Is Nine Sols playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Nine Sols runs great on the Steam Deck.
Nine Sols runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 77 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- RedCandleGames
- Publisher
- RedCandleGames
- Release
- May 28, 2024
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: AMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Is Nine Sols compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 77 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
Nine Sols performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Nine Sols yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-4 Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Nine Sols on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Nine Sols playable on Steam Deck?
Nine Sols <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 77 reports.
›Is Nine Sols Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Nine Sols is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Nine Sols 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 Nine Sols on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 51m at 60 fps on Nine Sols (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Nine Sols on Steam Deck?
Yes. Nine Sols runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Nine Sols?
Yes — Valve reports that Nine Sols performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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