspect on Steam Deck?
Yes. Murdered: Soul Suspect runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Murdered: Soul Suspect?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Murdered: Soul Suspect at 30–60 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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