Is Nomad Survival playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Nomad Survival runs great on the Steam Deck.
Nomad Survival runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 11 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Developer
- The Fox Knocks
- Publisher
- The Fox Knocks
- Release
- October 8, 2022
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 8, Windows 10
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB VRAM Graphics Cards
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 60 MB available space
- Graphics: 4GB or Higher VRAM Graphics Cards
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 11 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported primary player
Nomad Survival performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Nomad Survival yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~10 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-4 Steamos version 3.3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Nomad Survival on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Nomad Survival playable on Steam Deck?
Nomad Survival runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 11 reports.
›Is Nomad Survival Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Nomad Survival is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Nomad Survival 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 Nomad Survival on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 13m at 60 fps on Nomad Survival (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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